Ch. 13 The Plains Indians and Western Expansion Flashcard

Front

Which of the following marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the Plains Indians? the Treaty of Fort Laramie, the death of Sitting Bull, the Sand Creek Massacre, the massacre at Wounded Knee

Back

the massacre at Wounded Knee

Front

Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as a huge reservation change?

Back

White settlers began wanting the land on the Plains.

Front

Why did little of the free land offered by the Homestead Act end up being claimed by settlers?

Back

The land was too difficult to farm.

Front

Which of the following was most responsible for bringing an end to the era of the wide-open western frontier? the railroad, barbed wire, sheep ranching, bonanza farming

Back

the railroad

Front

Why did Plains farmers in the late 1800s tend to support bimetallism?

Back

It would put more money in circulation.

Front

Which of the following marked the collapse of Populism? Options: the Panic of 1893, the founding of the Grange, the “Cross of Gold” speech, the election of William McKinley

Back

the election of William McKinley

Front

Most Native Americans responded to restrictions placed upon them by the U.S. government by

Back

abiding by signed treaties.

Front

Most American cowboys

Back

used guns to protect their herds.

Front

The intent of the Homestead Act was to

Back

encourage white families to develop the West.

Front

The Grange did all of the following except: support the banks, support political candidates, oppose the railroads, oppose the banks.

Back

support the banks.