Unit 1 Pt 1 - Westward Expansion and Populism

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The set of reforms established by the Omaha Platform

• The belief that the US should spread its territory from coast to coast

• The reasoning behind changing the currency backing to bimetallism

• The justification the US government used for Indian Removal

Which of the following is NOT true about Fetterman's Massacre

• Crazy Horse and Sioux ambushed William Fetterman’s troops

• It was a response to the Sandcreek Massacre

• It triggered two years of fighting between the Sioux and US forces

• It was a major victory for the US army

Which battle ended when 300 Sioux were massacred by 7th cavalry signaling the end of the Indian Wars?

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Massacre at Sand Creek

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Fetterman's Massacre

Which of the following ended the open range?

• barbed wire

• drought

• mining

• decrease demand for cattle

What was NOT a stipulation in the Homestead Act?

• You had to be a white male to get the land

• You received 160 acres of land

• You were required to cultivate the land for 5 years

• The land was so cheap it was basically free

Which event involved the U.S. army crushing Comanche resistance on the Southern plains?

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Red River War

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Sand Creek Massacre

Which animal was popular in Texas and on the open range?

• Buffalo

• Long horns

• Horses

• Goat

Who were the Exodusters?

• Women living on the Great Plains

• The Native Americans forced off their land by white settlers

• People who moved west to construct the Transcontinental Railroad

• African Americans who moved West from the post reconstruction South.

Which battle resulted in the fall of Colonel Custer and is also known as Custer's Last Stand?

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Red River War

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Fetterman's Massacre

Which battle was the LAST major victory for the Native Americans?

• Custer's Last Stand/Battle of Little Bighorn

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Fetterman's Massacre

• Red River War