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American West (2)
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Pioneers
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another early type of homesteader dwelling - better than dugouts, they were made out of timber and turf bricks, with roofs made of sod and grass. Though cool in summer and warm in winter, they were impossible to keep clean, and they were damp and attracted insects
the very first white settlers to begin the move westwards
areas of land (often poor) 'granted' by US governments to Native Americans - they were supposed to stay on them and whites were meant to stay out
cutting off the skin and hair on the top of the head of a dead enemy. Plains Indians believed it prevented them having to meet their enemy in the afterlife - it also brought prestige/honour to the warrior. It was also practised by some whites
the spreading of the USA across the country, to link the Eastern/Atlantic territories with the new Western/Pacific territories - for example, by transcontinental railroads
mountain men and fur trappers who surveyed/pioneered the first trails (routes) west - for example, the Oregon Trail, the California Trail
raging high wind/tornado common on the Great Plains
a violent conflict between rich cattle barons and homesteaders - for example, the Lincoln County War and the Johnson County War
gangs who stole cattle on the ranges and the Long Drives - for example, Jayhawkers
people who (often because of the lack of reliable law officers) formed vigilance committees, and punished suspected law breakers (for example, by hanging/lynching)
groups of Pioneers travelling west together in wagons (pulled by oxen, mules or horses), led by a pilot (captain).
Range War
???
another early type of homesteader dwelling - better than dugouts, they were made out of timber and turf bricks, with roofs made of sod and grass. Though cool in summer and warm in winter, they were impossible to keep clean, and they were damp and attracted insects
the very first white settlers to begin the move westwards
areas of land (often poor) 'granted' by US governments to Native Americans - they were supposed to stay on them and whites were meant to stay out
cutting off the skin and hair on the top of the head of a dead enemy. Plains Indians believed it prevented them having to meet their enemy in the afterlife - it also brought prestige/honour to the warrior. It was also practised by some whites
the spreading of the USA across the country, to link the Eastern/Atlantic territories with the new Western/Pacific territories - for example, by transcontinental railroads
mountain men and fur trappers who surveyed/pioneered the first trails (routes) west - for example, the Oregon Trail, the California Trail
raging high wind/tornado common on the Great Plains
a violent conflict between rich cattle barons and homesteaders - for example, the Lincoln County War and the Johnson County War
gangs who stole cattle on the ranges and the Long Drives - for example, Jayhawkers
people who (often because of the lack of reliable law officers) formed vigilance committees, and punished suspected law breakers (for example, by hanging/lynching)
groups of Pioneers travelling west together in wagons (pulled by oxen, mules or horses), led by a pilot (captain).
Reservations
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another early type of homesteader dwelling - better than dugouts, they were made out of timber and turf bricks, with roofs made of sod and grass. Though cool in summer and warm in winter, they were impossible to keep clean, and they were damp and attracted insects
the very first white settlers to begin the move westwards
areas of land (often poor) 'granted' by US governments to Native Americans - they were supposed to stay on them and whites were meant to stay out
cutting off the skin and hair on the top of the head of a dead enemy. Plains Indians believed it prevented them having to meet their enemy in the afterlife - it also brought prestige/honour to the warrior. It was also practised by some whites
the spreading of the USA across the country, to link the Eastern/Atlantic territories with the new Western/Pacific territories - for example, by transcontinental railroads
mountain men and fur trappers who surveyed/pioneered the first trails (routes) west - for example, the Oregon Trail, the California Trail
raging high wind/tornado common on the Great Plains
a violent conflict between rich cattle barons and homesteaders - for example, the Lincoln County War and the Johnson County War
gangs who stole cattle on the ranges and the Long Drives - for example, Jayhawkers
people who (often because of the lack of reliable law officers) formed vigilance committees, and punished suspected law breakers (for example, by hanging/lynching)
groups of Pioneers travelling west together in wagons (pulled by oxen, mules or horses), led by a pilot (captain).
Rustlers
???
another early type of homesteader dwelling - better than dugouts, they were made out of timber and turf bricks, with roofs made of sod and grass. Though cool in summer and warm in winter, they were impossible to keep clean, and they were damp and attracted insects
the very first white settlers to begin the move westwards
areas of land (often poor) 'granted' by US governments to Native Americans - they were supposed to stay on them and whites were meant to stay out
cutting off the skin and hair on the top of the head of a dead enemy. Plains Indians believed it prevented them having to meet their enemy in the afterlife - it also brought prestige/honour to the warrior. It was also practised by some whites
the spreading of the USA across the country, to link the Eastern/Atlantic territories with the new Western/Pacific territories - for example, by transcontinental railroads
mountain men and fur trappers who surveyed/pioneered the first trails (routes) west - for example, the Oregon Trail, the California Trail
raging high wind/tornado common on the Great Plains
a violent conflict between rich cattle barons and homesteaders - for example, the Lincoln County War and the Johnson County War
gangs who stole cattle on the ranges and the Long Drives - for example, Jayhawkers
people who (often because of the lack of reliable law officers) formed vigilance committees, and punished suspected law breakers (for example, by hanging/lynching)
groups of Pioneers travelling west together in wagons (pulled by oxen, mules or horses), led by a pilot (captain).
