lesson 12 - history A

1. What innovation contributed to the ending of ‘open range’ grazing?

• A. Harvester

• B. Barbed wire

• C. Steel Plow

• D. Bridle

2. What event led to a flood of settlers moving into the Black Hills region in the 1870s?

• A. Availability of former Native American lands

• B. Discovery of gold

• C. Discovery of silver

• D. Religious revival

3. Which is true of European immigrants living locations in the 1800s?

• A. They lived in communities that had similar religious but different ethnic backgrounds.

• B. They lived in well established communities and tried to assimilate.

• C. They lived in communities with similar religious and ethnic backgrounds.

• D. They moved to the West in search of land as quickly as possible.

4. Where did the American Indian Wars end ?

• A. Cluster’s Last Stand,

• B. Wounded Knee Massacre

• C. Fetterman Massacre 

• D. Battle of the Black Hills

5. After the Civil War, what did the United States focus on?

• A. Finally ending slavery

• B. Closing its borders to immigrants

• C. Improving the governance of its territories

• D. Discouraging settlement out West

6. How did ‘yellow journalism’ affect the public’s perception of the Spanish-American War ?

• A. It was written by college students, so only young adults followed the war.

• B. It sensationalized the event, which created public outage.

• C. It had no affect on the public’s perception.

• D. It only reported well-known facts, which caused the public to be disinterested in the war.

7. Which event directly contributed to the Great Sioux War of 1876?

• A. The US government moving its army into Missouri.

• B. The US government ordering the Lakota to return to reservations in the dead of winter.

• C. The US government paying the Lakota for their lands.

• D. The US government assassinating the Lakota chief.

8. What was considered ‘Seward’s Folly’?

• A. US purchase of Washington DC

• B. US purchase of Oregon from Russia

• C. US purchase of Alaska from Russia

• D. US purchase of Hawaii

9. Which of the following was NOT including in the Treaty of Paris (1898)?

• A. Cuba was free to seek its independence as a protectorate of the United States.

• B. The Philippines were sold to the United States for $20 million.

• C. Spain was given Mexico to compensate for the loss of Cuba.

• D. The US gained the Pacific territory of Guam and the Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico.

10. What was the Exodus of 1879?

• A. Mass movement of African Americans from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas.

• B. Mass movement of African Americans from states along Kansas to the Mississippi River region.

• C. Mass movement of Native Americans from states along Kansas to the Mississippi River region.

• D. Mass movement of Native Americans from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas.