The American West

4. a decrease in money supply and overall lower prices
5. The National ________ was a social and educational organization for farmers
7. The __________ Act encouraged western settlement by giving government-owned land to small farmers
10. The ____________ Party was a political party formed in 1892 to support the free coinage of silver, work reforms, immigration restrictions, and more
11. The pony __________ was a system of messengers that carried mail on a 2,000 mile route in 1860 and 1861
13. to give up traditional ways in favor of mainstream practices
15. __________ Lode was a Nevada gold and silver mine discovered by Henry Comstock
18. Cattle ________ was a long journey on which cowboys herded cattle to northern markets or better grazing lands
19. The ___________ Act gave land to western states to encourage them to build colleges
20. a Western community that grew quickly because of the mining boom and often disappeared when the boom ended
21. _____ farming was a method of farming that shifted focus from water-dependent crops to more hardy crops

1. __________ soldiers were African Americans who served in the cavalry during the wars in the west
2. name given to Plains farmers who worked hard to break up the region's tough sod
3. The ________ at Wounded Knee was the U.S. army's killing of 150 Sioux and ended the Indian wars on the Plains
6. __________ Trail stretched from San Antonio, TX to Abilene, KS and was used for cattle drives
8. _____________ railroad was a railroad system that crossed the continental U.S.
9. African Americans who settled western lands
12. federal land set aside for American Indians
14. Standard _______ was the system set up by the railroad companies that divided the U.S. into 4 time zones
16. an undeveloped area
17. The Battle of the Little ___________ was the worst defeat for the U.S. army in the west