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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 ChoiceNative Americans living on the Great Plains relied on which of the following to meet many of their basic needs?CottonDeerBuffaloGold
- 3. 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.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Some settlers moving west did not think the Great Plains were fit for farming because..
only the Spanish and Native 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.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceOne of the primary purposes of the Dawes Act was to..
assimilate Native Americans and turn them into farmers.
rebuild the Native American nations.restore the tribal ownership of land.encourage the Native American population to increase. - 6. Multiple ChoiceThe term "sodbusters" refers to..railroad workers.Great Plains farmers.Oklahomans.cowhands.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceLand set aside for Native Americans to live on.farm cooperativesoonerChisholm Trailreservation
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen the mines ran out in Boom-towns and the people moved on it often created ____________Slow townsSmall townsGhost townsMini towns
- 9. Multiple Choice___________ played a major role in the mining and cattle industry for transportingwagon trainsrailroadstruckstractors
- 10. Multiple Choice
Most farmers on the Great Plains grew ___________ because it could endure the dry conditions
tobacco
barley
wheat
cotton
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following factors contributed to the demise of the open-range system and decreased the need for cowboys?
The use of sod for houses
The invention of barbed wire
The development of railroads
The disappearance of big mining companies
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which was the last major battle between the U.S. Army and American Indians? It turned into a massacre of Native Americans
Wounded Knee
The Little Bighorn
Bull Run
Falling Timbers
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which individual was on the WINNING side of the Battle of the Little Bighorn?Sitting BullGeorge CusterChief JosephJim Thorpe - 14. 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
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