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WorksheetsCh 19
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is shown in this picture?
lode
vigilante
travois
inflation
Which animal was most important to the Plains Indians?
prairie dog
cow
buffalo
dog
Which is true of mining in the West?
most prospectors found lodes and became millionaires
few miners became rich, but many stayed out West permanently
most miners were women
miners left the West deserted after the gold ran out
Railroad companies were paid in ___ to build the transcontinental railroad.
gold
silver
land
Confederate money
Define vigilante.
Indian scout
law enforcer
cattle rancher
prospector who had lost everything
In the West, where did most large cities develop?
near gold mines
along railroads
along the ocean
in the Sierra Nevada Moountains
What type of cattle was popular among Texas cattle ranchers?
Holstein
Angus
Longhorn
Belted Galloway
What were the journeys that cowboys herded cattle from Texas to Kansas cow towns called?
death marches
cattle drives
marathons
road trips
Why was the Fort Laramie Treaty broken?
Indians attacked cowboys going through tribal land
Indians didn't want to stay on the land given to them
buffalo were killed
gold was discovered on Indian land
What event was known as "Custer's Last Stand"?
Massacre at Wounded Knee
Chivington Massacre
Battle of Little Bighorn
the Apache Wars
Who was a Sioux (Lakota) leader?
Sitting Bull
Chief Joseph
Geronimo
Tecumseh
In which mountains were gold and silver discovered in the late 1800s?
Appalachian
Andes
Himalayas
Sierra Nevadas
Who was an Apache leader?
Sitting Bull
Geronimo
Crazy Horse
Chief Joseph
What caused the buffalo herds to disappear?
Texas Fever killed them
over hunting for their hides
drought
prairie fires
Fear over the Ghost Dance led to whose death?
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Chief Joseph
Geronimo
What land rush earned some "cheaters" the nickname "Sooner"?
Dakota Land Grab
Nevada Gold Rush
Oklahoma Rush for Land
Mexican-American War
What name was given to African Americans moving to Kansas to get free land?
Sooners
Jayhawkers
Exodusters
Populists
As farmers began to produce crops in massive amounts, what happened?
prices fell so low that they couldn't make much money
hailstorms destroyed all the crops
they became wealthy
they were taxed heavily
What was the Grange?
a cooperative of farmers who worked to help themselves
an illness that wiped out Longhorn cattle
a political party formed by cattle ranchers
the first women voters
Which group of people joined the Populist party?
Native Americans
new immigrants
farmers and labor union members
Southerners
