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DOG. What are the names of the two oceans that touch the U.S.?. Chapter 18 The Western Frontier. Section 1- The Mining Booms. Pike’s Peak or Bust. Gold found here in 1885. Lodes. Rich streaks of ORE sandwiched between layers of rocks. Ore. Rocks that contain minerals

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  1. DOG • What are the names of the two oceans that touch the U.S.?

  2. Chapter 18The Western Frontier Section 1- The Mining Booms

  3. Pike’s Peak or Bust • Gold found here in 1885

  4. Lodes • Rich streaks of ORE sandwiched between layers of rocks

  5. Ore • Rocks that contain minerals • What was the Comstock Lode? The streak of silver found in Nevada

  6. Comstock Lode • Found on the Carson River in Nevada

  7. Henry Comstock • Owned a share of the claim • Sold it for 11,000 and 2 mules

  8. Boomtowns • Towns that grew overnight around mining towns

  9. Virginia City, Nevada • Site of the Comstock Boomtown

  10. Vigilantes • Citizens acting as a judge, jury, and executioner

  11. Ghost Towns • Deserted Boomtowns

  12. The Railroad • Grew between 1865 and 1890 • The Government paid them to build tracks

  13. Subsides • Financial aid from the government

  14. Transcontinental Rail Line • A train that could connect each coast • What are the names of the two coasts in the U.S.? • Atlantic, and Pacific

  15. Railroad Companies Union Pacific Central pacific

  16. What are the 4 time zones called? • Eastern • Central • Mountain • Pacific

  17. Chapter 18 • Section 2

  18. Mexico and Texas • Settled by the Spanish

  19. Longhorns • Cattle found in Texas • Tough enough to survive the desert and heat

  20. Open Range • Not fenced or divided into property lots

  21. Where were the cow towns located and Why? • Near railroads so that the cows should be shipped east to bigger cities

  22. Vaqueros • Hispanic ranch hands (cowboys)

  23. Homestead Act • Gave 160 acres of land to any settler who paid the filing fee

  24. Homestead • Owning a piece of land because you settled it

  25. Exodusters • The migration of freed slaves to the west

  26. Sodbusters • Farmers on the plains • What is Sod?

  27. Dry Farming • Planting seeds deep in the ground where there is some moisture

  28. Boomers and Sooners • Boomers went to Oklahoma to claim free land • Sooners got there first

  29. Chapter 18 • Section 3 – Begin Reading Chapter 18, Section III

  30. American Story Gall Crazy Horse

  31. Nomadic • People who follow their food

  32. Plains Indian Tribes Omaha Osage Chief Black dog

  33. Other Plains Indian Tribes Sioux Comanche

  34. The Sioux Nation

  35. Sioux Governing Council • Worked like a city council

  36. Threats to the Buffalo • The Indians used everything • The Settlers shot them for fun

  37. Reservations • Pieces of land set aside for the Indians

  38. The Dakota Territory • The lands set aside for the Sioux Indians to live on

  39. Bureau of Indian Affairs • Was set up to manage all the Indian tribes

  40. Red Cloud • Was the leader of the Sioux warriors

  41. The Minnesota Territory • Where Red Cloud and his warriors destroyed settler’s homes in 1862

  42. The Lakota People • Were the original owners of the land where Mount Rushmore is today

  43. The Bozeman Trail • A route used by gold miners to get through Montana

  44. Crazy Horse • Joined Sitting Bull and the Cheyenne Warriors to attack Custer

  45. Red Cloud and Crazy Horse • Leaders of the Sioux attacks on white settlers

  46. Fort Lyon • Where several Sioux warriors surrendered to the Army

  47. Chief Black Kettle • Leader of the Cheyenne who were attacked when they came in peace

  48. John Chivington • Led the attack on Black Kettle and the Cheyenne

  49. The Black Hills • Located in North Dakota • Gold was found here and men came onto Sioux land to get it

  50. Sitting Bull • Leader of the Sioux • Refused to sell any land to U.S.

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