WorksheetsBJU History 4 Chapter 3
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Who was the trader that the most popular cattle trail was named after?
Jesse Chisolm
Ezra Fisher
Tom Smith
Who was the colonel who led forces at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Tom Smith
Jesse Chisolm
George Custer
Who was the Sioux chief who fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Chief Joseph
Crazy Horse
"Wild Bill" Hickok
Who was one of the missionaries of the West?
Tom Smith
Ezra Fisher
Jesse Chisholm
Who was one of the first marshals of Abilene?
Tom Smith
George Custer
Jesse Chisholm
Who was the Nez Perce leader who traveled to Washington, DC, and spoke with President Hayes about his people?
Chief Joseph
Crazy Horse
"Will Bill" Hickok
"Sooners" slipped across the borders and claimed land before they were allowed during the _________________.
"Boomers"
Dawes
Oklahoma Land Rush
To make it harder for thieves to steal cattle, symbols called ______________ were used.
trail boss
brands
"Boomers"
The person in charge of a cattle drive was the ________________.
"Boomers"
trail boss
Dawes
People who raced to claim land in Oklahoma by pushing stakes into the ground and setting up hasty tents were called _______________.
"Boomers"
Oklahoma Land Rush
Dawes
The government tried to make Indians live more like white people by passing the ____________ Act.
brands
"Boomers"
Dawes
When building the transcontinental railroad, workers had to face different ____________________.
landforms
owners
animals
An area set aside by the US government for Native Americans was called the _______________.
frontier
boomtown
reservation
Spanish settlers brought ___________ to America.
longhorns
buffalo
disease
A town that grew quickly was called a ________________.
cow town
boomtown
ghost town
Farmers settling in the West found that _______________ were a great help.
no water and harsh weather
Native Americans
tools and inventions
A prairie farmer who raised corn, wheat, cattle, and hogs.
cattle drive
lode
sodbuster
Crossing a continent.
frontier
transcontinental
cattle drive
A rich source of precious metal.
lode
sodbuster
stampede
Open land in the West that had not been settled.
frontier
transcontinental
cattle drive
Moving a herd of cattle.
lode
stampede
cattle drive
A sudden rush of scared animals that run away from the trail.
cattle drive
sodbuster
stampede
Check ALL of the TRUE statements about the Homestead Act.
Each person received 160 acres of land.
They had to improve the 160 acres for 5 years
After 5 years, the land belonged to that person.
The act was signed by President Lincoln
