Native American Life and Cattle--Late 19th Century

Which animal provided many of the basic needs of Native Americans and was central to life on the Great Plains?

• Cow

• Buffalo

• Horse

• Fish

Where was George A. Custer killed by a group of Sioux, including Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, in 1876?

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Sand Creek Massacre

• Battle of Little Big Horn

• Red River War

Who authored A Century of Dishonor, exposing the government's many broken promises to the Native Americans?

• George A. Custer

• William McKinley

• Mary Elizabeth Lease

• Helen Hunt Jackson

____ was a plan in which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of the white culture.

• Isolation

• Assimilation

• Coronation

• Canonization

Which 1887 act broke up the Native American reservations and gave 160 acres to each head of household (80 acres to singles), as well as sold the remainder of the land to settlers?

• Dawes Act

• Butler Act

• Morrill Act

• Chisholm Act

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the Battle of Wounded Knee?

• It took place in Wounded Knee, SD, in 1890.

• It brought the Indian Wars to an end.

• It resulted in the slaughter of about 300 unarmed Native Americans.

• It resulted in the end of all Native American customs.

The demand for _____ was skyrocketing in the cities in the late 1800s due to lack of ample supply.

• tobacco

• beef

• corn

• shrimp

What greatly helped open the transportation of cattle to the railroad?

• Chisholm Trail

• Ho Chi Minh Trail

• Ranchero system

• Mestizo scaffold

What Joseph Glidden invention helped bring about the end of the open range?

• Automobile

• Paint

• Barbed wire

• Feeding trough

Cowboys, who were used to the "open range", sometimes called barbed wire __________ wire or rope.

• closed

• devil's

• cattle's

• Joe's