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- 3. of Little Bighorn: 1876 battle where Native Americans defeated Custer’s U.S. Army troops (23 letters)
- 5. Knee Massacre: The tragic event in 1890 that marked the end of Native American resistance in the Plains (18 letters)
- 6. System: Policy that forced Native Americans to live on specific lands designated by the government (17 letters)
- 7. Act: Law aimed at breaking up Native American tribal lands and promoting individual land ownership (9 letters)
- 8. Creek Massacre: 1864 massacre where a U.S. Army force attacked and killed Cheyenne and Arapaho people (16 letters)
- 11. Political movement supporting the rights of farmers and workers against big business (8 letters)
- 13. Commerce Act of 1887: Law passed to regulate railroad prices and trade between states (27 letters)
- 14. The rapid development of industry in the late 1800s, particularly in the North (16 letters)
- 15. Economic philosophy advocating for minimal government interference in business (12 letters)
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- 1. Land Grant Act: 1862 law that provided federal land for colleges focused on agriculture and mechanics (21 letters)
- 2. Act of 1862: Law that offered free land to settlers who would farm it for five years (15 letters)
- 4. The use of both gold and silver as the basis for a country’s currency (11 letters)
- 9. American Boarding Schools: Institutions where Native American children were sent to assimilate into white culture (29 letters)
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- 12. of Gold: Famous speech by William Jennings Bryan advocating for the free coinage of silver (13 letters)