WorksheetsTopic 3 Vocabulary Quizizz
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Reservation
Specific area set aside by the federal government for the Indian's use
the action of reserving something.
to adopt the culture and civilization of the dominant group in a society
an organization of farmers who joined to learn about new farming techniques, to call for the regulation of railroad and grain elevator rates, and to prompt the establishment of the ICC
Sand Creek Massacre
1864 incident in which Colorado militia killed a camp of unarmed Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians
1876 battle in which the Sioux defeated U.S. troops led by Colonel George Custer
1890 confrontation between U.S. cavalry and the Sioux that marked the end of Indian resistance in the Ghost Dance War
1887 law that dived reservation land into private family plots
Sitting Bull
Sioux chief respected as a fighter and spiritual leader
leader of the Nez Perces who surrendered after trying to lead a group if Indian refugees to Canada
a Minnesota farmer and businessman who organized the Grange
a legendary Cheyenne warrior
Battle of the Little Big Horn
1876 battle in which the Sioux defeated U.S. troops led by Colonel George Custer
1864 incident in which Colorado militia killed a camp of unarmed Cheyened and Arapaho Indians
1890 confrontation between U.S. cavalry and the Sioux that marked the end of Indian resistance in the Ghost Dance War
specific area set aside by the federal government for the Indians' use
Chief Joseph
leader of the Nez Perces who surrednered after trying to lead a group of Indian refugees to Candada
Sioux chief respected as a fighter and spiritual leader
leader of the Cheyenne and a legendary warrior
creator of the Populist Party
Wounded Knee
1890 confrontation between U.S. cavalry and the Sioux that marked the end of Indian resistance in the Ghost Dance War
1864 incident in which Colorado militia killed a camp of unarmed Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians
1876 battle in which the Sioux defeated U.S. troops led by Colonel George Custer
1887 law that divided reservation land into private family plots
Assimilate
To adopt the culture and civilization of the dominant group in a society
specific area set aside by the federal government for the Indian's use
self-appointed law enforcer
system in which ranters did not fence in their property , allowing cattle to roam and graze freely
Dawes General Allotment Act
1887 law that divided reservatioin land into private family plots
1862 law in which the government offered farm plots of 160 acress to anyone willing to live on the land for five years, dig a well, and build a road
a law passed in 1883 that established a Civil Service Commission which wrote a civil service exam
a political party formed in 1892 on a platform of silver coinage, government ownership of the railroads, and fighting the corrupt and unresponsive elite
Specific area set aside by the federal government for the Indian's use
Reservation
Assimilate
Spoils System
Open Range System
1864 incident in which Colorado militia killed a camp of unarmed Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians
Sand Creek Massacre
Red River War
Battle of the Little Big Horn
Wounded Knee
Sioux chief respected as a fighter and spiritual leader
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Chief Joseph
Red Cloud
1876 battle in which the Sioux defeated U.S. troops led by Colonel George Custer
Battle of the Little Big Horn
Wounded Knee
Sand Creek Massacre
Red River War
leader of the Nez Perces who surrednered after trying to lead a group of Indian refugees to Candada
Chief Joseph
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Red Cloud
1890 confrontation between U.S. cavalry and the Sioux that marked the end of Indian resistance in the Ghost Dance Wa
Wounded Knee
Sand Creek Massacre
Battle of the Little Big Horn
Red River War
To adopt the culture and civilization of the dominant group in a society
Assimilate
Sell out
Vigilante
Reservation
1887 law that divided reservatioin land into private family plots
General Allotment Act
Open Range System
Homestead Act
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Vigilante
Self-appointed law enforcer
African-Americans who migrated from the South to the West after the Civil War
a group of Mexican Americans living in New Mexico who attempted to protect their land and way of life from encroachment by white landowners
a political party formed in 1892 on a platform of silver coinage, government ownership of the railroads, and fighting the corrupt and unresponsive elite
Transcontinental Railroad
rail link between the eastern and western United States
rail link between the northern and southern United States
rail link between Canada and Mexico
rail link between the North American and South American continents
Land Grant
Land given by the federal government for the building of railroads
a specific area of land set aside by the federal government for the Indians' use
1862 law in which the government offered farm plots of 160 acres to anyone willing to live on the land for fiver years, dig a well, and build a road
an organization of farmers who joined to learn about new farming techniques, call for regulation of railroad and grain elevator rates, and prompt the establishment of the ICC
Open Range System
System in which ranchers did not fence in their property, allowing cattle to roam and graze freely
land given openly by the federal government for the building of railroads
a system that included federal jobs in the executive branch
adopting the culture and civilization of the dominant group in a society
Homestead Act
An 1862 law in which the government offered farm plots of 160 acres to anyone willing to live on the land for five years, dig a well, and build a road
1887 law that divided Indian reservation land into private family plots
a 1861 law that gave supplies for building log homes to settlers in the Plains
A system in which ranchers did not fence in their property, allowing cattle to roam freely
Exodusters
African Americans who migrated from the South to the West after the Civil War
Asian Americans who migrated to California during the Gold Rush
an unskilled laborer that worked clearing dirt and rocks from blasted mountains to make way for a railroad
a group of Mexican Americans living in New Mexico who attempted to protect their land and way of life from encroachment by white landowners
Las Gorras Blancas
A group of Mexican Americans living in New Mexico who attempted to protect their land and way of life from encroachment by white landowners
a political party formed in 1892 on a platform of silver coinage, government ownership of railroads, and fighting the corrupt and unresponsive elite
an organization of Mexican farmers who joined to learn about new farming techniques
Sioux chief respected as a fighter and spiritual leader
Self-appointed law enforcer
Vigilante
Exodusters
Chief Joseph
Grange
rail link between the eastern and western United States
Transcontinental Railroad
American National Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad
Land given by the federal government for the building of railroads
Land Grant
Homestead Act
Dawes General Allotment Act
Reservation
System in which ranchers did not fence in their property, allowing cattle to roam and graze freely
Open Range System
Reservations
Free Grazing System
Exodusting
An 1862 law in which the government offered farm plots of 160 acres to anyone willing to live on the land for five years, dig a well, and build a road
Homestead Act
Land Grant
Dawes General Allotment Act
New Farmers Act
A group of Mexican Americans living in New Mexico who attempted to protect their land and way of life from encroachment by white landowners
Las Gorras Blancas
The White Caps
Exodusters
Homesteaders
Spoils system
a system in which politicians awarded government jobs to loyal party workers with little regard for their qualifications
system in which ranchers did not fence in their property, allowing cattle to roam and graze freely.
