This Act passed by Congress in 1862 gave settlers 160 acres of free land out west if they agreed to farm the land for a certain amount of time

This homes were created in the Great Plains during Westward Expansion. The Great plains had little trees so settlers adapted to by creating shelters out of the dirt and long strong grass roots.

The discovery of ___________ and ______________ motivated settlers to move out west in search or wealth

The invention of the ________________ allowed settlers on the Great Plains to pump water from underground water aquifers which gave them drinking water and water to use for farming

With few trees to build fences, the wide open spaces of the great plains led to cattle escaping the property of settlers . Settlers used ____________ to help mark their territory and keep cattle enclosed

The soil of the great plains is hard and dry. Settlers who moved out west used the _________ created by John Deere to break up the soil. This invention was made of steel and was sharper than the iron ones used.

Select all of the following that were MOTIVATIONS to move west during Westward Expansion

The Grasslands of the Great Plains were a perfect pasture area for grazing animals. This allowed many farmers to _____________ which then were sold for beef and money

___________________ was a type of farming used in the Great Plains. Farmers used and planted drought resistant crops that required little water

Native American Tribes in the Great Plains relied on the ___________ as their main source of food, shelter, clothing,etc.

During Westward Expansion, the U. S government would relocate tribes onto ____________ or small strips of land where Native Americans were expected to live and farm. These lands were often bad for farming and many tribes refused to move to these areas

This is the process of absorbing one culture into another. During Westward Expansion, Americans tried to make Native Americans into Americans by educating them in schools, forcing them to dress American, cutting their hair,etc

_______________ was the chief of the Lakota Sioux. He led his tribe against the U.S army in the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876

In 1876, ____________ was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota on Lakota land. The U.S Government ordered the Sioux Tribe to move. They refused. This led to the Battle of Little Big Horn

____________________ was an Apache warrior and leader during Westward Expansion. He actively opposed westward Expansion in Arizona. He would led raids against white settlers

Chief of the Nez Perce in Oregon, ____________ gathered warriors, women and children and escaped to Canada by traveling over 1,600 miles. He was sent to a prison camp in Kansas and later sent to a reservation in Oklahoma

The _________________ took place on June 25, 1876. The U.S Army led by Lieutenant Colonel George Custer attacked the Lakota Sioux in South Dakota. Outnumbered, the U.S Army and Custer found themselves surrounded by 3,000 Sioux warriors. The battle was the greatest Native American victory in the Indian Wars

In 1890, this marked the final battle in the Indian Wars. U.S troops, fearing attack, rode into an Indian camp and massacred more than 200 Lakota men, women and children

The __________ act divided Indian Reservation land into individual plots of land for Native Americans. They were expected to farm it and live separately from the tribe. The goal of this act was to assimilate Native Americans into American culture

Select all of the following that are geography characteristics(features) of the Great Plains