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8056642780Col. John M. ChivingtonLeader of the Colorado militia, highly anti-Native and had pursued a very aggressive policy against natives, was largely responsible for the Sand Creek Massacre of 180 Native Americans, mostly women and children0
8056642781Sitting BullAmerican Indian medicine man, chief, and political leader of his tribe at the time of the Custer massacre during the Sioux War1
8056642782Crazy HorseA chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn2
8056642783GeronimoApache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation3
8056642784Gen. George A. CusterUnited States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the battle of Little Bighorn4
8056642786Chief JosephLeader of Nez Perce. Fled with his tribe to Canada instead of reservations. However, US troops came and fought and brought them back down to reservations5
8056642791Helen Hunt JacksonAuthor of the 1881 book A Century of Dishonor. The book exposed the U.S. governments many broken promises to the Native Americans..6
8056642793Joseph F. GliddenIn 1874 he invented a superior type of barbed wire and in 1883 the company was producing 600 miles of the product each day; the barbed wire was used against trespassing cattle7
8056642797Frederick Jackson TurnerUnited States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)8
8056642804"Buffalo Bill" CodyThis former pony express rider and Indian fighter and hero of popular dime novels for children traveled around the U.S. and Europe and put on popular Wild West shows.9
8056642805Annie OakleyUnited States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show10
8056642806"Calamity" JaneUnited States frontierswoman, stagecoach driver, and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship11
8056642808Frederick RemingtonAn American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the American West12
8056867655Jacob S. CoxeyHe was a leader of the unemployed during the depression in 1894. He led a march to Washington, demanding that the government begin an inflationary public works program.13
8056874815Eugene V. DebsHe was a labor leader who helped organize the American Railroad Union. The Union went on strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company in 1894. The strike was put down by armed forces and the strike leaders were given six months imprisonment. He would later run for president as a Socialist.14
8056991938Williams Jennings BryanHe was an eloquent congressman from Nebraska. During the extra Congress session in the summer of 1893, he held the galleries spellbound for three hours as he championed the cause of free silver. Despite his efforts, however, President Cleveland alienated the Democratic silverites. He also ran against McKinley in the presidential elections of 1896 and lost.15

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