Westward Migration

7. African-American settlers who moved from the South to the West
8. Bull Sioux chief who defeated the U.S. Army at the battle of Little Bighorn
10. provided a faster mode of transportation and was key to opening up the West
12. Joseph Indian chief that tried to flee the U.S. Army by reaching Canada
13. land set aside specifically for Indians to live on
15. standard backing up currency solely on gold
16. Plains central part of the U.S. characterized by flat land with few trees and moderate climate
19. Railway Act law that gave land to railroad companies
21. Act law that gave 160 acres to settlers
22. Act law that attempted to force Indians to assimilate into "American" society

1. Alliances farmer group created to educate people about gov. control of RR and banks
2. Act law that gave land to states who then sold it to create agricultural and engineering colleges
3. drive the movement of cattle largely from Texas to the north toward railroads
4. Deere created the first steel-tipped plow
5. nickname given to gold miners who flocked into California in the mid 1800s
6. the breaking away of an old culture and the adoption of a new
9. farmer group that 1st united farmers and became a social outlet for farmers
11. the use of gold and silver to back up currency
14. houses houses made out of mud, grass and other organic material
16. income tax taxation based on the income of the person
17. Party political party supporting the rural areas and working class.
18. Jennings Bryan Democratic candidate in the 1896 presidential election
20. main diet of Plains Indians