Settling the West

What was the name of the agreement between the United States government and the Sioux tribe that guaranteed the Black Hills to the Sioux tribe, "as long as the grass grows and river flows"?

• Treaty of Fort Laramie 1868

• Indian Removal Act of 1830

• Indian Appropriations Act of 1851

• Homestead Act

What is the name of the law that established the "reservation system" to remove tribes from lands in the west and open up areas for American settlement?

• Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868

• Indian Appropriations Act of 1851

• Indian Removal Act of 1830

• Homestead Act of 1862

What is the name of the major community from the Montana gold strike of 1862?

• Comstock Lode

• Pikes Peak

• Klondike

• Bannack

Who was the American general in charge of the Indian removal and treaty making process?

• Nelson A. Miles

• Phillip Sheridan

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

Who is responsible for creating the Ghost Dance?

• Joseph

• Sitting Bull

• Wovoka

• Crazy Horse

Who was the leader of the Nez Perce tribe that spoke to Congress and President Hayes in 1879 regarding Indian and U.S. relations?

• Joseph

• Sitting Bull

• Wovoka

• Crazy Horse

A community that quickly springs up due to sudden prosperity

• Boomtown

• Ghost Town

• XIT

• Comstock Lode

What was the name of the major gold strike in Alaska and the Yukon in 1896?

• Comstock Lode

• Klondike

• Pikes Peak

• Black Hills

Who was the leader of the Sioux tribe at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?

• Joseph

• Wovoka

• Sitting Bull

• Geronimo

What was the name of the largest cattle ranch of the Open Range era that was split between Texas and Montana?

• BLT Ranch

• Goodnight Ranch

• XIT Ranch

• King Ranch