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8Ch3 Opening the West

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1858 gold was found in Pike’s Peak in the Colorado Rockies.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The entire transcontinental railroad was built by one railroad company

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The act passed in 1862 granting free land to settlers was called the Free Land Act.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The goal of the Dawes Act was to break up the reservations

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Overgrazing was one of the reasons for the collapse of the Cattle Kingdom.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

used for cattle drives from Texas to Kansas

a)

Red Cloud

b)

National Grange

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Great Plains

e)

Chief Joseph

7.

farmers’ organization

a)

Red Cloud

b)

National Grange

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Great Plains

e)

Chief Joseph

8.

Sioux leader in Fetterman’s Massacre

a)

Red Cloud

b)

National Grange

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Great Plains

e)

Chief Joseph

9.

Nez Perce leader

a)

Red Cloud

b)

National Grange

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Great Plains

e)

Chief Joseph

10.

location of the largest reservations

a)

Red Cloud

b)

National Grange

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Great Plains

e)

Chief Joseph

11.

Which state joined the Union in 1876?

a)

. Colorado

b)

Kansas

c)

. Montana

d)

. Oklahoma

12.

What is it called when thousands of cattle run in panic?

a)

branding

b)

vaquero

c)

rustling

d)

stampede

13.

What did the Indian Peace Commission recommend should be done with Native Americans?

a)

They should be captured or killed.

b)

They should be eliminated immediately.

c)

They should be honored and respected.

d)

. They should be moved to reservations.

14.

Which organization formed the People’s Party?

a)

Farmers’ Alliance

b)

4-H Club

c)

Federal Farmers’ Association

d)

National Grange

15.

The Union Pacific Railroad’s workers were mostly of which nationalities?

a)

English and Scottish

b)

Chinese and Korean

c)

German and Polish

d)

Irish and African American

16.

What were Texas ranches called that were not fenced in or divided into lots?

a)

free ranges

b)

. open range ranches

c)

nomadic ranches

d)

sod ranches

17.

When Sitting Bull was killed, what did police mistakenly believe he was doing?

a)

. organizing raids in Arizona

b)

planning the Dawes Act Rebellion

c)

leading the Ghost Dance movement

d)

organizing a multi-tribe attack on Black Hills settlers

18.

Which of the following was a legacy of the Populist Party that the government adopted?

a)

an eight-hour workday

b)

granting more power to the federal government

c)

. limiting presidents to one term

d)

paper money as official U.S. currency