*UPDATED* Chapter 9 U.S. History Practice

The passage of the Pacific Railway Act would eventually lead to (multiple solutions):

• the collaboration of Irish immigrants and Asian immigrants in the construction of a transatlantic railroad

• the connecting of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads

• the construction of the American navy in the Pacific Ocean

• the renaming of the Central Pacific Railroad to the Pacific Railway

The U.S. Army promised the Sioux tribe the Black Hills in exchange for them sacrificing other lands; this promise

• was broken once the Sioux attacked the U.S. military in violation of the agreement

• was broken once it was discovered that the Black Hills contained gold.

• was kept honorably by the U.S. military

• was broken immediately as an act of U.S. military aggression

Which term refers to the series of conflicts between Native Americans and the United States?

• Indian Wars

• Open range

• Long drive

• Great Plains

Who was the leader of the Nez Perce tribe?

• Chief Joseph

• Tecumseh

• Sitting Bull

• Powhatan

The Dawes Act was contrary to Native American custom because (multiple solutions):

• it divided Native American land into individual plots when the Native Americans were used to sharing their land as a community

• it made Native Americans share their land as a community when Native Americans were used to dividing their land into individual plots

• It forced Native Americans of the Western frontier to be farmers when they were used to living as hunters and gatherers

• It forced Native Americans of the Western frontier to be hunters and gatherers when they were used to living as farmers

Which term refers to the practice of raising cattle on large open areas?

• Open range

• Long drive

• Ranching

• Sod houses

The Battle of Wounded Knee? (multiple solutions)

• was the site of a massacre of Native Americans

• represents the climax of the "Indian Wars"

• mostly killed Lakota women, children, and elderly

• was a reaction to the U.S. military's fear of the Ghost Dance

Which act provided land to settlers willing to farm it for a certain number of years?

• Homestead Act

• Pacific Railway Act

• Dawes Act

• Union Pacific Act

What was the primary purpose of the transcontinental railroad?

• Open the national market by connecting the eastern and western United States

• To increase the efficiency of migration

• To increase the ease of moving the U.S. Army from place to place

• To encourage ranching by making it easier for people to move west

The Native Americans of the Western frontier often faced Black soldiers of the U.S. Army. What was the nickname the native Americans gave to these regiments?

• Sharecroppers

• Cowboys

• Freedmen

• Buffalo Soldiers