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1
What was the push factor for the Exodusters?
to prospect for gold and silver
to escape racial violence in the South
to work as sharecroppers on bonanza farms
to find relatives who had fled during the Civil War
2
What was a settler home with walls and roof made with blocks of grass?
boomers
sooner
another term for log cabin
soddy
3
“Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Wild West show
reinforced the dime-novel image of the West.
presented mock battles of army scouts and Indians
all of these
featured Sitting Bull and Chief Red Cloud.
4
What was one of the first alliance groups formed by farmers to convince lawmakers to help them?
Democratic party
the Grange
New Deal
Republican party
5
What was the event when thousands of settlers rushed into the Oklahoma Territory to stake out homesteads?
homesteaders
Exodusters
Oklahoma Land Rush
the long trail
6
All of the following promoted stereotypes and an oversimplified reality of the West EXCEPT
dime novels
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West shows
the stories of Deadwood Dick
the stories by author Helen Hunt Jackson
7
Who bought up large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit?
boomers
speculators
Native Americans
sooners
8
Who ran as the Democratic and Populist party nominee in the presidential election of 1896?
Frederick Jackson Turner
Helen Hunt Jackson
William Jennings Bryan
George Custer
9
The Dawes Act did all of the following EXCEPT
set aside more land for large reservations
gave each plot to Native American families for farming
Native Americans became citizens subject to U.S. laws
divided reservation land into plots of 160 acres
10
What were the terms of the Homestead Act?
offered 160 acres of land to settlers who lived on the land for farming
granted ex-soldiers from Homestead, Pennsylvania for western land
law by Senator Henry Homestead to provide 160 acres of land to Indians
it created reservations to which Indians were forced to move
11
What ended the war with the Sioux and created a large reservation in South Dakota?
Fort Laramie Treaty
Red River War
Wounded Knee Massacre
Bureau of Indian Affairs
12
What party's platform which included free silver, a progressive income tax, and an eight-hour day?
People's Party
Democratic party
Republican party
Birthday Party
13
What is an event and/or condition that forces people to move elsewhere?
edge factor
push factor
migration
pull factor
14
What was the show that entertained and promoted stereotypes and an oversimplified reality of the West?
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West shows
the stories of Deadwood Dick
dime novel shows
the stories by author Helen Hunt Jackson
15
What marked the end of the Indian wars?
Sand Creek Massacre
Battle of Little Bighorn
Wounded Knee Massacre
Wounded Knee Massacre
16
What was one of the biggest strikes ever, $400 million in gold and silver, causing a flood of speculation and building?
Minecraft Mine
placer mining
Comstock Lode
corporate mining
17
What reason was given by settlers as to why they had a greater right to western lands than the Native Americans?
U.S. had already owned the land of the West
Settlers made more food and wealth than Native Americans
Native Americans did not want the land
Native Americans had already gave away their lands
18
What type mining that sifts dirt through a box in order to gain gold or silver?
longwall mining
underground mining
placer mining
strip mining
19
What was the Ghost Dance?
a performance that became popular in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show
a wedding dance where Sioux women asked their ancestors to ensure fertility
a ritual where Indians danced in hopes it could restore the old way of life
the term describing the methods by which Indians surround U.S. troops
20
What organization was designed to manage the delivery of critical supplies to the reservations?
Populist Party
the Grange
Ghost Dance
Bureau of Indian Affairs
21
What were settlers who snuck past government lines to steal the best land?
boomers
Exodusters
sooners
speculators
22
What is it called when a when a minority society comes to resemble a more dominant society by adopting its culture?
culturation
push factor
assimilation
pull factor
23
All of the following were pull factors in the migration of settlers moving west EXCEPT
Morrill Land-Grant
Homestead Act
Pacific Railway Acts
eastern land was expensive
24
What were the large business farms that raised massive quantities of crops?
Bonanza Farms
all of these
Big Farma
Mixed Farms
25
Who led the led the Battle of Little Big Horn to their death?
George Custer
John Chivington
William Jennings Bryan
Sitting Bull
26
Who wrote
Century of Dishonor
, criticizing U.S. Native American policy?
Frederick Jackson Turner
George Custer
Helen Hunt Jackson
William Jennings Bryan
27
What were large business farms that raised massive quantities of crops?
all of these
Big Farma
Bonanza Farms
Mixed Farms
28
With the exception of Sitting Bull’s death, what was the significance of the Wounded Knee Massacre?
it marked the end of the Indian wars
General Custer's cavalry was completely wiped out
American soldiers killed more than 200 unarmed Apache
the last buffalo of the Great Plains were killed
