| 'People2Know' | ||
| #1 | I led the U.S. 7th Cavalry into the Battle of Little Bighorn | Lieutenant-Colonel George Custer |
| #2 | I was chief of the Nez Perce tribe, known for reaching out and negotiating peace with the whites | Chief Joseph |
| #3 | I was a wealthy cattleman from Illinois, who saw a business opportunity to combine the explosion of railways with the cattle boom | Joseph McCoy |
| #4 | My discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1849 was said to begin the era of gold fever in the U.S. | James Marshall |
| #5 | Name the Major at the Battle of Little Bighorn who was commanded to lead the charge against the Indians | Major Marcus Reno (extra challenge: Who was the CAPTAIN who also led a battalian under Custer?) |
| 'Animals' | ||
| #1 | Name the beloved breed of cattle that was a major factor in the Cattle Boom in the West | Texas Longhorn |
| #2 | The name of the early Mexican-American original 'cowboys' | vaqueros |
| #3 | Name THREE of the first railhead towns that sprouted into a booming cattle town | Abilene, Dodge City, Carson City, Kansas City, Wichita, Cheyenne, Denver, among others. |
| #4 | During WHAT YEARS was the Cattle Boom in the United States | 1865-1885 |
| #5 | Name three reasons why the Cattle Boom came to an END in 1885/86 in the West | oversupply of cattle/overgrazing, bad weather in 1885/86, and barbed wire |
| 'Vegetables' | ||
| #1 | Name the US land act most responsible for populating the western frontier | Homestead Act (1862) |
| #2 | What was the name of the rail-line that went across the United States (completed on May 10, 1869), and WHAT TWO US CITIES DID IT FINALLY CONNECT? | Transcontinental Railway, NY to San Francisco |
| #3 | At what famous location was the 'golden spike' driven into the ground? | Promontory Point (or Promontory Summit), Utah |
| #4 | What was the name of black settlers out West? | exodusters |
| #5 | How many acres of land did the Morrill Act give to states to construct agricultural and engineering schools? | 17 million acres |
| 'Minerals' | ||
| #1 | I successfully organized the purchase of Alaska for the U.S., but got little respect for my effort | William Seward, Sec. of State ('Seward's Folly') |
| #2 | We were the official bands of 'law enforcers' in mining towns in the West. | Vigilantes |
| #3 | The Comstock Lode, a successful silver vein, was found in this state | Nevada |
| #4 | The device Mr. Casson showed us that separated gold bits from worthless sediment was called...? | the Sluice Box (Can you explain how it works?) |
| #5 | How much did the US pay Russia for the Alaskan territory (total, not per acre)? | 7.2 million |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| #1 | Name the group that played 'by the rules' in the OK Land Rush (waiting for the cannon fire) | Boomers |
| #2 | Name the last great battle fought in the Indian Wars of the West | Massacre at Wounded Knee (1890) |
| #3 | Who was the South African anti 'Apartheid' leader and president who died earlier this week? | Nelson Mandela |
| #4 | What treaty in 1851 guaranteed Indians land rights on the Great Plains in exchange for free passage for settlers | Treaty of Ft. Laramie |
| #5 | Between 1840 and 1893, how many million bison were killed off on the Western frontier? | app. 25 million |
| Final Question | |
| As a group, and using any notes you'd like, name as many of the PRIMARY SOURCES we looked at studying the Indian Wars, Settling in the West (Vegetables), the Cattle Boom (Animals), and Mining Fever in the West (Mineral) | Dawes Act of 1887, Chief Joseph's speech, eye-witness accounts (2) from the Battle of Little Bighorn, Geronimo video, 'Life of a Farmer's Wife', 'Life in a Mining Camp', Photos and Powerpoint pictures |