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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe Homestead Act encouraged people to move West because it..established ranching towns for cattle drivers.offered free land to those willing to farm it.offered land to gold prospectors.promised protection from Native Americans.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following might a vigilante in a boomtown have been likely to say?"We should elect a sheriff and a judge to enforce the law.""Let's give crooks the kind of justice they deserve.""We shouldn't have to pay taxes unless we get something in return.""Our community needs more churches and schools."
- 3. Multiple ChoiceNative Americans living on the Great Plains relied on which of the following to meet many of their basic needs?CottonDeerBuffaloGold
- 4. Multiple ChoiceColonel George Armstrong Custer is best known for his..support of the rights of Native Americans.disastrous loss in Battle of the Little Bighorn.defeat of the Sioux and Cheyenne in the Indian Wars.unsuccessful bid for the presidency.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceSettlers moving west did not think the Great Plains were fit for farming because..only the Spanish and DNative Americans had settled there.the area recieved little rainfall and had few trees.the region was home to many dangerous wild animals.most of the land was too far from existing towns.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceOne of the primary purposes of the Dawes Act was to..turn Native Americans into farmers.rebuild the Native American nations.restore the tribal ownership of land.encourage the Native American population to increase.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe term "sodbusters" refers to..railroad workers.Great Plains farmers.Oklahomans.cowhands.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceLand set aside for Native Americans to live on.farm cooperativesoonerChisholm Trailreservation
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhen the mines ran out in Boom-towns and the people moved on it often created ____________Slow townsSmall townsGhost townsMini towns
- 10. Multiple Choice
_____________ mining involved the use of simple toolsglacierplacersluicejuice - 11. Multiple Choice___________ played a major role in the mining and cattle industry for transportingwagon trainsrailroadstruckstractors
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMost farmers on the Great Plains grew ___________ because it could endure the dry conditionscornbarleywheatcotton
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following factors contributed to the demise of the open-range system and the need for cowboys?The use of sod for housesThe invention of barbed wireThe development of railroadsThe disappearance of big mining companies
- 14. Multiple ChoiceGrazing cattle on government property for free with no restrictions was calledopen seasonopen rangeopen opportunityopen ranching
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat act divided up Indian reservations into plots of land to be given to the Indian families?Hayes ActSherman Anti-Trust ActBland-Allison ActDawes Act
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich was the last major battle between the U.S. Army and American Indians?Wounded KneeThe Little BighornBull RunFalling Timbers
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich individual was on the WINNING side of the Battle of the Little Bighorn?Sitting BullGeorge CusterChief JosephJim Thorpe
- 18. Multiple ChoiceSettlers were able to claim 160 acres in the Great Plains as a result of theHomestead ActCivil Rights Act of 1866Dawes ActWounded Knee Treaty
- 19. Multiple ChoiceMany Native Americans longed for the return of their way of life. Many turned to a religious ceremony called the ______________.Moon DanceSun DanceGreasy grass DanceGhost Dance
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThis Native American Chief was killed at Wounded Knee in 1890.Black ElkBlack KettleSitting BullBig Foot
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