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What law encouraged western settlement because it gave away free land?
Homestead Act
What law tried to make Native Americans private farmers?
Dawes Act
What were black homesteaders called?
Exodusters
Why did settlers go to the Klondike in 1896?
Gold
What industry boomed in Texas after the Civil War?
Cattle
What invention helped farmers but hurt cattle drives?
Barb wire
What word is where the US tried to americanize Native Americans
assimilation
What type of house did homesteaders on the Great Plains live in?
Soddie
Which region had a larger population?
East
After winning the Plains Wars, where did the US place Native Americans?
Reservations