Scalping
???
another early type of homesteader dwelling - better than dugouts, they were made out of timber and turf bricks, with roofs made of sod and grass. Though cool in summer and warm in winter, they were impossible to keep clean, and they were damp and attracted insects
the very first white settlers to begin the move westwards
areas of land (often poor) 'granted' by US governments to Native Americans - they were supposed to stay on them and whites were meant to stay out
cutting off the skin and hair on the top of the head of a dead enemy. Plains Indians believed it prevented them having to meet their enemy in the afterlife - it also brought prestige/honour to the warrior. It was also practised by some whites
the spreading of the USA across the country, to link the Eastern/Atlantic territories with the new Western/Pacific territories - for example, by transcontinental railroads
mountain men and fur trappers who surveyed/pioneered the first trails (routes) west - for example, the Oregon Trail, the California Trail
raging high wind/tornado common on the Great Plains
a violent conflict between rich cattle barons and homesteaders - for example, the Lincoln County War and the Johnson County War
gangs who stole cattle on the ranges and the Long Drives - for example, Jayhawkers
people who (often because of the lack of reliable law officers) formed vigilance committees, and punished suspected law breakers (for example, by hanging/lynching)
groups of Pioneers travelling west together in wagons (pulled by oxen, mules or horses), led by a pilot (captain).
Sod houses
???
another early type of homesteader dwelling - better than dugouts, they were made out of timber and turf bricks, with roofs made of sod and grass. Though cool in summer and warm in winter, they were impossible to keep clean, and they were damp and attracted insects
the very first white settlers to begin the move westwards
areas of land (often poor) 'granted' by US governments to Native Americans - they were supposed to stay on them and whites were meant to stay out
cutting off the skin and hair on the top of the head of a dead enemy. Plains Indians believed it prevented them having to meet their enemy in the afterlife - it also brought prestige/honour to the warrior. It was also practised by some whites
the spreading of the USA across the country, to link the Eastern/Atlantic territories with the new Western/Pacific territories - for example, by transcontinental railroads
mountain men and fur trappers who surveyed/pioneered the first trails (routes) west - for example, the Oregon Trail, the California Trail
raging high wind/tornado common on the Great Plains
a violent conflict between rich cattle barons and homesteaders - for example, the Lincoln County War and the Johnson County War
gangs who stole cattle on the ranges and the Long Drives - for example, Jayhawkers
people who (often because of the lack of reliable law officers) formed vigilance committees, and punished suspected law breakers (for example, by hanging/lynching)
groups of Pioneers travelling west together in wagons (pulled by oxen, mules or horses), led by a pilot (captain).
Trailblazers
???
another early type of homesteader dwelling - better than dugouts, they were made out of timber and turf bricks, with roofs made of sod and grass. Though cool in summer and warm in winter, they were impossible to keep clean, and they were damp and attracted insects
the very first white settlers to begin the move westwards
areas of land (often poor) 'granted' by US governments to Native Americans - they were supposed to stay on them and whites were meant to stay out
cutting off the skin and hair on the top of the head of a dead enemy. Plains Indians believed it prevented them having to meet their enemy in the afterlife - it also brought prestige/honour to the warrior. It was also practised by some whites
the spreading of the USA across the country, to link the Eastern/Atlantic territories with the new Western/Pacific territories - for example, by transcontinental railroads
mountain men and fur trappers who surveyed/pioneered the first trails (routes) west - for example, the Oregon Trail, the California Trail
raging high wind/tornado common on the Great Plains
a violent conflict between rich cattle barons and homesteaders - for example, the Lincoln County War and the Johnson County War
gangs who stole cattle on the ranges and the Long Drives - for example, Jayhawkers
people who (often because of the lack of reliable law officers) formed vigilance committees, and punished suspected law breakers (for example, by hanging/lynching)
groups of Pioneers travelling west together in wagons (pulled by oxen, mules or horses), led by a pilot (captain).
