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Wild West Quiz: Saddle Up

By Rondilo
Wild West Quiz: Saddle Up

6 questions on cowboys, outlaws, fast mail riders and the rush for gold across the American West.

Questions
6
Length
About 4 min
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  1. American cowboys took words like lasso and rodeo from which earlier riders?
  2. After only 18 months, what made the Pony Express mail riders of the American West unnecessary?
  3. What change did cheap barbed wire help bring to the cattle West?
  4. Put these moments in the history of the American West in order, earliest first.
  5. Why did Wyatt Earp's group confront armed men in Tombstone?
  6. How does panning for gold work?

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