Going West Homestead Act act that offered free land to western settlers exodusters African American settlers in the West soddy a frontier home, usually dug into a hill or made from sod Morrill Act Act that helped establish agricultural colleges bonanza farm large, single crop farms Great Plains the grassland region of the US Treaty of Fort Laramie 1868 treaty in which the Sioux agreed to live on a reservation Sitting Bull leader of Hunkpapa Sioux George A Custer Colonel in US Calvary Battle of Little Big Horn Battle of Little Big Horn Sioux Indians defeat Custer (Custer dies) The US is mad! assimilation name of plan to make Native Americans part of white culture Dawes Act law that broke up Native American Reservations Battle of Wounded Knee 1890 US massacre of Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota end of native americans..... longhorn sturdy cattle accustomed to dry grasslands Chisholm Trail major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas, through Oklahoma to Kansas long drive three month long overland transport of cattle Politics of the West Grange Organization that fought for farmers rights Oliver Hudson Kelley Farmer who founded the Grange Farmers Alliances Groups of farm organizations A major political party is born! + Grange Farmers Alliance Grange Populist Party Populism Political movement that sought advancement for farmers and laborers bimetallism backing money with silver AND gold gold standard backing dollars solely with gold Populist Party things to help the average farmer direct elections of senators 2. more control over Railroad shipping rates (they were ripping off the farmers) 3. bimetallism (makes loans easier to come by) 4. private voting (so no one can see who you are voting for...) 5. no more national bank What they wanted.... 1896 There is an election William McKinley 1896 Republican presidential nominee refused to participate - ran his campaign from his front porch William Jennings Bryant 1896 Populist/Democratic presidential nominee Active campaigning - fiery speeches William Jennings Bryant Famous Cross Of Gold speech You (wealthy easterners, bankers) cannot crucify my people (farmers) on a cross of gold! (using gold standard- not using bimetallism) McKinely wins but the ideas of the Populist Party are important. The Democrat and the Republican Party will try to absorb some of those ideas