8.92-8.98 TN Standards Test Review

In the late 1800's, where would an American women most likely find the highest degree of equality and opportunity?

• western states

• southern urban areas

• northern cities

• rural farm towns

What happened at Wounded Knee in 1890?

• A group of Native Americans were massacred by the U.S. Army.

• A small army of American settlers launched an attack on the U.S. army.

• A group of settlers were attacked by a tribe of Sioux Indians.

• A peace negotiation took place between the federal government and the Sioux.

What was the reaction of Plains Indians to white settlement in the late 1800's?

• They lobbied Congress for a larger land allocation.

• They often violently opposed the loss of their land.

• They happily adapted to the lifestyle of whites.

• They felt that the government was fair to them.

Between 1860 & 1890, what happened to most Native Americans living in the west?

• They were given land to farm.

• They took jobs building the railroad.

• They were forced on to reservations

• They assimilated into American culture.

Which act did Native Americans lose land as more settlers came west to take advantage of free land provided by the government.

• Pacific Railway Act

• Dawes Severalty Act

• Homestead Act

• Emancipation Proclamation Act

What act did Native American lose their culture and traditions as they were confined to reservations and forced to farm as a way to assimilate?

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Severalty Aact

• Pacific Railway Act

• Emancipation Proclamation

How did completion of the transcontinental railroad impact the buffalo population in the U.S.?

• More tourists led to a push for environmental protections.

• Many of the animals that buffalo preyed upon disappeared when the trains arrived.

• Railroad owners paid hunters to poach buffalo that threatened their rails.

• Buffalo migrated to Canada.

Which Native American chief made the famous statement, "I will fight no more forever."

• Sitting Bull

• Red Cloud

• Crazy Horse

• Chief Joseph

Which is true about farming on the Great Plains in the late 1800's?

• Trees had to be cleared from the land for cattle to graze.

• New technology helped farmers adapt to the environment.

• Many settlers relied on immigrant sharecroppers to help with the farming.

• The plantation system used in the South was adapted.

How did the passage of the Homestead Act impact people living in the South?

• It opened up trade with China and weakened the southern economy.

• It promised them free land in the West, inspiring a migration out of the South.

• It protected American agriculture and helped the southern economy stabilize.

• It gave tax breaks to northern businesses, inspiring industries to leave the South.