The Western Frontier

This helped ranchers and farmers dig underground for water. What is it?

• windmill
• Oil derrick
• steel plow

Why did ranchers put a brand on their cattle?

• to identify their cattle
• to learn their names
• to keep bandits away

This is built to help wildcatters look for oil underground.  What is it?

• Oil derrick
• Oil change
• oil rig

What kind of fence ended the cattle drive era?

• barbed wire
• Wooden
• chicken wire

What was the purpose of the "cattle drives"?

• to make money from selling their cattle
• to remove diseased cattle
• fool bandits who wanted to steal their herd

Breed of cattle, known for their hardiness and massive horns.

• Longhorn
• Gurnsey 
• Black Angus

Why did so many people move out west?

• Job Oppourtunities
• To own land of their own
• To acquire silver and gold
• all of the above.

What act gave US settlers 160 acres out west if they cultivate the land for 5 years

• Roosevelt Act
• Homestead Act
• New Frontier Act

What Act gave Native Americans 160 acres of land if they assimilated to European American culture and embrace private ownership of land.

• Trail of Tears
• Dawes Act
• Souix/Cherokee Act

Who group of people helped build the transcontinental railroad.  They mostly lived out west in California.

• Irish
• Native Americans
• Chinese