to adopt the culture and civilization of the dominant group in a society.
self-appointed law enforcer
Civil service
a system that includes federal jobs in the executive branch
a law passed in 1883 that established a Civil Service Commission, which wrote a civil service exam
a system in which politicians awarded government jobs to loyal party workers with little regard for their qualifications
to adopt the culture and civilization of the dominant group in a society.
Pendleton Civil Service Act
a law passed in 1883 that established a Civil Service Commission, which wrote a civil service exam
1862 law in which the government offered farm plots of 160 acres to anyone willing to live on the land for five years, dig a well, and build a road
a system that includes federal jobs in the executive branch
a political party formed in 1892 on a platform of silver coinage, government ownership of the railroads, and fighting the corrupt and unresponsive elite
Gold Standard
using gold as the basis of the nation’s currency
a system in which politicians awarded government jobs to loyal party workers with little regard for their qualifications
using silver as the basis of the nation's currency
uniform system of measuring gold
Oliver H. Kelley
a Minnesota farmer and businessman who organized the Grange
the Democratic nominee for president in 1896, who supported many Populist principles including silver coinage, and who toured the country to speak directly to voters
the Republican candidate for president in 1896, who followed a traditional strategy of letting party workers campaign for him
leader of the Nez Perces who surrendered after trying to lead a group of Indian refugees to Canada
Grange
an organization of farmers who joined to learn about new farming techniques, to call for the regulation of railroad and grain elevator rates, and to prompt the establishment of the ICC
a political party formed in 1892 on a platform of silver coinage, government ownership of the railroads, and fighting the corrupt and unresponsive elite
Specific area set aside by the federal government for the Indians’ use
land given by the federal government for building railroads
Populist Party
a political party formed in 1892 on a platform of silver coinage, government ownership of the railroads, and fighting the corrupt and unresponsive elite
a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former President Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to his former protégé, incumbent President William Howard Taft.
a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.
a political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, laissez-faire capitalism and shrinking the size and scope of government.
William Jennings Bryan
the Democratic nominee for president in 1896, who supported many Populist principles including silver coinage, and who toured the country to speak directly to voters
the Republican candidate for president in 1896, who followed a traditional strategy of letting party workers campaign for him
a Minnesota farmer and businessman who organized the Grange
leader of the Nez Perces who surrendered after trying to lead a group of Indian refugees to Canada
William McKinley
the Republican candidate for president in 1896, who followed a traditional strategy of letting party workers campaign for him
the Democratic nominee for president in 1896, who supported many Populist principles including silver coinage, and who toured the country to speak directly to voters
a Minnesota farmer and businessman who organized the Grange
Sioux chief respected as a fighter and spiritual leader
a system in which politicians awarded government jobs to loyal party workers with little regard for their qualifications
spoils system
merit system
civil service
party loyalty reward
a system that includes federal jobs in the executive branch
civil service
exectutive branch
Congressional aides
legislative branch
a law passed in 1883 that established a Civil Service Commission, which wrote a civil service exam
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Civil Reform Act
The Grange Act
Spoils Removal Act
using gold as the basis of the nation’s currency
Gold Standard
Golden Economics
Coinage Act
Golden Mint
a Minnesota farmer and businessman who organized the Grange
Oliver H. Kelley
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Jonathon Grange
an organization of farmers who joined to learn about new farming techniques, to call for the regulation of railroad and grain elevator rates, and to prompt the establishment of the ICC.
Grange
Farmers' Alliance
The Populist Party
American Farmers Union
a political party formed in 1892 on a platform of silver coinage, government ownership of the railroads, and fighting the corrupt and unresponsive elite
Populist Party
Progressive Party
Tea Party
Green Party
the Democratic nominee for president in 1896, who supported many Populist principles including silver coinage, and who toured the country to speak directly to voters
WIlliam Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Rutherford B. Hayes
Oliver H. Kelley
the Republican candidate for president in 1896, who followed a traditional strategy of letting party workers campaign for him
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
Oliver H. Kelley
Ulysses S. Grant
