Chapter 9 U.S. History Vocab Practice

Which act was passed to encourage the construction of a transcontinental railroad?

• Pacific Railway Act

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Union Pacific Act

What is the name of the Native American tribe associated with the Black Hills?

• Sioux

• Cheyenne

• Plains Indians

• Buffalo soldiers

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

• George Armstrong Custer

• Buffalo soldiers

• Sioux

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?

• To divide Native American land into individual plots

• To encourage the construction of railroads

• To provide land for homesteaders

• To establish reservations

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

• Open range

• Long drive

• Ranching

• Sod houses

What was the significance of the Wounded Knee?

• It was the site of a massacre of Native Americans

• It was a major battle in the Indian Wars

• It was a key location for the transcontinental railroad

• It was the location of the Homestead Act signing

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?

• To connect the eastern and western United States

• To provide land to Native Americans

• To establish reservations

• To promote ranching

Which term refers to the soldiers who fought in the Indian Wars?

• Buffalo soldiers

• Cowboys

• Sioux

• Cheyenne