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1
Who claimed the gold mine found in the Sierra Nevada?
Levi Strauss
James Marshall
Henry Comstock
John Sutter
2
Where did the first farmers settle?
Near water and trees
In the middle of the plains
Near mountain slopes
Desert regions
3
How many Native Americans lived on the plains in 1865?
1 million
100,000
360,000
400,245
4
What was expensive in mining towns?
Food
Equipment
Explosives
Water
5
How much did they earn?
180 million acres
190 million acres
180 million acres
190 million acres
6
Most treaties were honored and protected Native lands.
False
True
7
What did windmills help with?
Pumped water out of the ground
Powered trains
Drove irrigation systems
Helped grind wheat into flour
8
What other animal started competing for prairie grass?
Horses
Bison
Sheep
Goats
9
Settlers who snuck in before the official land rush were called "Sooners".
True
False
10
Where were the Cheyenne attacked?
Wounded Knee
Little Bighorn
Sand Creek
Fort Laramie
11
What could the buffalo be used for?
Skin for warmth
Used for food and had no purpose
Meat
Horns/bones
12
Who began the line in California?
Tom Cruise
Leland Stanford
Boone
Abraham Lincoln
13
What did the railroads receive for every mile of track they put down?
More than 20 square miles
10 square miles
20 square miles
More than 10 miles
14
What political party did farmers create?
Landowners league
Republican party
The farmers Alliance
Western union party
15
From who or what did cowhands learn much of their skill?
Vanqueros
Wagon drivers
Ranchers from New York
Union Soldiers
16
Where did the 2 rail lines start from?
CA
AZ
DC
NV
17
Who or what faced the most restrictions?
The indians
The japanese
The mexicans
The Chinese
18
What territories were established from 1861-1864?
Idaho, Montana
Nevada, Arizona
Colorado, Dakota
Kansas, Missouri
19
Where did the gold rush bring people to?
Florida
New Mexico
Texas
California
20
Gold was in the blue mud.
False
True
21
The Natives lived in valleys/forests in the winter and plains in tall grass in the summer.
True
False
22
Railroads promoted more farming than the Homestead act.
True
False
23
Who led attacks to keep whites out of the Dakotas?
Crazy Horse
Horse
Sitting Bull
Red Cloud
24
What did not changed the plains?
Gathering wild foods
Raising crops
Hunting and fishing
Industrialization
25
Who was ordered to move the Natives in the Dakotas onto reservations?
Ulysses S. Grant
General Sherman
Colonel Cluster
Sitting Bull
26
Where did the southern Plains nations move to?
colorado
Missouri
Texas
Oklahoma
27
What were the cattle roamed the open range of Texas called?
Buffalo
Longhorns
Mustangs
Jerseys
28
What made women rich in boomtowns?
Sandwich and bacon
Shades and lotion
Sports
Cleaning clothes
29
What is a Lode?
Pointy tree
Branch
grass
A rich vein ore
30
Why did Populists want to see inflation?
They thought it would lower food prices
They believed it would help pay their debt
They wanted to increase bank profits
They wanted higher wages for factory workers
31
What item, made of buffalo hide, drew high prices?
Coats
Saddles
Robes
Leather boots
32
What did the new breeds of cattle bring?
They required less water but were harder to herd
Caught fewer diseases and provided more meat than longhorns
They were smaller and weaker but reproduced faster
They could not survive harsh winters but produced more milk
33
What was the name of the "Swaying" dance that the Natives began to perform?
Powwow
The Ghost Dance
War Dance
Sun Dance
34
What was not a danger a cowhand might experience?
River currents
Lightning strike
Falling off their horse in town
Thirst
35
Cattle drives were short and took only a few weeks.
False
True
36
How many buffalo might a hunter kill in a month?
1,000
2,000
4,000
3,000
37
Rail lines met in Promatory,Utah.
True
False
38
The populist movement faded because farmers saw no difference between farm problems and other national issues.
True
False
39
The Sioux and Cheyenne were moved to the Black Hills.
False
True
40
Where did the battle take place?
Sand creek in Colorado
Black Hills in South Dakota
Little Bighorn Valley in Montana territory
Fort Laramie in Wyoming
41
What were the African American soldiers called?
Red Warriors
Black Warriors
Buffalo Soldiers
Prairie Defenders
