chapter 2 quiz

In the early 1800s, Americans did not think cattle ranches on the Great Plains were practical because

• eastern cattle could not survive on tough prairie grasses

• there was no demand for beef in the eastern states

• there was not enough grass to support large cattle herds

• wagon trains had stripped the land of needed resources

The "long drive" was when

• cowboys herded cattle hundred of miles to a railroad line

• Lewis and Clark mapped their journey to the Pacific Ocean

• Native Americans traveled on the forced westward migration

• wagon trains traveled through the Rocky Mountains

What effect did the use of barbed wire to fence off land on the open range have on cattle ranching?

• It harmed cattle, reducing the number that made it to market

• It blocked cattle trails, making it difficult to get cattle to market

• It prevented cattle from finding food, reducing the number of cattle that survived each year

• It required too much effort to maintain, so ranchers abandoned their ranches

In the 1890s, some farmers tried to survive by mortgaging all their land because

• a glut of wheat on the world market caused prices to drop

• A series of floods destroyed several years of crops

• prices for wheat dropped when demand for corn grew

• They needed money to grow cotton instead of wheat

After one deposits near the surface dwindled, mining corporations began using

• placer mining

• quartz mining

• strip mining

• tunnel mining

People using the phrase "Pikes Peak or Bust!" were

• cattle ranchers

• dry farmers

• gold miners

• mountain climbers

Which of the following was a hardship faced by settlers on the Great Plains

• flooding

• plague

• prairie fires

• too many trees

Before the Sand Creek Massacre, the Cheyenne had come to Fort Lyon to

• attack

• defend their land

• negotiate

• surrender

the confrontation at Wounded Knee occurred because the chief's followers

• continued hunting buffalo

• left their reservation

• performed a ritual

• raided nearby farms

Many Mexican Americans lost their lands in the West because

• American courts would not recognize Spanish land grants

• Mexican courts forced them to sell to American settlers

• They decided to leave the area before new settlers arrived

• They fought against U.S. troops during the War with Mexico