The West, Industry, and the Gilded Age

The last armed conflict between Native Americans and the US Cavalry was

• Sand Creek Massacre
• Gettysburg
• Little Bighorn
• Wounded Knee

After the Civil War, the railroads made the trip  west in a week rather than 3-6 months. This resulted in 

• Native Americans forced onto reservations
• Native Americans defeated the white settlers in battle
• Native Americans were sold into slavery
• settlers shared the land with the Native people

Much of the cowboy culture of the 19th century was heavily influenced by 

• France and Russia
• Mexico and Spain
• Canada
• John Wayne

The Dawes Act tried to save the Natives by 

• moving them to Oklahoma
• making the young men join the army
• paying them fairly for their land
• dividing their land into small plots and making them farmers

A company that dominates a particular industry that tries to end competition is called a 

• foundation
• monopoly
• corporation 
• competitor

A negative aspect of industrialization in America was 

• there were many new jobs created
• work in factories was repetitive and dangerous
• very few factory owners became millionaires
• the number of factories increased steadily between 1860 - 1890

A business organization organized as a corporation is owned by its

• stockholders
• employees
• custodians
• customers

The law that actually forced Native people onto reservations was the 

• Smoot-Hawley Tariff
• Northwest Ordinance
• Treaty of Paris
• Indian Appropriations Act

The Nez Perce leader who led his people on a heroic march toward Canada was

• White Cloud
• Chief Joseph
• Red Bull
• Leaping Reindeer

One of the few victories of the Native people happened in 1876. The Sioux defeated General Custer and the 7th Cavalry. It was known as 

• Battle of the Little Bighorn
• Wounded Knee
• Battle of Fallen Timbers
• Bunker Hill