HISTORY FINAL (chapter 16)
the homestead act provided
160 acres of free land within the public domain to any head of household
according to the excerpt, the purpose of the dawes act which assigned 160-acre homesteads to individual indians, was to
force indians to farm and assimilate
which of the following was an indictment of government policy toward the native americans
helen hunt jacksons a century of dishonor
which of the following most directly contributed to the encroachment of white settlement
homestead act
two groups of immigrants figured prominently in the hard work of laying track for the railroad. which two groups were these?
irish and chinese
which of the following most clearly describes the dawes severalty act of 1887
it terminated tribal ownership of most reservation land, allocated some parcels to individual indians, and opened the remainder to white settlement
which of the following stimulated the western cattle industry
railroads and a population increase in the eastern us
crucial to opening the great plains to large scale agriculture was
significant improvements in transportation and in farm technology
the excerpts reference to an indian messiah most directly reflects which of the following developments
the ghost dance movement
tensions over fencing land caused conflicts in new mexico between mexicanos and newly arriving whites. all of the following were reasons for that conflict EXCEPT
there was not enough land available
which of the following most directly reflects the secretary of interiors goals for teaching the english language to indians
to undercut tribal culture and civilize them
the united states' policy toward the Native American changed dramatically with the passage in 1887 of the dawes severalty act, which
wiped out tribal ownership of property
all of the following were new inventions, developments, or farming techniques that made the late 19th century settlement of the great plains possible EXCEPT
wooden plows
all of the following contributed to the decline of open range cattle ranching except
federal recognition..
sand creek was the scene of
an unprovoked massacre of cheyenne indians
which of the following was perhaps the greatest native american victory over the united states army
battle of little big horn
three of the four following statements describe the impact of the transcontinental railroad system EXCEPT
cities without railroads were able to become vibrant and sustain themselves
two elements that were important to both small and large cattlemen were the branding iron and barbed wire. all of the following statements support that importance EXCEPT
conflict over land ownership was not solved by branding or barbed wire
the chisholm trail, the western trail, and the goodnight losing trails were all cut for the purpose of
driving herds of cattle to railhead towns
like other parts of the west. the cattle range was
ethnically diverse