Across
- 1. African Americans who moved from the post-Reconstruction South to Kansas
- 5. leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux
- 7. the major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas, through Oklahoma to Kansas
- 8. the movement of the people, was born with the founding of the Populist, or People’s, Party, in 1892
- 11. were sturdy, short-tempered cattle breeds accustomed to the dry grasslands of southern Spain
- 12. a sod home
- 13. original purpose was to provide a social outlet and an educational forum for isolated farm families
- 14. often lasted about three months. A typical drive included one cowboy for every 250 to 300 head of cattle
- 15. Republican Party stated its firm commitment to the gold standard and nominated this Ohioan for president
- 18. groups included many who sympathized with farmers
- 19. the grassland extending through the west-central portion of the United States.
- 21. a plan under which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of the white culture
- 22. Unites states Army officer and cavalry commander
- 23. backing dollars solely with gold
Down
- 2. started the Patrons of Husbandry, an organization for farmers that became popularly known as the Grange
- 3. the Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River
- 4. brought the Indian wars, and an entire era, to a bitter end.
- 6. Democratic Party nominee who came out in favor of a combined gold and silver standard, including unlimited coinage of silver
- 9. gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges
- 10. offered 160 acres of land free to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of the household
- 16. enormous single-crop spreads of 15,000–50,000 acres
- 17. a monetary system in which the government would give citizens either gold or silver in exchange for paper currency or checks
- 20. aimed to “Americanize” the Native Americans.
