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The American West

Explorers
William Becknell Zenas Leonard
Benjamin Bonneville Meriwether Lewis
William Clark Alexander Mackenzie
John Colter Joseph N. Nicollet
Pierre-Jean De Smet Zebulon Pike
John C. Fremont Joseph Walker
Frontiersmen, Mountain Men and Fur Trappers
John 'Grizzly' Adams David Jackson
Jim Baker John McLoughlin
Jim Beckwourth Joe Meek
Daniel Boone Stephen Meek
James Bowie Antoine Robidoux
James Bridger George Ruxton
Kit Carson Rufus Sage
Davy Crockett Jack Slade
Tom Fitzpatrick Jedediah Smith
Hugh Glass William Sublette
John R. Hughes John Tanner
Criminals and Outlaws
Clay Allison Tom Horn
Apache Kid Jesse James
Sam Bass Frank James
Billy the Kid Sundance Kid
Charles Bolton Ben Kilpatrick
Rube Burrows John D. Lee
William Carver Harvey Logan
Butch Cassidy Bill Longley
George Curry Henry Plumber
Emmett Dalton Frank Reno
Grattan Dalton George Scarborough
Bob Dalton John Selman
William Dalton Ben Thompson
Bill Doolin Tiburcio Vasquez
Robert Ford Bob Younger
John Wesley Hardin Cole Younger
Doc Holliday James Younger

 

Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Buffalo Bill's Wild West

 
Soldiers
Frederick Benteen Lyman Kidder
Edward Burleson Nelson Lee
Edward Canby Ranad Mackenzie
Patrick Connor Nelson Miles
Emmet Crawford Ben Milam
John Crawford Frank North
George Crook John Pershing
George A. Custer William Quantrill
Billy Dixon Marcus Reno
W. J. Fetterman Charley Reynolds
Henry O. Flipper Winfield Scott
James W. Forsyth John Schofield
John Gibbon Philip H. Sheridan
Ulysses Grant William Sherman
John Coffee Hays Al Sieber
Oliver Howard William Travis
Stephen Kearny William Wallace
Migrants and Settlers
Jesse Applegate William Greiffenstein
John Bidwell Lansford Hastings
Patrick Breen Lewis Keseberg
John Brown Herman Lehmann
Edwin Bryant Heinrich Lienhard
George Donner James Marshall
Jacob Donner Elinore Pruitt
William Eddy James Reed
Alexander Fancher Charles T. Stanton
William Foster Robert Wright
Franklin Graves Brigham Young
Missionaries and Religious Leaders
Pierre-Jean De Smet Samuel Worcester
Nathan Meeker Marcus Whitman
Cattlemen and Cowboys
James Averell Nat Love
Albert J. Bothwell Joseph McCoy
Dick Brewer Alexander McSween
John Chisum Lawrence Murphy
James Dolan John H. Riley
Charles Goodnight John Tunstall

 

 

Judges and Lawmen
Red Angus Chris Madsen
Charles Bassett George Maledon
Roy Bean Bat Masterson
John Behan Edward Masterson
John Beidler Jim Masterson
William Brady David McCanles
William Brooks Jeff Milton
James Earp Isaac Parker
Morgan Earp Perry Owens
Virgil Earp Allan Pinkerton
Wyatt Earp Tom Smith
Pat Garrett Wells Spicer
Wild Bill Hickok Heck Thomas
Bud Ledbetter Bill Tilghman
Charles Lynch Frank Wolcott
Politicians
Chester Arthur Thomas Jefferson
Stephen Austin Lewis Linn
Thomas Hart Benton James Polk
Henry Clay Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Dawes Zachary Taylor
Samuel Houston Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson Lewis Wallace
Women and the Wild West
Isabella Bird Susan McSween
Laura Bullion Lola Montez
Pauline Cushman Carry Nation
Hannah Duston Annie Oakley
Sarah Edmunds Cynthia Ann Parker
Pearl Hart Etta Place
Calamity Jane Frances M. Roe
Mary Jemison Mary Smith
Fannie Kelly Belle Starr
Jane McCrea Kate Watson

 

 

