Chapter 4

2. The role of _________ (railroads, new farming) in opening the west tools)
6. _________ pressures on farmers and the rise of political protest movements
8. heavily relied on by Native Americans
9. this act spurred on farming in the west
10. The ________ of the transcontinental railroad was supported by government subsidies, and built under harsh conditions
11. Political movement supporting the rights and the power of ordinary people, especially farmers
13. land set aside by the U.S. government for Native Americans
15. the moving of large herds of cattle across the plains to railroad centers.

1. Era that involved Ranchers and cowhands driving herds of longhorn
3. The _________ nature of the Western frontier
4. Mining __________depended on the railroad for supplies and transport of ore to market.
5. standardized time divisions across the U.S., in part created due to railroads
7. After the ________ Gold Rush Ended in the mid-1850s, prospectors moved into other western territories
8. town that rapidly increased population
12. ________ Knee Massacre
14. _______ organized groups such as the National Grange farmer's Alliance to promote education and cooperative buying