American West

5. a rapid postal system across the western U.S. in 1860–61 that operated by changing horses and riders along the way.
9. a man, typically one on horseback, who herds and tends cattle, especially in the western US and as represented in westerns and novels.
10. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, also known as Indian Affairs, is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior.
12. American Plains Indians who fought against these soldiers referred to the black cavalry troop
13. The Dawes Act of 1887 regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States.
15. the process of becoming similar to others by taking in and using their customs and culture

1. 19th-century cattle drovers' trail in the western United States.
2. the action of reserving something.
3. A Pinkerton is a private detective or security guard who is usually armed.
4. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law on May 28, 1830, by United States President Andrew Jackson. T
6. The Homestead Acts were several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain
7. the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
8. The Ghost Dance is a ceremony incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems.
11. a convoy or train of covered horse-drawn wagons, as used by pioneers or settlers in North America.
14. process of moving a large herd of cattle from one location to another more distant location