American Yawp Chapter 17

Approximately what percent of early rodeo contestants were women?

10%

What economic opportunity drew the most migrants to the West?

Access to land for agriculture

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 explains the popularity of Wild West shows?

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

How did President Lincoln respond to the Sioux Uprising?

Attempted to commute the sentences of captured Indians in order to maintain peace

Which city served as the most important railroad hub, connecting the East and the West?

Chicago

The Homestead Act granted official title to 160 acre plots of land after how many years of settlement?

Five years

How was the transcontinental railroad funded?

Grants and loans from fed gov

Most practices and objects associated with American cowboys were modified from ______ ranchers

Mexican

Which group received more land from the government?

Railroad companies

What was the purpose of the Dawes General Allotment Act?

Splintered vast Native American reservations into individual family homesteads

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