OK History Chapter 9 Quiz

What act in 1862 began the process of building railroads?

• Pacific Railway Act

• Homestead Act

• Morrill Act

• Land Grant Act

What act in 1862 began the process of building telegraph lines?

• Pacific Railway Act

• Homestead Act

• Morrill Act

• Land Grant Act

What is a Choctaw term for “red people” that was the name for the new government among the tribes?

• Oklahoma

• Muscogee

• Chickasaw

• Oklahoma

Who was the leader of the Cheyenne Tribe during the Civil War?

• Black Kettle

• Sitting Bull

• Crazy Horse

• Geronimo

What did Chief Black Kettle do with the Cheyenne Tribe after they were attacked during the Sand Creek Massacre?

• Surrendered to the U.S. Army

• Moved them to a reservation in Kansas

• Retaliated against the attackers

• Moved them to a reservation in Indian Territory

What fort was established to protect wagon trains along the Cimarron Route of the Santa Fe Trail and was abandoned in 1865?

• Fort Nichols

• Fort Larned

• Fort Dodge

• Fort Lyon

The site of a treaty to encourage Plains tribes to become farmers was:

• Medicine Lodge, Kansas

• Medicine Lodge, Oklahoma

• Fargo, Oklahoma

• Fox, Oklahoma

What was established to keep supplies for Sheridan’s Winter Campaign ready and later became Fort Supply?

• Camp Supply

• Camp Resource

• Fort Cobb

• Fort Gibson

Where was Chief Black Kettle killed?

• Battle of Sand Creek

• Battle of the Washita

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Battle of Wounded Knee

In what battle was food, shelter, and horses destroyed in order to pressure Indians onto reservations?

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Battle of the Washita

• Battle of Soldier Spring