USHC Unit 3 Section 4 #2 - Wilson HS

What was the "open range"?

• Millions of acres of public lands utilized for cattle grazing

• The lands set aside for the Native Americans

• Term used to identify the largely uninhabited areas of the Rocky Mountains

• Public land opened to citizens to acquire fossil fuels and other mineral resources

Why did many consider the "frontier" to be closed at the end of the 19th century?

• The Native American threat had been finally resolved by the government

• The railroad now provided access to all parts of the United States

• There was no longer any large tracts of uninhabited land in the country

• Agricultural lands were no longer needed as the country focused only on industry

What is the term for the lands where Native Americans were forced to live by the federal government?

• Commune

• Internment Camp

• Reservation

• Open Range

Which of the following was NOT a way in which the United States exploited the Native Americans in the West?

• Placed Native Americans in concentration camps

• Forced Native Americans to live on government created reservations

• Utilized the military to police and intimidate the Native Americans

• Frequently broke treaties previously established with the Native Americans

The American destruction of what animal crippled the Native Americans in the late 19th century?

• Bear

• Bison

• Deer

• Moose

Who were the African American soldiers who served in the West to control Native Americans, capture cattle thieves, and to protect people migrating westward?

• Black Panthers

• Guardian Angels

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Redtails

What was the Native American battle in which the Sioux massacred the Colonel Custer's 5th Cavalry, increasing the tense relationship between the Native Americans and American military?

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Battle of Fallen Timbers

• Battle of Tippecanoe

• Battle of Little Bighorn

What banned Native American ceremony, that resumed in the late 19th century, was viewed as a threat by Native Americans to the people of the West?

• Vision Quest

• Ghost Dance

• Sun Dance

• Hopi Snake Dance

What was the Native American battle in which the American military slaughtered dozens of innocent Native Americans, bringing about an end to the Indian Wars and demise of Native Americans?

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Battle of Fallen Timbers

• Battle of Tippecanoe

• Battle of Little Bighorn

What legislation passed by the federal government forced the assimilation of the Native Americans through the breaking up of the reservations and the establishment of citizenship of the Native Americans?

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Pacific Railway Act

• Native American Exclusion Act

• Dawes Act