Westward Expansion

3. of Little Bighorn: 1876 battle where Native Americans defeated Custer’s U.S. Army troops (23 letters)
5. Knee Massacre: The tragic event in 1890 that marked the end of Native American resistance in the Plains (18 letters)
6. System: Policy that forced Native Americans to live on specific lands designated by the government (17 letters)
7. Act: Law aimed at breaking up Native American tribal lands and promoting individual land ownership (9 letters)
8. Creek Massacre: 1864 massacre where a U.S. Army force attacked and killed Cheyenne and Arapaho people (16 letters)
11. Political movement supporting the rights of farmers and workers against big business (8 letters)
13. Commerce Act of 1887: Law passed to regulate railroad prices and trade between states (27 letters)
14. The rapid development of industry in the late 1800s, particularly in the North (16 letters)
15. Economic philosophy advocating for minimal government interference in business (12 letters)

1. Land Grant Act: 1862 law that provided federal land for colleges focused on agriculture and mechanics (21 letters)
2. Act of 1862: Law that offered free land to settlers who would farm it for five years (15 letters)
4. The use of both gold and silver as the basis for a country’s currency (11 letters)
9. American Boarding Schools: Institutions where Native American children were sent to assimilate into white culture (29 letters)
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12. of Gold: Famous speech by William Jennings Bryan advocating for the free coinage of silver (13 letters)