Chapter 13 history review

d. used guns to protect their herd

Most American cowboys a. worked eight hours a day. b. spent a great deal of time fighting Native Americans. c. owned their own horses. d. used guns to protect their herds.

b. ignoring their restrictions

Most Native Americans responded to restrictions placed upon them by the U.S. government by a. abiding by signed treaties. b. ignoring the restrictions. c. moving from their lands d. seeking monetary compensation.

bimetallism

Policy that supporters hoped would place more money in the pockets of ordinary people

William Jennings Bryan

Populist candidate who lost the presidential election of 1896

Oliver Hudson Kelley

Started an organization for farmers that came to be known as the Grange

C. both

The Dawes Act was designed to benefit a. Native American settlers. b. white settlers. c. both native Americans and white d. neither Native Americans nor white settlers.

a. support banks

The Grange did all of the following except a. support the banks. b. support political candidates. c. oppose the railroads. d. oppose the banks.

a. politics

The Mexican vaquero influenced the American cowboy in all of the following areas except a. politics. b. language. c. clothing d. food.

books

The education of Plains Indian children traditionally did not include a. myths. b. examples. c.books d. games

d. encourage white families to develop the West

The intent of the Homestead Act was to a. prevent African Americans from settling in the West. b. settle Native Americans in farming communities. c. make money for the government. d. encourage white families to develop the West.

D. the massacre at wounded knee

What marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the Plains Indians? a. the Treaty of Fort Laramie b. the death of Sitting Bull c. the Sand Creek Massacre d. the massacre at Wounded Knee

horse, buffalo, extended family

What things were central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800's?

b. barbed wire

What was most responsible for bringing an end to the era of the wide-open western frontier? a. the railroad b. barbed wired c. sheep ranching d. bonanza farming

c. a tight money supply

Which of the following did not intensify the debts that Plains farmers had during the late 1800s? a. inflation b. falling prices c. a tight money supply d. a shrinking supply of farm land

C. sand creek massacre

Which of the following events occurred first? A. the Treaty of Fort Laramie B. the death of Sitting Bull C. the Sand Creek Massacre D. the massacre at Wounded Knee

d. the election of William McKinley

Which of the following marked the collapse of Populism? a. the Panic of 1893 b. the founding of the Grange c. the "Cross of Gold" speech d. the election of William McKinley

Chisholm trail

allowed the cattle business to flourish by providing a route to a shipping yard in Abilene, KS

c. the development of the Chisholm

Demand for beef in the East contributed to a. the invention of the cowboy's way of life. b. the end of the long drives. c. the development of the Chisholm Trail. d. the decline of the railroads.

c. former slaves from the South who settled on the Great Plains

Who were the exodusters? a. European immigrants who settled on the Great Plains b. Plains Indians forced onto reservations in the 1800s c. former slaves from the South who settled on the Great Plains d. cowboys who worked long drives in the summer and odd jobs in the winter

a. it would put more money in circulation

Why did Plains farmers in the late 1800's tend to support bimetallism? a. It would put more money in circulation. b. It would make the nation's money supply safer. c. It would lower the prices of seed and farm machinery. d. It would allow them to profit from the mineral rights on their land

C. most of it was taken by people seeking profit

Why did little of the free land offered by the Homestead Act end up being claimed by settlers? a. The land was too difficult to farm. b. Few settlers wanted to move West at the time. c. Most of it was taken by people seeking profits. d. The government put too many restrictions on its use.

A. White settlers began wanting the land on the Plains.

Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as a huge reservation change? a. White settlers began wanting the land on the Plains. b. Native Americans refused to remain on the Plains. c. Native American populations decreased and needed less land. d. The Plains failed to meet the needs of Native American peoples.

b. he had support of the East and midwest

William McKinley won the election of 1896 because a. he campaigned harder than his opponent. b. he had the support of the East and Midwest. c. he delivered the "Cross of Gold" speech. d. he had the backing of the Populist Party

Morrill Act

gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges

the Dawes act

law that allowed white settlers to take much of the land set aside for Native Americans

homestead act

offered 160 acres of land free to any head of household

assimilation

plan that sought to abolish Native Americans' traditional cultures

soddy

provided warmth but no protection from snakes and insects

wounded knee

slaughter of 300 unarmed Native Americans that marked the end of the Indian wars in 1890