West/Natives/Populism

How did the passage of the Dawes Act of 1887

affect American Indians?

• it attempted to assimilate them into

  mainstream American culture

• it forced their removal from areas east of

  the Mississippi River

• it started a series of Indian wars on the

  Great Plains

• it supported their cultural traditions

Which one of the following would be considered

a pull factor for white settlers to move West?

• Dawes Severalty Act

• Ghost Dance

• Oklahoma Land Rush

• Wounded Knee

What was a goal of the Grange, Farmer’s

Alliance and Populist movements?

• enable big business to expand without

  government interference

• expand rights for African Americans

• help western farmers fight unjust economic

  practices

• provide support for the banking industry

Which best describes the major change

brought about by the widespread use of barbed

wire?

• Decline of windmills.

• Decline in cattle ranching

• End of the open range

• Increase in boundary disputes

Which best explains why the Interstate

Commerce Act was passed?

• The bankers and railroads were losing money.

• The farmers felt victimized by bankers and

  railroads.

• The Morrill Land-Grant Act had failed

• The transcontinental railroad had just been

  completed.

Which of the following terms describes the

attempt made by the government to have Indians

adopt the American culture through the

enforcement of the Dawes Severalty Act?

• Assimilation

• Ghost Dance

• Nativism

• Reservation System

Which of the following would be an example of

a push factor?

• The Homestead Act

• The Comstock Lode

• Racial Discrimination

• Discovery of gold in California

What was one major weakness of the Farmer’s

Alliances?

• they did not accept African American farmers.

• they did not form farmers cooperatives.

• they made absolutely no gains.

• None of the above.

The Omaha Platform was the outline of beliefs

for which of the following groups?

• Nez Perce

• Sioux

• The Grange

• Populists

Which of the following led to Native

Americans believing that buffalo would return and

white settlers would leave their lands?

• Buffalo Rides

• Buffalo Hunts

• Ghost Dance

• Little Big Horn