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 (a. Dead relatives would return to Earth b. Drought would end and the buffalo would return c. Anglo settlers would disappear in an apocalyptic disaster)

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

How was the transcontinental railroad funded?

Bonds sold to foreign investors

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

Chicago

The Dakota Uprising of 1862 began with what event?

Civil War Era reforms to western Indian policy

The Homestead Act granted official title to160 acre plots of land after how many years of settlement?

Five years

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 explains the popularity of Wild West shows?

The Old West seemed an uncomplicated place where the struggle between right and wrong was clear, unlike modern America which seemed increasingly morally complicated.

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

What was the purpose of Western cattle drives?

To bring cattle to eastern markets, mostly through railroad hubs