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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is land set aside by the government for Native Americans called?Louisiana PurchaseReservationBuffalo landsConservation
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThose people and families who took advantage of the Homestead Act were nicknamed:homesteaderspioneersminersexplorers
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThis device sends messages through wires using electricity:telephonetelevisiontelegraphtelefriend
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe Lakota Chief who refused to sell his land to the United States government was known as:Crazy HorseGeneral CusterNat LoveSitting Bull
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThis leader died, along with most of his troops, in the Battle of Little Bighorn.Crazy HorseGeneral CusterNat LoveSitting Bull
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?to bring an end to cattle drivesto encourage settlement on the Great Plainsto build the Transcontinental Railroadto provide a market for steel plows
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy did many exodusters move to the Great Plains?European immigrants forced them from their homes.They wanted to hunt buffalo.They were treated unfairly in the East and South.They wanted religious freedom.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes a reason why cattle drives came to an end?Thousands of cattle ranchers moved west in search of gold.People in cities stopped buying beef.Farmers on the Great Plains began raising cattle.They were no longer necessary once railroads reached Texas.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Pony Express:was a safe, though slow way to get mail to the East.hired teenage boys to carry mail to the West.was a faster way to get a horse.experienced great success for over 10 years.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis invention helped homesteaders protect their property.steal plowbarbed wiretelegraphblue jeans
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