Chapter 15 US History

Native American civilizations were threatened by

Diseases introduced by white settlers.

Which of the following caused serious conflict among various groups of people in the West.

Ethnic and economic tensions.

How did new railroads benefit western cattle ranchers?

It provided a way to transport meat to eastern markets.

Which of the following most accurately describes agriculture in the South after the Civil War?

It was dominated by cotton.

Cash Crop

A crop grown not for its own use but to be sold for cash.

Transcontinental Railroad

A rail link between the East and West.

Vigilante

A self-appointed enforcer of the law.

Reservation

A specific area set aside by the U.S. government for the use of Indians.

Open Range

A system by which branded cattle were allowed to graze freely on unfenced property.

Which of the following accurately describes the effects of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments on the lives of Southerners?

Black Southerners had more political and economic freedom.

What was a central goal of Henry Grady's idea for a New South?

Developing industry.

Wich of the following best describes the lives of typical western homesteaders in the late 1800s?

Difficult and Lonely.

Homestead Act

Legislation that provided farm plots for people willing to live on and develop the land for five years.

Which of the following revoked Southern blacks' vicil rights?

Local and state laws.

The open-range system of raising livestock was originally developed by

Mexican vaqueros.

The first great boom in teh West was spurred by

Mining.

What was one effect on the conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers?

Over time, Native Americans lost the ability to effectively resist white settlement.

How did railroads infulence the growth of western territories?

Railroads spurred the foundation and expansion of towns along the western rail route.

In contrast to white settlers, Native Americans viewed nature as

Sacred.

Homesteaders on the plains usually built homes of

Sod.

How did Southern blacks lose rights in the years after the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments?

Some white Southerners used state legislation, segregation, and violence to limit the freedoms of blacks.

Starting in the mid 1800s, hoards of people traveled to the West out of a desire to

Strike it rich by finding gold or silver.

Which of the following threatened the livelihoods of Southern farmers?

The Boll weevil.

The assimilation of Native Americans was a goal of

The Dawes General Allotment Act.

Civil Rights Act of 1875

The legislation that gave black citizens the right to ride trains and use other public facilities.

Which of the following was an effect of the transcontinental railroad?

The population of the West increased.

Little Big Horn

The site of a victory by Indians led by Crazy Horse over 250 soldiers led by General George Custer.

Wounded Knee

The site where over 100 fleeing Indians were killed by US troops.

How did the U.S. government respond to attacks by Sioux Indians in eastern Minnesota?

They pushed the Sioux into the Dakotas.

Which of the following best describes Native Americans' situation at the end of the Indian Wars?

They were forced to move west or north to live on reservations.

Assimilate

To absorb into the culture of a population or group.

Why was the Farmers' Alliance formed in the 1870s?

To negotiate lower prices for supplies.

The Ku Klux Klan

Used violence and intimidation.