Goodnight and Loving established the first cattle trail in 1866
General Custer was the leader of the expedition to find the remaining Indians in the Little Bighorn area in 1876
Cowboys were well-known for their hard-living, heavy drinking criminal and dangerous activities
The California Gold Rush of 1843 was a big push factor for miners moving west
The Mormon leader was Brigham Young until Joseph Smith was shot in 1847
The Mormons moved first to Kirtland, Ohio, then to Independence, Missouri, lastly Navoo and then to Salt Lake City outside the USA.
Indians lived nomadic lifestyles hunting the buffalo across the Great Plains
The Homesteaders were farmers who settled and built farms on land they got almost free after the 1862 Homestead Act
Mountain Men were fur trappers who hunted animals to sell their fur in the 1830s.
Manifest Destiny was an angel who was sent from God and spoke to Joseph Smith and gave him some gold plates
The 1888 Financial Crisis was a big pull factor in groups settling the Plains
The Completion of the Transcontinental railroad in 1869 was important as it enabled many people, groups, and goods onto the Great Plains quickly.