Settling the West Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the term referencing the 160 acres of free land given to any family settling in the west?

• Headright System

• Manifest Destiny

• Homestead Act

• Chisholm Trail

African Americans who moved from the South after reconstruction to places like the north and west were referred to as:

• Abolitionist

• Exodusters

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Carpetbaggers

Which of the following groups of immigrants worked on the railroad:

• Japanese and British

• French and Cuban

• Irish and Chinese

• Russian and Korean

What was the main topic of William Jennings Bryan’s 1896 “Cross of Gold” speech?

• Fighting the growing influence of business trusts

• Coining both gold and silver

• Ending the tax-free status of religious institutions

• Providing federal aid to poor families

All of the following are Populist Party platform ideas EXCEPT:

• Print more greenbacks

• Election of U.S. Senators by popular vote

• Secret ballot to decrease corruption

• No immigration restrictions and 10 hour work day limits

The Grange was an organization created by Oliver Hudson Kelly fighting to protect farmers from which of the following:

• The Government

• The Railroads

• Oil Industry

• Homesteaders

Helen Jackson wrote a book that exposed how poorly Native Americans were treated which was called:

• A Century of Dishonor

• Uncle Tom’s Cabin

• How the Other Half Lives

• The Jungle

All African American regiments who fought against Native Americans effectively were known as:

• Buffalo Soldiers

• 54th Massachusetts Regiment

• Harlem Hellfighters

• Tuskegee Airmen

This famous U.S. Battle is connected to the Ghost Dance, Sitting Bull’s arrest, and 300 unarmed natives killed by the U.S. soldiers:

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Sand Creek Massacre

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Fetterman Massacre

Which of the following was a problem faced by farmers in the late 1800’s?

• Railroad companies charging unfair prices to them

• Farmers were unable to pay back their loans

• Overproduction of agricultural products led to falling farm prices and made it difficult to make a profit.

• All of the above