Pieces of land given by the government for the purpose of building public works.

The spike used to complete the Transcontinental Railroad.

An area of federal land reserved for Native American tribes.

Law that restricted Chinese laborers from the United States under penalty of imprisonment and deportation.

A vast area of land owned by the government.

Victory battle for the Lakota and Cheyenne; also known as Custer’s Last Stand.

Also known as the People’s Party, this party was created to support farmers.

Houses made of mud on the plains since most could not afford lumber.

Law that divided reservations into individual plots of land.

Group of Southerners who made a massive departure from the South to the West.

Railroad that joined the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads in Utah.

Process in which a group is forced to adopt another group’s way of culture or way of life.

Native American boarding school that was open between 1879-1918.

Led to the slaughter of 150-300 Lakota by the US Army before being pushed on reservations (Hint: we watched the video of the before conversation in class presentation).