American Yawp, Chapter 17: "The West" Flashcard 2

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What was the purpose of Western cattle drives?

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To bring cattle to eastern markets, mostly through railroad hubs

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SS.912.A.3.4

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

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Mexican

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SS.912.A.3.4

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

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Chicago

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SS.912.A.3.4

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Which group received more land from the government? Options: Homesteading families, Railroad companies, Both received nearly equal an equal amount, Neither group received land from the government

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Homesteading families

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SS.912.A.2.7

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What was the purpose of the Dawes General Allotment Act?

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Splintered vast Native American reservations into individual family homesteads

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SS.912.A.2.7

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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: Dead relatives would return to Earth, Drought would end and the buffalo would return, Anglo settlers would disappear in an apocalyptic disaster, All of the above?

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All of the above

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SS.912.A.2.7

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Approximately what percent of early rodeo contestants were women?

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10%

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SS.912.A.3.4

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What was Frederick Jackson Turner’s “Frontier Thesis? Options: An argument that European socialism had created an opportunity for the United States to create an international empire, American culture was forged by the struggle between civilized settlers and savage frontier life, giving it a democratic and hardworking spirit, The belief that Manifest Destiny was an immoral reading of scripture, All of the above

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American culture was forged by the struggle between civilized settlers and savage frontier life, giving it a democratic and hardworking spirit

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SS.912.A.3.4