Ch. 5 Quiz - Changes on the Western Frontier Ver. B

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Great Plains?

• extreme heat

• extreme cold

• grass land

• forest land

Check all that apply. Plains tribes relied on _________ to survive.

• the horse

• the bison

• farming

• weaving

When the Sioux agreed to the Treaty of Fort Laramie, they thought that they . . .

• could still travel into other states and Canada

• they would be moving to Oklahoma

• would still be able to use their traditional hunting grounds

• would be able to keep all of their territories

The significance of the Battle at Little Bighorn is that . . .

• Native Americans were willing to fight to keep their way of life

• Plains warriors could be formidable foes.

• The U.S. Cavalry didn't always win.

• All of these.

• None of these.

Check all that apply.

The Dawes Act failed because . . .

• reservation lands were broken up and sold off. Native Americans actually lost lands they were entitled to.

• people often resist being forced to make drastic changes.

• many tribes went to live in Oklahoma

• the Plains tribes never received any of the money they were promised

True or False?

By 1890, there were fewer than 100 American bison left on the Great Plains.

• True

• False

The American cowboy learned his skills from . . . ?

• the Argentinian gaucho

• the cowboys of the Camargue

• the Hungarian csiskos

• the Mexican vaqueros

__________ ___________ cattle were popular in the West due to ___________________ conditions.

• Texas shorthorn, flooded

• Arizona beef, desert

• Colorado grazing, tall grass

• Texas longhorn, dry

The ___________ made cattle ranching for eastern markets possible.

• pioneer trails

• railroads

• animal migration paths

• Mississippi River

Check all that apply.

An unexpected outcome of the Wild West shows was . . .

• it perpetuated stereotypes of Native Americans

• it played a role in creating a myth/story about what it means to be American

• it gave Sitting Bull a job

• General Custer was also hired to work at the shows.