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6. plains, the grassland extending through the west central portion of the US
9. plan under which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of the white culture.
15. sturdy, short tempered breeds accustomed to the dry grasslands of southern Spain
16. Jennings Bryan, editor of the Omaha World Herald
17. standard backing dollars solely with gold
19. a monetary system in which the government would give citizens either gold or silver in exchange for paper currency or checks
22. Act, offering 160 acres of land free to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of the household

1. African Americans who moved from the post-Reconstruction South to Kansas
2. organization for farmers that became popularly
3. Act, aiming to “Americanize” the Native Americans
4. Alliances, improve economic improvement for farmers
5. of Wounded Knee, brought the Indian wars, and an entire era, to a bitter end
7. the movement of the people
8. Trail, the major cat- tle route from San Antonio, Texas, through Oklahoma to Kansas
10. Bull, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux
11. Act, gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges
12. drive, over land transport of the animals often lasted about three months
13. McKinley, the Republican Party stated its firm commitment to the gold standard
14. farms, enormous single crop spreads of 15,000–50,000 acres
18. Hudson Kelley, started the Patrons of Husbandry
20. sod home that was warm in winter and cool in summer
21. A. Custer, a colonel
23. of Fort Laramie, in which the Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River