Network of farmers' organizations that worked for political and economic reforms in the late 1800's.

Law that banned discrimination in public facilities and transportation.

Public lands where Native Americans were forced to live by the Federal government.

1864 incident in which Colorado militia killed a camp of Cheyanne and Arapaho Indians.

One of the Sioux chiefs who assembled to drive out prospectors from the tribes hunting grounds.

1876 battle in which the Sioux defeated the U.S. Army troops.

Leader of the Nez Perce who led a group of refugees on a trek of more than 1,300 miles to Canada.

1890 confrontation between U.S. Cavalry and Sioux that marked the end of the Indian resistance.

To be absorbed into the main culture of society.

1887 law that divided reservation land into private family plots.

A self-appointed law enforcer.

rail link between the eastern and western united states.

Land designated by the federal government for building schools, roads, or railroads.

Vast area of grassland on which livestock roamed and grazed.

1862 law that gave 160 acres of land to citizens willing to live on and cultivate it for five years.

African Americans who migrated from the South to the West after the Civil War.