US History Quiz #3

What happened at Wounded Knee?

• The Sioux massacred the army of General Custer

• US Soldiers slaughtered a group of unarmed men, women and children

• The Cherokee were forced to leave on the Trail of Tears

• Sitting Bull surrendered to the US Cavalry

The Dawes Act of 1887 did what?

• Broke up large Native American tribes by placing their families on small reservations.

• Placed hunting restrictions on bison.

• Moved all the Native Americans to California.

• Placed limits on how much land native Indians could own.

What does “open range” mean?

• Fenced pasture land for cattle.

• Land planted with crops.

• Unfenced country in which livestock can wander freely.

• The practice of shooting buffalo, then opening the carcass to access only the meat.

What best describes the Homestead Act of 1862?

• Broke up Native American lands into small reservations.

• Settlers could claim free land out West as long as they used the land for farming.

• The land was free as long as arriving immigrants agreed to use the land to build factories and create jobs.

• It weakened the railroad unions.

The Grange fought on behalf of farmers to -

• Establish railroad monopolies.

• Reform the way railroad prices were set.

• Force the adoption of a gold standard.

• Support William McKinley for president in 1896.

Why did the occupation of the 'Cowboy' come to an end in the Old West?

• Cowboys on the 'Open Range' were wiped out during the Indian Wars.

• Many Cowboys became vaqueros in Mexico.

• Most Cowboys got pushed aside by arriving settlers.

• The invention of barbed wire closed the open cattle ranges and the occupation of the Cowboy was no longer needed.

This unified the country in 1869, making transportation much easier from coast to coast.

• Oregon Trail.

• Transcontinental Railroad.

• Erie Canal.

• Interstate Highway System

The Railroads were built mostly by these two immigrant groups –

• Chinese and Japanese

• Irish and Italian

• Native Americans and Chinese

• Chinese and Irish

One positive, unifying effect of the railroads was:

• Standardized time zones.

• Equality in pay across all railroad companies.

• The rise of unions.

• Pride in work.

Which of the following resources played a crucial role in industrialization?

• Bison

• Silver

• Corn

• Coal