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5. Changes on the Frontier

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a Plains Indian War battle listed in your book?

a)

Sand Creek Massacre

b)

Battle of Little Big Horn

c)

Battle of Sitting Bull

d)

Wounded Knee Massacre

2.

Who were the Exodusters?

a)

Irish immigrants who came from the town of Exodust.

b)

Chinese immigrants building railroads in Nevada deserts.

c)

African Americans who moved from the South to Kansas after Reconstruction.

d)

African Americans who moved to California during the Gold Rush.

3.

What is the Grange?

a)

An organization through which farmers attempted to combat the power of the railroads.

b)

An organization through which Native Americans attempted to combat the power of the US Government.

c)

What cattlemen and farmers fought over in the "Grange Wars."

d)

A type of silo used for storing grain.

4.

What type of people were Goldbugs?

a)

bankers and business men

b)

farmers and laborers

c)

sailors and merchants

d)

tailors and gunsmiths

5.

Which of the following groups assisted farmers by educating them about loans, interest rates, and bank/railroad regulations?

a)

The Grange

b)

Farmer’s Only

c)

State Farm

d)

Farmers Insurance

6.

Which of the following refers a sturdy, short-tempered breed of cattle that were highly sought after during the age of the cowboy?

a)

Black Angus

b)

Charolais

c)

Longhorn

d)

Hostein

7.

Which of the following terms refers to the 3 month journey cowboys experienced while attempting to get their cattle to the railroads in Kansas?

a)

Long Drive

b)

Roundup

c)

Rodeo

d)

Barrel Racing

8.

Where was gold discovered in 1874 that led to a gold rush on Native American lands

a)

Sand Creek, CO

b)

Black Hills, SD

c)

Big Horn Mountains, MT

d)

Rocky Mountains, CO

9.

Which of the following political parties was formed in 1892 with the intent of lifting the debt from the farmers and giving people a greater voice in government?

a)

Free-soilers

b)

Independent Party

c)

Democrat Party

d)

Populist Party

10.

Which of the following refers an event where U.S. soldiers attacked Native Americans and led to the destruction of the entire 7th Calvary?

a)

Sitting Bull’s Romp

b)

Custer’s Last Stand

c)

Sherman’s March

d)

Custer’s Big Move

11.

The ______ was a dance that Plains Indians hoped would help them reclaim their old way of life.

a)

Ghost Dance

b)

Stanky Leg

c)

Rain Dance

d)

Warning Dance

12.

The _______ gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges.

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Morrill Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Bilingual Education Act

13.

_______ was a plan that sought to abolish Native Americans’ traditional cultures.

a)

Bimetallism

b)

Tolerance

c)

Assimilation

d)

Exodusting

14.

Who led the Sioux warriors against Colonel George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn?

a)

Geronimo

b)

Big Foot

c)

Sitting Bull

d)

Yellow Bird

15.

A ______ was a freestanding house for settlers of the Great Plains that provided warmth but little protection from snakes and insects.

a)

vaquero

b)

soddy

c)

sky scrapper

d)

longhouse

16.

Which of the following pieces of legislation was offered to the public by Congress to encourage westward expansion by giving each head of household 160 acres of land?

a)

Homestead Act of 1862

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Settlement Act of 1889

17.

Which of the following marked the collapse of Populism?

a)

the Panic of 1893

b)

the founding of the Grange

c)

the election of William McKinley

d)

the “Cross of Gold” speech

18.

Why did Plains farmers in the late 1800s tend to support bimetallism?

a)

It would make the nation’s money supply safer.

b)

It would put more money in circulation.

c)

It would lower the prices of seed and farm machinery.

d)

It would allow them to profit from the mineral rights on their land.

19.

Which of the following was most responsible for bringing an end to the era of the wide-open western frontier?

a)

the railroad

b)

bonanza farming

c)

sheep ranching

d)

barbed wire

20.

Why did little of the free land offered by the Homestead Act end up being claimed by settlers?

a)

The land was too difficult to farm.

b)

Few settlers wanted to move West at the time.

c)

The government put too many restrictions on its use.

d)

Most of it was taken by people seeking profits.

21.

Which of the following was not central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800s?

a)

land ownership

b)

the horse

c)

the buffalo

d)

the extended family

22.

Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as a huge reservation change?

a)

The Plains failed to meet the needs of Native American peoples.

b)

White settlers began wanting the land on the Plains.

c)

Native American populations decreased and needed less land.

d)

The Plains failed to meet the needs of Native American peoples.

23.

Which of the following marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the Plains Indians?

a)

the death of Sitting Bull

b)

the Treaty of Fort Laramie

c)

the massacre at Wounded Knee

d)

the Sand Creek Massacre

24.
The building material that settlers used to make houses out of was called _______________.
a)
Grass
b)
Wood
c)
Mud
d)
Sod
25.

Animal central to the life of the Plains Indians

a)

Prairie Dog

b)

Buffalo

c)

Wolf

d)

Whitetail Deer

26.

Killed at Little Bighorn along with all his men by Sitting Bull and the Sioux Indians.

a)

George A. Custer

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Henry Dawes

d)

Stonewall Jackson

27.
The purpose of the _______________ _____________ was to turn Native Americans into independent farmers. They were given land to farm and in exchange they would become citizens of the United States.
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
15th Amendment
28.

Political Party that pushed for an income tax & direct election of Senators

a)

Federalists

b)

Democrat

c)

Populist

d)

Republican

29.

A large, single crop farm.

a)

Soddy

b)

Plantation

c)

Sharecropper

d)

Bonanza Farm

30.

Which of the following contributed to ending the open range:

a)

Drought

b)

Barbed wire

c)

Overgrazing

d)

all of these

31.

Allowing animals to roam freely

a)

closed range

b)

loose range

c)

oven range

d)

open range

32.

The Homestead Act, Pacific Railway Act, and Morrill Land Grant Act all

a)

encouraged settlement of the West by the American government

b)

gave land in Kansas to African Americans willing to settle and farm it

c)

promoted slavery in new territories

d)

gave 160 acres of land to Native American families

33.

The grasslands extending through the west-central portion of the United States

a)

Soddy

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

Great Plains

d)

Black Creek

34.

Populist and democratic politician in favor of bimetallism; gave the famous "Cross of Gold" speech.

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

William McKinley

35.

Republican politician in favor of the Gold Standard

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

William McKinley

36.

Monetary system that would use both gold and silver in exchange for paper money and checks. This would increase the amount of money in circulation.

a)

Gold Standard

b)

Bimetallism

37.

Act that broke up reservation lands to distribute to individual Native Americans

a)

Treaty of Fort Laramie

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Assimilation Act

38.
What is the definition of 'corrupt'?
a)
sincere
b)
happy go lucky
c)
dishonest or immoral
39.

This event signaled the end of the Indian Era.

a)

Battle at Little Big Horn

b)

Battle at Wounded Knee

c)

Great Plains

d)

Ghost Dance