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Worksheets8Ch3 Opening the West
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
In 1858 gold was found in Pike’s Peak in the Colorado Rockies.
True
False
The entire transcontinental railroad was built by one railroad company
True
False
The act passed in 1862 granting free land to settlers was called the Free Land Act.
True
False
The goal of the Dawes Act was to break up the reservations
True
False
Overgrazing was one of the reasons for the collapse of the Cattle Kingdom.
True
False
used for cattle drives from Texas to Kansas
Red Cloud
National Grange
Chisholm Trail
Great Plains
Chief Joseph
farmers’ organization
Red Cloud
National Grange
Chisholm Trail
Great Plains
Chief Joseph
Sioux leader in Fetterman’s Massacre
Red Cloud
National Grange
Chisholm Trail
Great Plains
Chief Joseph
Nez Perce leader
Red Cloud
National Grange
Chisholm Trail
Great Plains
Chief Joseph
location of the largest reservations
Red Cloud
National Grange
Chisholm Trail
Great Plains
Chief Joseph
Which state joined the Union in 1876?
. Colorado
Kansas
. Montana
. Oklahoma
What is it called when thousands of cattle run in panic?
branding
vaquero
rustling
stampede
What did the Indian Peace Commission recommend should be done with Native Americans?
They should be captured or killed.
They should be eliminated immediately.
They should be honored and respected.
. They should be moved to reservations.
Which organization formed the People’s Party?
Farmers’ Alliance
4-H Club
Federal Farmers’ Association
National Grange
The Union Pacific Railroad’s workers were mostly of which nationalities?
English and Scottish
Chinese and Korean
German and Polish
Irish and African American
What were Texas ranches called that were not fenced in or divided into lots?
free ranges
. open range ranches
nomadic ranches
sod ranches
When Sitting Bull was killed, what did police mistakenly believe he was doing?
. organizing raids in Arizona
planning the Dawes Act Rebellion
leading the Ghost Dance movement
organizing a multi-tribe attack on Black Hills settlers
Which of the following was a legacy of the Populist Party that the government adopted?
an eight-hour workday
granting more power to the federal government
. limiting presidents to one term
paper money as official U.S. currency
