Chapter 13 Review

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

• It would allow them to profit from the mineral rights on their land.

• It would lower the prices of seed and farm machinery.

• It would put more money in circulation

• It would make the nation's money supply safer.

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

• Few settlers wanted to move West at the time.

• Most of it was taken by people seeking profits.

• The land was too difficult to farm.

• The government put too many restrictions on its use.

Which of the following marked the collapse of Populism?

• The Panic of 1893

• The founding of the Grange

• The "Cross of Gold" speech

• The election of William McKinley

Which of the following was NOT central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800's?

• buffalo

• horse

• extended family

• land ownership

Which of the following was MOST responsible for bringing an end to the era of the wide-open western frontier?

• sheep ranching

• railroad

• bonanza farming

• barbed wire

The law that allowed white settlers to take much of the land set aside for Native Americans was...

• Morrill Act

• Dawes Act

• Homestead Act

The plan that sought to do away with Native Americans' traditional cultures was...

• Exoduster

• Assimilation

• Soddy

• Bimetallism

The slaughter of 300 unarmed Native Americans that marked the end of the Indian wars in 1890 was...

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Dawes Act

• Assimilation

• Sand Creek Massacre

This offered 160 acres of land for free to any head of household...

• Dawes Act

• Morrill Act

• Homestead Act

This provided warmth, but no protection from snakes and insects...

• Bimetallism

• Exoduster

• Soddy

• Bonanza Farm