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BJU History 4 Chapter 3

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the trader that the most popular cattle trail was named after?

a)

Jesse Chisolm

b)

Ezra Fisher

c)

Tom Smith

2.

Who was the colonel who led forces at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

a)

Tom Smith

b)

Jesse Chisolm

c)

George Custer

3.

Who was the Sioux chief who fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

a)

Chief Joseph

b)

Crazy Horse

c)

"Wild Bill" Hickok

4.

Who was one of the missionaries of the West?

a)

Tom Smith

b)

Ezra Fisher

c)

Jesse Chisholm

5.

Who was one of the first marshals of Abilene?

a)

Tom Smith

b)

George Custer

c)

Jesse Chisholm

6.

Who was the Nez Perce leader who traveled to Washington, DC, and spoke with President Hayes about his people?

a)

Chief Joseph

b)

Crazy Horse

c)

"Will Bill" Hickok

7.

"Sooners" slipped across the borders and claimed land before they were allowed during the _________________.

a)

"Boomers"

b)

Dawes

c)

Oklahoma Land Rush

8.

To make it harder for thieves to steal cattle, symbols called ______________ were used.

a)

trail boss

b)

brands

c)

"Boomers"

9.

The person in charge of a cattle drive was the ________________.

a)

"Boomers"

b)

trail boss

c)

Dawes

10.

People who raced to claim land in Oklahoma by pushing stakes into the ground and setting up hasty tents were called _______________.

a)

"Boomers"

b)

Oklahoma Land Rush

c)

Dawes

11.

The government tried to make Indians live more like white people by passing the ____________ Act.

a)

brands

b)

"Boomers"

c)

Dawes

12.

When building the transcontinental railroad, workers had to face different ____________________.

a)

landforms

b)

owners

c)

animals

13.

An area set aside by the US government for Native Americans was called the _______________.

a)

frontier

b)

boomtown

c)

reservation

14.

Spanish settlers brought ___________ to America.

a)

longhorns

b)

buffalo

c)

disease

15.

A town that grew quickly was called a ________________.

a)

cow town

b)

boomtown

c)

ghost town

16.

Farmers settling in the West found that _______________ were a great help.

a)

no water and harsh weather

b)

Native Americans

c)

tools and inventions

17.

A prairie farmer who raised corn, wheat, cattle, and hogs.

a)

cattle drive

b)

lode

c)

sodbuster

18.

Crossing a continent.

a)

frontier

b)

transcontinental

c)

cattle drive

19.

A rich source of precious metal.

a)

lode

b)

sodbuster

c)

stampede

20.

Open land in the West that had not been settled.

a)

frontier

b)

transcontinental

c)

cattle drive

21.

Moving a herd of cattle.

a)

lode

b)

stampede

c)

cattle drive

22.

A sudden rush of scared animals that run away from the trail.

a)

cattle drive

b)

sodbuster

c)

stampede

23.

Check ALL of the TRUE statements about the Homestead Act.

a)

Each person received 160 acres of land.

b)

They had to improve the 160 acres for 5 years

c)

After 5 years, the land belonged to that person.

d)

The act was signed by President Lincoln