Transcontinental
???
another early type of homesteader dwelling - better than dugouts, they were made out of timber and turf bricks, with roofs made of sod and grass. Though cool in summer and warm in winter, they were impossible to keep clean, and they were damp and attracted insects
the very first white settlers to begin the move westwards
areas of land (often poor) 'granted' by US governments to Native Americans - they were supposed to stay on them and whites were meant to stay out
cutting off the skin and hair on the top of the head of a dead enemy. Plains Indians believed it prevented them having to meet their enemy in the afterlife - it also brought prestige/honour to the warrior. It was also practised by some whites
the spreading of the USA across the country, to link the Eastern/Atlantic territories with the new Western/Pacific territories - for example, by transcontinental railroads
mountain men and fur trappers who surveyed/pioneered the first trails (routes) west - for example, the Oregon Trail, the California Trail
raging high wind/tornado common on the Great Plains
a violent conflict between rich cattle barons and homesteaders - for example, the Lincoln County War and the Johnson County War
gangs who stole cattle on the ranges and the Long Drives - for example, Jayhawkers
people who (often because of the lack of reliable law officers) formed vigilance committees, and punished suspected law breakers (for example, by hanging/lynching)
groups of Pioneers travelling west together in wagons (pulled by oxen, mules or horses), led by a pilot (captain).
Twister
???
another early type of homesteader dwelling - better than dugouts, they were made out of timber and turf bricks, with roofs made of sod and grass. Though cool in summer and warm in winter, they were impossible to keep clean, and they were damp and attracted insects
the very first white settlers to begin the move westwards
areas of land (often poor) 'granted' by US governments to Native Americans - they were supposed to stay on them and whites were meant to stay out
cutting off the skin and hair on the top of the head of a dead enemy. Plains Indians believed it prevented them having to meet their enemy in the afterlife - it also brought prestige/honour to the warrior. It was also practised by some whites
the spreading of the USA across the country, to link the Eastern/Atlantic territories with the new Western/Pacific territories - for example, by transcontinental railroads
mountain men and fur trappers who surveyed/pioneered the first trails (routes) west - for example, the Oregon Trail, the California Trail
raging high wind/tornado common on the Great Plains
a violent conflict between rich cattle barons and homesteaders - for example, the Lincoln County War and the Johnson County War
gangs who stole cattle on the ranges and the Long Drives - for example, Jayhawkers
people who (often because of the lack of reliable law officers) formed vigilance committees, and punished suspected law breakers (for example, by hanging/lynching)
groups of Pioneers travelling west together in wagons (pulled by oxen, mules or horses), led by a pilot (captain).
Vigilantes
???
another early type of homesteader dwelling - better than dugouts, they were made out of timber and turf bricks, with roofs made of sod and grass. Though cool in summer and warm in winter, they were impossible to keep clean, and they were damp and attracted insects
the very first white settlers to begin the move westwards
areas of land (often poor) 'granted' by US governments to Native Americans - they were supposed to stay on them and whites were meant to stay out
cutting off the skin and hair on the top of the head of a dead enemy. Plains Indians believed it prevented them having to meet their enemy in the afterlife - it also brought prestige/honour to the warrior. It was also practised by some whites
the spreading of the USA across the country, to link the Eastern/Atlantic territories with the new Western/Pacific territories - for example, by transcontinental railroads
mountain men and fur trappers who surveyed/pioneered the first trails (routes) west - for example, the Oregon Trail, the California Trail
raging high wind/tornado common on the Great Plains
a violent conflict between rich cattle barons and homesteaders - for example, the Lincoln County War and the Johnson County War
gangs who stole cattle on the ranges and the Long Drives - for example, Jayhawkers
people who (often because of the lack of reliable law officers) formed vigilance committees, and punished suspected law breakers (for example, by hanging/lynching)
groups of Pioneers travelling west together in wagons (pulled by oxen, mules or horses), led by a pilot (captain).
Wagon trains
???
another early type of homesteader dwelling - better than dugouts, they were made out of timber and turf bricks, with roofs made of sod and grass. Though cool in summer and warm in winter, they were impossible to keep clean, and they were damp and attracted insects
the very first white settlers to begin the move westwards
areas of land (often poor) 'granted' by US governments to Native Americans - they were supposed to stay on them and whites were meant to stay out
cutting off the skin and hair on the top of the head of a dead enemy. Plains Indians believed it prevented them having to meet their enemy in the afterlife - it also brought prestige/honour to the warrior. It was also practised by some whites
the spreading of the USA across the country, to link the Eastern/Atlantic territories with the new Western/Pacific territories - for example, by transcontinental railroads
mountain men and fur trappers who surveyed/pioneered the first trails (routes) west - for example, the Oregon Trail, the California Trail
raging high wind/tornado common on the Great Plains
a violent conflict between rich cattle barons and homesteaders - for example, the Lincoln County War and the Johnson County War
gangs who stole cattle on the ranges and the Long Drives - for example, Jayhawkers
people who (often because of the lack of reliable law officers) formed vigilance committees, and punished suspected law breakers (for example, by hanging/lynching)
groups of Pioneers travelling west together in wagons (pulled by oxen, mules or horses), led by a pilot (captain).
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