YAWP 17
Approximately what percent of early rodeo contestants were women?
10%
When was the peak of the bison slaughter?
1870s
By 1880 roughly how many Chinese immigrants lived in the US
200,000
Roughly how many Native Americans lived in the American West in the late 19th century?
250,000
The Paiute prophet Wovoka promised that which of the following would occur if Indians obeyed his instructions and participated in the ceremony that came to be called the Ghost Dance
All of the above
What was Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis?"
American culture was forged by the struggle between civilized settlers and savage frontier life, giving it a democratic and hardworking spirit
Which city served as the most important railroad hub, connecting the East and the West?
Chicago
The Board of Indian Commissioners
Christianized American Indian Policy
Quanah Parker was a ___________ leader.
Comanche
Married women could file homestead claims?
False
The Homestead Act granted official title to160 acre plots of land after how many years of settlement?
Five years
How was the transcontinental railroad funded?
Grants and loans from the federal government
Most practices and objects associated with American cowboys were modified from ______ ranchers.
Mexican
Which religious group fled west out of the United States and into Mexico?
Mormans
How did President Lincoln respond to the Sioux Uprising
Ordered the execution of 303 by hanging
Which group received more land from the government?
Railroad companies
What economic opportunity drew the most migrants to the West?
Railroad work
What was the purpose of the Dawes General Allotment Act?
Splintered vast Native American reservations into individual family homesteads
What explains the popularity of Wild West shows?
Tapped into anxieties about men losing their masculinity in the "softer" world of factory and office work
What did the United States demand from the Comanche leading to the Red River War?
The United States demanded that the Comanche settle on government reservations
The Dakota Uprising of 1862 began with what event?
The death of five white settlers at the hands of four young Santee men
What was the purpose of Western cattle drives?
To bring cattle to eastern markets, mostly through railroad hubs