Social Studies

Where did boomtowns form?

• Near mining sites

• On the sides of railroads

• Near river ports

• Factories for explosives

Who used dry farming?

• Vaqueros

• Homesteaders

• Progressives

• American soldiers

What was the name for Hispanic cowhands in the West?

• Socialists

• Spaniards

• Homesteaders

• Vaqueros

What political party was led by Eugene Debs?

• Democrat party

• Populist party

• Socialist party

• Republican party

How did the National Grange help farmers in the 1800s?

• Hosted gatherings for farmers to get together

• Set up cooperative stores for farmers to buy and sell at

• Helped new farmers start their businesses

• All of the above

Who supported free silver and unsuccessfully ran for president in 1896?

• Booker T. Washington

• William Jennings Bryan

• Henry Bessemer

• Grover Cleveland

What territory was bought by the US from Russia in 1867?

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Panama

• Philippines

Who sent the Zimmerman note?

• Mrs. Zimmerman

• Austria-Hungary

• Japan

• Germany

Which amendment allowed the US government to tax peoples' income?

• 19th

• 17th

• 16th

• 18th

What US senator opposed the League of Nations?

• William McKinley

• William Howard Taft

• Henry Bessemer

• Henry Cabot Lodge