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