Across
- 2. A politician and orator who advocated for bimetallism and ran for president three times.
- 4. A Lakota Sioux leader and warrior known for his resistance against U.S. military forces.
- 8. The overland transport of cattle from grazing areas to railroads for shipping.
- 10. A home built from sod (earth and grass), typical on the Great Plains due to lack of wood.
- 11. A cattle driving route used to transport cattle from Texas to Kansas railroads in the 1860s.
- 12. A social and educational organization for farmers aimed at addressing economic and political issues.
- 16. Alliances: Organizations formed to advocate for farmers' needs, leading to the creation of the Populist Party.
- 18. The founder of the Grange, an organization that supported farmers' rights in the late 1800s.
- 19. The process by which Native Americans were forced to adopt Western culture and values.
- 20. The 25th U.S. president, known for leading the nation during the Spanish-American War and advocating for the gold standard.
- 21. A 1887 law that aimed to assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal lands into individual plots.
- 22. A 1862 law that offered land to settlers who would cultivate it for five years.
Down
- 1. A 1890 massacre of Lakota Sioux by U.S. troops, marking the end of the Indian resistance.
- 3. A monetary system where the value of currency is directly tied to a specific amount of gold.
- 5. A U.S. Army officer who famously died at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.
- 6. A breed of cattle known for its distinctive long horns, popular in Texas.
- 7. A 1851 agreement between the U.S. government and Native American tribes to establish territorial boundaries.
- 9. A political movement seeking to represent the interests of ordinary people, especially farmers, against elites.
- 12. A vast region of flat land in North America, primarily in the central United States and Canada.
- 13. African Americans who moved to the Great Plains in the late 1800s to escape racial discrimination.
- 14. The use of both gold and silver as a basis for the U.S. monetary system to inflate the economy.
- 15. Large, single-crop farms in the West, often owned by corporations and operated with hired labor.
- 17. A 1862 law that granted land to states to establish agricultural and technical colleges.
