Miners, Ranchers, & Native Americans

People flocked to the west because

• There were new opportunities to get rich from minerals.

• An opportunity to get cheap land

• Many wanted independence to become a rancher or farmer.

• All of the above.

Boomtowns faced many problems which included

• Most of the minerals were used up after a certain time.

• They were rowdy places.

• Vigilance Committees hunted down criminals in unlawful ways.

• All of the above

Hydraulic mining created environmental problems that led Congress to pass a law stating companies had to store the sediment in a certain place.

• True

• False

The cattle industry

• led beef prices to go down after the Civil War

• was adopted mainly by Native Americans

• created an open range where ranchers rounded up thousands of cattle after the Civil War

• All of the above

With the increase of new settlers out west

• Some Latinos welcomed the increased economic activity.

• Many Latinos lost their land to ranchers.

• Suffered diminished social status.

• All of the above.

Which of the following is not true about the Homestead Act?

• A homesteader can claim up to 160 acres of land.

• A homesteader can receive the legal title to it living there for only one year.

• You had to pay a small registration fee to file for a homestead.

• All of the above.

One new farming method to plant seeds deep in the ground was called

• Dry farming

• Slash and burn agriculture

• Bonanza farming

• Landscaping

How did farmer fall on hard times during the late 1800's?

• Drought destroyed many of the crops.

• The banks closed most farms in the Great Plains.

• The price of wheat rose heavily.

• All of the above

Many settlers broke treaties with the Native Americans causing them to relocate to other territories.

• True

• False

Which of the following was not a bloody conflict between Native Americans and white settlers?

• Red Cloud's War

• Sank Creek Massacre

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• All of the above were conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers