Ch 19

What is shown in this picture?

• lode

• vigilante

• travois

• inflation

Which animal was most important to the Plains Indians?

• prairie dog

• cow

• buffalo

• dog

Which is true of mining in the West?

• most prospectors found lodes and became millionaires

• few miners became rich, but many stayed out West permanently

• most miners were women

• miners left the West deserted after the gold ran out

Railroad companies were paid in ___ to build the transcontinental railroad.

• gold

• silver

• land

• Confederate money

Define vigilante.

• Indian scout

• law enforcer

• cattle rancher

• prospector who had lost everything

In the West, where did most large cities develop?

• near gold mines

• along railroads

• along the ocean

• in the Sierra Nevada Moountains

What type of cattle was popular among Texas cattle ranchers?

• Holstein

• Angus

• Longhorn

• Belted Galloway

What were the journeys that cowboys herded cattle from Texas to Kansas cow towns called?

• death marches

• cattle drives

• marathons

• road trips

Why was the Fort Laramie Treaty broken?

• Indians attacked cowboys going through tribal land

• Indians didn't want to stay on the land given to them

• buffalo were killed

• gold was discovered on Indian land

What event was known as "Custer's Last Stand"?

• Massacre at Wounded Knee

• Chivington Massacre

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• the Apache Wars