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Chapter 17: The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West
Term
Plains Indians
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Definition/Description
William “Buffalo
Bill” Cody
Colonel John
Chivington
Fort Laramie Treaty
George Custer
Sitting Bull
Battle of Little Big
Horn
Wounded Knee
Helen Hunt Jackson
Board of Indian
Commissioners
Dawes Act
Ghost Dance
Pacific Railroad Act
Timber Culture Act
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Desert Land Act
John Deere
Joseph Glidden
White Caps
Comstock Lode
Klondike
Cattle drive
Cattle Kingdom
“Wild Bill” Hickok
Dime novels
Bonanza Farms
Oklahoma Land
Rush
Curtis Act
“Buffalo Bill” Cody
Yellowstone
National Park
John Muir
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Review Questions - Answer each of the following questions using complete sentences. Responses
should be detailed, thoughtful, and address all parts of the question. Each response will require
between a few sentences and one to two paragraphs.
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Explain why Trans-Mississippian settlement rapidly increased following the Civil War.
A) Identify the natural resources that drew settlers to the West. B) Describe how those
resources supported the growth of industry in the east. Be specific.
Discuss SPECIFIC ways the federal government encouraged or supported western expansion in
the years following 1860.
Describe how industrialization and mechanization transformed agriculture in the U.S.
Evaluate the impact of increased American settlement in the West on the Native Americans
living there. Use specific examples.
Discuss ways that Native Americans attempted to resist American expansion and influence.
Analyze the role of boom towns and mining towns in populating the west.
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