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- 1. Multiple Choice
The idea that white settlers had the God given right to expand westward.
Divine intervention
Manifest Destiny
Oregon Trail
The Great Arch
- 2. Multiple Choice
What did the Dakota use tipis for?ShelterFoodFightingToilet Paper - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the word "migrate" mean?To have a headacheTo own a metal cheese cutterTo move from place to placeTo move to a new country
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Dakota live in tipis?It was good protection from enemies.They thought the cone shape looked dope.They moved alot and it was easy to pack up.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False. The Dakota did not respect the buffalo and wasted many parts of the animal.True.False.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceTiyospaye meansgenerosityextended familyrespect and courtesy
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWHAT TYPE OF SHELTERS DID THE OJIBWE LIVE IN?TIPIS ("TEE-PEES")MUD HUTSIGLOOSWIGWAMS
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Ojibwe call themselves?friend or allyAnishinaabe (Original people)The SiouxSnakes
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat food fulfilled the prophecy of finding food that grew on water?Maple SugarRaw fish headsWild RiceCorn
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this?tipiwigwambark lodgetent
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?1948184918481850
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the most destructive type of mining for the land?gold panninghydraulic miningcoyote holessluice boxes
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the quickest route to California at this time?Around Cape HornThrough the Strait of MagellanCrossing over the Isthmus of PanamaOverland routes
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMost gold miners struck it rich.TrueFalse
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush?SurfersCoastersForty NinersRaiders
- 16. Multiple ChoiceSome store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.TrueFalse
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby?Rush townsBoomtownsCities of goldGhost towns
- 18. Multiple Choice1. What was "gold fever?"A. A disease caused by exposure to radioactive goldB. A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in CaliforniaC. A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for goldD. The desire to get rich quick by acquiring gold
- 19. Multiple Choice
What Indian tribe was Sitting Bull a member of?
Lakota
Pawnee
Sioux
Cherokee
- 20. Multiple Choice
Who led the government expedition to take the Black Hills from the Sioux?
Colonel George Armstrong Custer
General Robert E. Lee
Gereral John F. Reynolds
Colonel Robert Rushbrooke
- 21. Multiple Choice
What was the result of Yellow Bird's starting of the Ghost Dance?
a peace treaty between the Indians and the US government
the slaughter of 290 Sioux
- 22. Multiple ChoiceUtah was mostly settled by what group of people who sought a place where they could freely practice their religion?MormonsChristiansNative AmericansMountain men and fur trappers
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe ________________ was a law in 1860 that offered acres of land to anyone who agreed to live on and improve the land for 5 years.Dawes ActMeeting at Promontory PointHomestead ActBoomtown Act
- 24. Multiple Choice_______________ were African Americans who took advantage of the Homestead Actexodusterscowboysfarmersmormons
- 25. Multiple ChoiceAnother word for vaquero is _____________. These Americans were taught how to handle cattle.farmercowboysodbustergranger
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat people group is most abused in the American movement to the West?African AmericansMexicansNative AmericansIrish Imigrants
- 27. Multiple ChoiceHow did railroads help with trade and economic growth?They did not help. They just polluted the environment for future generations.Helped cows eat more grass and grow bigger when they were moved to the train station by the cowboys.Provided a fast way to get crops and animals to the marketsProvided a way to move the Native Americans farther West at a fast rate.
- 28. Multiple Choice
Where is Yellowstone?
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
All of the above
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not one of Utah's "Mighty 5" National Parks?ArchesCapitol ReefBryce CanyonBadlands
- 30. Multiple Choice
What state is home to Grand Teton National Park?
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat state contains the most national parks?ColoradoUtahAlaskaCalifornia
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat national park is home to the world's largest tree by volume?Redwood National ParkSequoia National ParkEverglades National ParkJoshua Tree National Park
- 33. Multiple Choice
What was the first national park in America?
Death Valley National Park
Yosemite National Park
Acadia National Park
Yellowstone National Park
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat national park is home to the deepest lake in the U.S.?Lake Clark National ParkKenai Fjords National ParkCrater Lake National ParkGreat Basin National Park
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the smallest national park?Virgin Islands National ParkHot Springs National ParkCuyahoga Valley National ParkMesa Verde National Park
- 36. Multiple Choice
How many national parks are there?
60
55
61
73
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened at a roundup?The cowboys counted the baby calves.The cowboys moved the cattle to another ranch.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the trip to the market take so long?Cattle could only walk 15 miles a day.Cowboys were lazy.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhy did cowboys wear red bandanas?The bandana kept dust off their faces.The bandanas kept their necks warm.
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat did cowboys call the cook?"chef""cookie"
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhat did most cowboys want first after they reached town?a batha hot meal
- 42. Multiple Choice
Which of the following words best describe the Great Plains?
A. mountainous
B. rolling hills
C. grassy
D. both A and C
E. both B and C
- 43. Multiple Choice
Where did many of the cowboys come from?
A. Many were former slaves. (I.e., they used to be slaves.)
B. They were former used wagon salesmen.
C. Most came from the great state of Antarctica.
D. The majority were former plantation owners.
- 44. Multiple Choice
It is now estimated that more than 25% of cowboys were African-American. How many is that?
25
25 out of every 100
25 out of every 1000
25,000,000
- 45. Multiple Choice
How do you say "cowboy" in Spanish?
A. Cauboi
B. Vaquero
C. Kumbaya
D. Muchacho
- 46. Multiple Choice
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do for the slaves of the United States of America?
A. It gave them 20 acres of land in Kansas or Nebraska.
B. It freed them from slavery.
C. It allowed them to move to the northern states, where they didn't have to be slaves.
D. It let them go back to Africa to start a new life.
- 47. Multiple Choice
How much money per month did the average cowboy make in the 19th century?
25 to 40 dollars per month
100 to 150 dollars per month
400 to 500 dollars per month
about 1,000 dollars per month
- 48. Multiple Choice
How did the cowboys know which cows were theirs?
Each cow in a herd has the same number of spots.
The cowboys were on a first-name basis with each cow in their herd.
They put a special ring in their cows' right ear.
The cows were branded with a special symbol to show ownership.
- 49. Multiple Choice
To whom in the American West did the term "cowboy" originally refer?
men who raised cattle on plantations in the American South
men who sold cattle to merchants at ports along the Texas coast
men who sailed cattle up the Mississippi to communities in the north
men who drove cattle from Texas to Kansas along the Chisholm Trail
- 50. Multiple Choice
The first cattle trail was...
The Chisholm Trail
The Great Western Trail
The Texan Trail
- 51. Multiple Choice
African Americans often faced less discrimination because ranchers were not interested in the color of their skin, but they were interested in their ...
skill
age
height
race
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat breed of cattle mainly lived in Texas?LonghornsBrangusBlack AngusBrahma
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