Unit 1 US History 11 Vocab

The grassland extending through the west-central portion of the United States.

• Great Plains

• Chrisholm Trail

• Bonanza Farm

• Long Drive

The Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River, it only provided temporary halt to warfare.

• The Treaty of Fort Laramie

• Dawes Act

• Morrill Act

• Farmers' Alliance

Leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux; helped lead them into battle at Little Bighorn

• Chief Pontiac

• Sitting Bull

• Geronimo

• Chief Joseph

A colonel who led his troops to the battle of Little Big Horn where he and his troops died.

• Sitting Bull

• George A. Custer

• Oliver Hudson Kelley

• William Jennings Bryan

A plan under which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of the white culture.

• Grange

• Assimilation

• Dawes Act

• Homestead Act

Broke up the reservations and gave some of the reservation land to individual Native Americans to farm—160 acres to each head of household and 80 acres to each unmarried adult.

• Farmers' Alliance

• Dawes Act

• Morrill Acts

• Homestead Act

Brought the Indian wars to an end; 300 unarmed Native Americans slaughtered

• The Battle of Wounded Knee

• The Battle of Little Big Horn

• Morrill Acts

• Treaty of Fort Laramie

Sturdy, short-tempered breeds accustomed to the dry grasslands of southern Spain. Unlike other breeds, this animal was hardy, could travel long distances without much water, and could live on grass alone.

• Stallion

• Longhorn

• Ox

• Cattle

Answer explanation

The major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas, through Oklahoma to Kansas.

• Long Drive

• Chisholm Trail

• Great Plains

• Grange

The overland transport of animals, which often lasted about three months.

• Cattle Drive

• Long Drive

• Great Plains

• Chisolm Trail