Chapter 5- History Test

Yellowstone National Park was created in 1872 to protect wilderness from settlement.

The election of ____ marked the collapse of Populism.

What war broke out as a result of the Kiowa and Comanche engaging in six years of raiding?

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

What provided many basic needs for the Plains Indians and was central to their way of life?

What was the enormous single-crop spreads of 15,000 to 50,000 acres created by Railroad companies and investors?

Most Native Americans ignored the restrictions placed upon them by the U.S government.

The demand for _____ in cities led to the growth of the cattle industry.

The gold standard was backing the dollar solely with gold.

What made planting more efficient in root-filled soil.

The education of the Plains Indian children traditionally included myths, stories, and games.

William McKinley was the former Nebraska Congressman who won the Democratic Nomination for President in 1896

What was the name of the major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas through Oklahoma to Kansas?

White settlers began wanting the land on the Plains, so the policy of treaty the Great Plans as a reservation changed.

What was a sturdy short tempered breed of cattle that were accustomed to the dry grasslands of Southern Spain

What act of 1862 and 1890 gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges?

What drew many settlers to the Great Plains?

What battle marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the Plains Indians

Founded in 1867 by Oliver Hudson Kelley, the Patrons of Husbandry was better known as _____

The _____ movement was one of the people, born with the founding of the People's Party on July 2, 1892.

What group was the Dawes Act designed to "Americanize"

Bimetallism would allow for the exchange of paper currency for both gold or silver.

What was a pioneer home that was dug into the side of small hills or ravines called?

What prevented animals from trampling crops and wandering off?

Where did the ranchers come from that American cowboys drew many of their customs from?

What were the freestanding houses of the Great Plains, made of stacked blocks of prairie turf?

What is the name of the grassland which extends through the west-central portion of the United States?

The intent of the Homestead Act was to prevent African Americans from settling in the west.

Who won the election 1896?

In the Treaty of Fort Laramie the _____ agreed to move to a reservation.

What General took his last stance with his troops at the Battle of Little Big Horn.

Name of the ritualistic circle dance that the Sioux performed in belief that their lands and way of life would restore.

_____ were former slaves from the South who settled on the Great Plains