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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 2 pts
What is a Homestead?
A grant that gave states land that they sold to fund the building of mechanical and agricultural schools like LSU.
A plot of land (160 acres) that was given to settlers under the Homestead Act. Settlers had to upkeep and farm the land for 5 years and then they could apply for the deed to the land.
A type of mining that required very simple tools to extract surface minerals like gold and silver
People who took care of and drove cattle to be shipped and processed. Once railroads expanded, cowboys were not needed as much.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Describe farmers and farming in the West.
Barbed wire was created to keep grazing animals in or out of an area. This led to the end of cattle drives and open grazing.
A plot of land (160 acres) that was given to settlers under the Homestead Act. Settlers had to upkeep and farm the land for 5 years and then they could apply for the deed to the land.
There was no proof that Plessy was not provided with accommodations equal to those of the white passengers on board the train, therefore segregation was allowable
Many people came to the west after being given land through the Homestead Act and farmed that land. Farms first started out as small family farms and then developed into Bonanza farms owned by companies. As more settlers moved in, Native Americans grew upset which caused conflict with Native Americans.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 2 pts
What was the Morrill Land Grant of 1862? What Louisiana University did it create?
What was the Morrill Land Grant of 1862? What Louisiana University did it create?
A grant that gave states land that they sold to fund the building of mechanical and agricultural schools like LSU.
Belief that African Americans would help end racial discrimination by advancement through education, work, and community activism
Right to vote
A grant that gave states land that they sold to fund the building of mechanical and agricultural schools like LSU.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 2 pts
What is placer mining?
What is placer mining?
A type of mining that required very simple tools to extract surface minerals like gold and silver
Free people of color in New Orleans often had a mixed racial heritage and enjoyed more freedom in their businesses and social interactions
14th
Cultural Change
Technological Innovation
Technological Innovation
Political Policy
Railroads
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What new technology during this time required the standardization of time?
What new technology during this time required the standardization of time?
Cultural Change
Political Policy
Railroads
Technological Innovation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 2 pts
Explain the importance of Barbed Wire in the American West.
Taking over another company that operates at the same level of the value chain. Both companies offer similar (if not the same) goods and services, and deal with a similar customer base.
A single company controls of an entire market or specific resource/good
Economic success would come to those that worked hard and were competent
Called for the government to set up warehouses, farmers could store their crops when prices were low, get low interest loans to buy seed, than sell when prices rose and pay off loans
Was created to keep grazing animals in or out of an area. This led to the end of cattle drives and open grazing.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 2 pts
Who are the Cowboys and how is their way of life related to the railroad?
Who are the Cowboys and how is their way of life related to the railroad?
African Americans who fled the violence in the south after Reconstruction for a better life.
People who took care of and drove cattle to be shipped and processed. Once railroads expanded, cowboys were not needed as much.
Women in the west had the right to vote, women in the east did not, women in the west were encouraging women in the east to fight for suffrage
Free people of color in New Orleans often had a mixed racial heritage and enjoyed more freedom in their businesses and social interactions
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