Topic 3 Vocab

4. A type of government issued money.
6. A leader of the wallowa band of the Nez Perce Tribe.
8. Range land where cattle roam freely regardless of land ownership
9. The standard unit of currency of gold or is kept at the value of a fixed quantity of gold.
10. A person who claims to enforce law and order by their own initiative but lacks the legal authority to do so.
13. A political and spiritual leader of the Sioux Warriors.
15. A name given to African Americans who immigrated from states along the Mississippi river to Kansas in the late 19th century.
16. Provided any adult citizen, or intended citizen who had never been borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land.
17. It gave federal government jobs, awarded the bits of Merritt and government employees selected through exams.
18. A train route across the U.S., finished in 1869.
19. Receiving land in exchange for captivating farmland or conserving an area.
20. Adopting a language and culture of a dominant social group or nation.

1. The most decisive Native American victory, and worst U.S. Army Defeat.
2. A practice in a political party after winning an election.
3. An unprovoked attack on men, women, and children
5. Soldiers from the U.S. army who indiscriminate and slaughtered men, women, and children.
7. The order of the patrons of husbandry.
11. A group of up to 1,000 men called Gorras or white caps after the hoods they wore to hide their identities.
12. Authorized presidents to break up reservation land.
14. Small particles of land on which Indian people were supposed to live.