The West Vocab-Kowalski

Assimilation

• This refers to the process of encouraging or requiring individuals or social groups to adopt the customs of the mainstream culture.
• This was the first continuous railroad line built over the American west. Built by Irish and Chinese workers, it connected two railroad lines - the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific - at Promontory Point, Utah.
• This structure is built with blocks of turf cut from thick prairie grass.
• This was a system developed by the U.S. government to force Native Americans off their ancestral lands into areas of land set aside by the U.S. government.
• These were farmers who raised cattle and sheep to graze on lands that were owned by the government.

Boomtown

• These were towns that spring up near areas of mineral deposits. They would house miners and other
• This refers to the process of encouraging or requiring individuals or social groups to adopt the customs of the mainstream culture.
• This was the first continuous railroad line built over the American west. Built by Irish and Chinese workers, it connected two railroad lines - the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific - at Promontory Point, Utah.
• This structure is built with blocks of turf cut from thick prairie grass.
• This was a system developed by the U.S. government to force Native Americans off their ancestral lands into areas of land set aside by the U.S. government.

Buffalo Soldiers

• These were African American soldiers who served on the frontier after the Civil War. They were often tasked with fighting against Native Americans on the Great Plains. They were called "buffalo soldiers" by Native Americans.
• These were towns that spring up near areas of mineral deposits. They would house miners and other
• This refers to the process of encouraging or requiring individuals or social groups to adopt the customs of the mainstream culture.
• This was the first continuous railroad line built over the American west. Built by Irish and Chinese workers, it connected two railroad lines - the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific - at Promontory Point, Utah.
• This structure is built with blocks of turf cut from thick prairie grass.

Cowboys

• Poorly paid ranch hands who tended to livestock and drove herds of cattle from Texas north to meet the railroads in the late 1800s. They were a diverse group of African-Americans, Mexicans, Native Americans, and white settlers.
• These were African American soldiers who served on the frontier after the Civil War. They were often tasked with fighting against Native Americans on the Great Plains. They were called "buffalo soldiers" by Native Americans.
• These were towns that spring up near areas of mineral deposits. They would house miners and other
• This refers to the process of encouraging or requiring individuals or social groups to adopt the customs of the mainstream culture.
• This was the first continuous railroad line built over the American west. Built by Irish and Chinese workers, it connected two railroad lines - the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific - at Promontory Point, Utah.

Exodusters

• This term refers to African Americans who fled the south after Reconstruction and moved to Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma to establish their own farms.
• Poorly paid ranch hands who tended to livestock and drove herds of cattle from Texas north to meet the railroads in the late 1800s. They were a diverse group of African-Americans, Mexicans, Native Americans, and white settlers.
• These were African American soldiers who served on the frontier after the Civil War. They were often tasked with fighting against Native Americans on the Great Plains. They were called "buffalo soldiers" by Native Americans.
• These were towns that spring up near areas of mineral deposits. They would house miners and other
• This refers to the process of encouraging or requiring individuals or social groups to adopt the customs of the mainstream culture.

Peon

• This term refers to an unskilled farmworker.
• This term refers to African Americans who fled the south after Reconstruction and moved to Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma to establish their own farms.
• Poorly paid ranch hands who tended to livestock and drove herds of cattle from Texas north to meet the railroads in the late 1800s. They were a diverse group of African-Americans, Mexicans, Native Americans, and white settlers.
• These were African American soldiers who served on the frontier after the Civil War. They were often tasked with fighting against Native Americans on the Great Plains. They were called "buffalo soldiers" by Native Americans.
• These were towns that spring up near areas of mineral deposits. They would house miners and other

Ranchers

• These were farmers who raised cattle and sheep to graze on lands that were owned by the government.
• This term refers to an unskilled farmworker.
• This term refers to African Americans who fled the south after Reconstruction and moved to Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma to establish their own farms.
• Poorly paid ranch hands who tended to livestock and drove herds of cattle from Texas north to meet the railroads in the late 1800s. They were a diverse group of African-Americans, Mexicans, Native Americans, and white settlers.
• These were African American soldiers who served on the frontier after the Civil War. They were often tasked with fighting against Native Americans on the Great Plains. They were called "buffalo soldiers" by Native Americans.

Reservation System

• This was a system developed by the U.S. government to force Native Americans off their ancestral lands into areas of land set aside by the U.S. government.
• These were farmers who raised cattle and sheep to graze on lands that were owned by the government.
• This term refers to an unskilled farmworker.
• This term refers to African Americans who fled the south after Reconstruction and moved to Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma to establish their own farms.
• Poorly paid ranch hands who tended to livestock and drove herds of cattle from Texas north to meet the railroads in the late 1800s. They were a diverse group of African-Americans, Mexicans, Native Americans, and white settlers.

Sod House

• This structure is built with blocks of turf cut from thick prairie grass.
• This was a system developed by the U.S. government to force Native Americans off their ancestral lands into areas of land set aside by the U.S. government.
• These were farmers who raised cattle and sheep to graze on lands that were owned by the government.
• This term refers to an unskilled farmworker.
• This term refers to African Americans who fled the south after Reconstruction and moved to Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma to establish their own farms.

Transcontinental Railroad

• This was the first continuous railroad line built over the American west. Built by Irish and Chinese workers, it connected two railroad lines - the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific - at Promontory Point, Utah.
• This structure is built with blocks of turf cut from thick prairie grass.
• This was a system developed by the U.S. government to force Native Americans off their ancestral lands into areas of land set aside by the U.S. government.
• These were farmers who raised cattle and sheep to graze on lands that were owned by the government.
• This term refers to an unskilled farmworker.