THE WESTERN FRONTIER UNIT TEST

The Central Pacific line started in:

• Sacramento, California

• Omaha, Nebraska

The railroad affected the life of every American:

• TRUE

• FALSE

Cowboys adopted the techniques and clothing of the ____________________.

• Gauchos

• Vaqueros

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE CATTLE THE SPANISH BROUGHT WITH THEM?

• Longhorn

• Black Angus

WHAT WERE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES COWBOYS FACED ON THE LONG DRIVES?

• Native American attacks, disease, and lack of resources

• Stampedes, rustlers, discrimination, and

  extreme weather

HOW DID THE RAILROADS HELP THE CATTLE INDUSTRY?

• The cattle could be loaded onto trains in Missouri for

  shipment south and west.

• The cattle could be loaded onto trains in Missouri for

  shipment north and east.

WHAT WAS THE HOMESTEAD ACT?

• Passed in 1862, it opened up the land for any vigilantes who wanted to farm it.

• Passed in 1862, it opened up the land for any homesteaders that wanted to farm it.

WHAT THREE GROUPS DID FARMERS BLAME FOR THEIR PROBLEMS?

• population growth, too much food, and lower prices

• the railroad companies, eastern manufacturers, and bankers

WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME THE

PRICE OF WHEAT DROPPED?

• Farmers’

  expenses

  remained high.

• Demand for wheat and increased.

WHAT KIND OF ORGANIZATION WAS THE GRANGE?

• It provided social services and set up cost cutting cooperatives for Native Americans

• it provided social services and set up cost cutting cooperatives for farmers