Inventors and Businessmen
William Ashley Jack Omohundro
John Jacob Astor Luke Short
Buffalo Bill Cody John Stetson
Samuel Colt Levi Strauss
Ben Holladay Johann Sutter
Joseph F. Glidden Horace Tabor
Artists and Writers
Otto Becker Nathaniel Hawthorne
George Caleb Bingham Lewis Morgan
Karl Bodmer George Ward Nichols
William Cullen Bryant Francis Parkman
Ned Buntline Edgar Paxson
George Catlin John O'Sullivan
James Fenimore Cooper Frederic Remington
John F. Finerty Charles Russell
Horace Greeley Charles Schreyvogel
Josiah Gregg Henry M. Stanley
Native Americans Leaders
American Horse Major Ridge
Black Kettle Mangas Coloradas
Black Elk Natchez
Boston Charley Ely S. Parker
Buck Oowatie Plenty Coups
Chatto Quanah
Cochise Rain in the Face
Crazy Horse Red Cloud
Curly Roman Nose
Dull Knife Sacajawea
Gall Satanta
Geronimo Scarface Charley
Guwisguwi Sequoyah
Joseph Short Bull
Juh Sitting Bull
Kicking Bird Spotted Tail
Kintpuash Victorio
Little Wolf Washakie
Ouray Wovoka

 

 

Events and Issues
Adobe Walls Lincoln County War
Alamo Little Bighorn
American Fur Company Louisiana Purchase
Badlands Lynching
Black Hills of Dakota Lynching of Kate Watson
Boot Hill Manifest Destiny
Branding Massacre at Fort Pillow
Californian Gold Rush Maverick
Cattle Drives Meeker Massacre
Cavalry Mexican War
Cowboys Mormons
Dalton Gang Mountain Men
Dawes Plan Native American Weapons
Death Valley Pinkerton Detective Agency
Donner Party Pony Express
Ewing's Order No 11 Prostitution
Executions Quantrill Raiders
Fetterman Massacre Reconstruction Act
Ghost Dance Robbers' Roost
Goodnight-Loving Trail Rodeo
Great Salt Lake Rosebud Creek
Gunfighters Rustlers
Gunfight at the OK Corral Scalping
Harper's Ferry Sun Dance
Homesteads Act Texas Rangers
Hudson's Bay Company Texas Revolution
Indian Territory Three Guardsmen
Indian Removal Act Trail of Tears
Indian Reservations Vigilantes
Indian Wars Wagon Train
Johnson County War Wells Fargo & Company
Kansas-Nebraska Act Wild Bunch
Kidder Massacre Wild West Show
Lewis & Clark Expedition Wounded Knee Massacre
Trails and Places
Bozeman Trail Oregon Trail
California Rocky Mountains
California Trail Santa Fe Trail
Chisum Trial Sierra Nevada
Oregon Yellowstone Park
Native American Tribes
Apache Minnetarees
Arapaho Modoc
Arikara Navajo
Blackfeet Nez Percé
Cherokees Osage
Cheyenne Paiute
Comanche Pawnee
Crow Plains
Creeks Pueblo
Flathead Seminoles
Hopi Sioux
Kiowa Shoshoni
Mandan Ute
Forts, Towns and Cities
Abilene Fort Worth
Chicago Independence
Deadwood Kansas City
Denver Los Angeles
Detroit Newton
Dodge City New Orleans
Ellsworth Salt Lake City
Fort Boise San Francisco
Fort Bridger St. Joseph
Fort Hall St. Louis
Fort Laramie Sutter's Fort
Fort Union Tombstone
Fort Vancouver Wichita
Guns, Clothes and Equipment
Barbed Wire Levis
Cowboy Boots Moccasins
Bowie Knife Remington Revolvers
Buckskin Saddle
Chaps Smith & Weston Revolvers
Chuckwagon Springfield
Colt Revolver Spurs
Derringer Pistol Stetson Hat
Kentucky Rifle Wagon
Lariat Winchester Rifles
Animals and Wild Life
Pronghorn Antelope Horses
Appaloosa Longhorn Cattle
Bear Moose
Beaver Mountain Lion
Bighorn Sheep Mule
Buffalo Oxen
Coyote Prairie Dog
Deer Rattlesnakes
Eagle Scorpion
Elk Skunk

 

 

 

 

American West Questions

History Debates

Controversial Issues in History