Chapter 11 - Settling the West
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11th Grade
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Chris Koletzky
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The “long drive” was when
cowboys herded cattle hundreds of miles to a railroad line.
cowboys herded cattle hundreds of miles to a circus.
Native Americans traveled on their forced westward migration.
wagon trains traveled through the Rocky Mountains.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What effect did the use of barbed wire to fence off land on the open range have on cattle ranching?
It harmed cattle, reducing the number that made it to market.
It blocked cattle trails, making it difficult to get cattle to market.
It prevented cattle from finding food, reducing the number of cattle that survived each year.
It required too much effort to maintain, so ranchers abandoned their ranches.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the 1890s, some farmers tried to survive by mortgaging their land because
a glut of wheat on the world market caused prices to drop.
a series of floods destroyed several years of crops.
prices for wheat dropped when demand for corn grew.
they needed money to grow cotton instead of wheat.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After ore deposits near the surface dwindled, mining corporations began using
placer mining.
quartz mining.
strip mining.
tunnel mining.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
People using the phrase “Pikes Peak or Bust!” were
cattle ranchers.
dry farmers.
gold miners.
mountain climbers.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was a hardship faced by settlers on the Great Plains?
flooding
plague
too many trees
prairie fires
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Before the Sand Creek Massacre, the Cheyenne had come to Fort Lyon to
attack.
defend their land.
negotiate.
surrender.
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