Part 1 Review: Chapter 13: US History

Based on the Homestead Act, what was required to gain ownership of federal land?

• Paying a nominal fee to the government

• Cultivating the land for five years

• Serving in the U.S. military

• Constructing a home and barn within one year

What was the primary purpose of the Morrill Act?

• To encourage settlers to move West

• To create land-grant colleges focused on agricultural and mechanical education

• To redistribute land from railroads to individual farmers

• To subsidize the construction of the transcontinental railroad

According to the passage, why did the Populists support the coining of silver?

• To reduce national debt

• To create jobs for silver miners

• To raise farm prices and ease farmers’ debts

• To ensure equal wealth distribution

What was a key grievance of farmers in the late 19th century?

• High tariffs on imported goods

• Low wages for farm laborers

• High freight rates charged by railroads

• Lack of access to modern farming equipment

What did the Supreme Court rule in Munn v. Illinois (1877)?

• States could regulate grain storage rates

• The federal government alone could regulate railroads

• Railroads were exempt from state laws

• Farmers could set their own prices for crops

What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act?

• To return lands to Native American tribes

• To assimilate Native Americans into white culture

• To preserve Native American cultural practices

• To establish reservations

What event marked the end of significant armed resistance by Native Americans on the Great Plains?

• The Battle of Little Bighorn

• The Sand Creek Massacre

• The Massacre at Wounded Knee

• The Treaty of Fort Laramie

How did the destruction of the buffalo affect Plains Indians?

• It increased their reliance on farming

• It destroyed their primary source of food, clothing, and shelter

• It encouraged them to adopt European livestock practices

• It led to increased migration to the East Coast

What was a direct result of the Panic of 1893?

• An economic boom in the West

• Increased prices for agricultural products

• The collapse of thousands of businesses and banks

• Greater investment in railroads

What was one long-term impact of the Populist Party's platform?

• Introduction of the Gold Standard

• Establishment of federal income tax and direct election of senators

• Repeal of the Interstate Commerce Act

• Decline of labor unions