What was the purpose for these long cattle trails?

To herd the cattle to the railroads for the markets

What did the Native American Indians want when they agreed to stay on reservations?

To be left alone / not bothered

How did the Homestead Act encourage people to move to the West?

gave free land to those that farmed it

Why did the U.S. Goverment often break treaties with NA's?

Gold or other resources were found in some Native territories

The two companies that built the Transcontinental Railroad

Union Pacific & Central Pacific

Which of the following groups benefited the MOST from the Homestead Act of 1862?

farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories

The cattle business in the West began when new railroads made it possible for ranchers to ship beef to...

both eastern and western markets

How were the Navajos punished for fighting back?

The soldiders made them go on "long walks" for hundreds of miles

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1
What was the purpose for these long cattle trails?
To "fatten" the cattle up as much as you can
To move cattle away from Indian territory
So the cowhands can take some time alone from their families
To herd the cattle to the railroads for the markets
2
What caused an increase in the cattle industry?
farmers
hungry people
cowboys
Railroad development
3
What did the Native American Indians want when they agreed to stay on reservations?
$1,000,000
To be left alone / not bothered
Monthly meetings between tribes
to be free on the weekends
4
After the 1880s, what happened to the cattle industry?
Boomed bigger
It declined/ended
made tastier beef
cattle got smaller in size
5
What event ended the Indian Wars?
Civil War
Battle of Wounded Knee
Battle at Tippecanoe
Battle of Little Bighorn
6
Legendary tribal leader known for his fearlessness in battle
Chief Joseph
Crouching Tiger
Jumanji
Sitting Bull
7
How did the Homestead Act encourage people to move to the West?
gave 160 acres of land for half the full price
gave free land to those that farmed it
built windmills
set up farmer co-ops
8
Why did the U.S. Goverment often break treaties with NA's?
The NA's tribal leaders continously attacked the White House
The NA's would steal gold and silver from settlers
They didn't want NA's getting comfortable in one spot
Gold or other resources were found in some Native territories
9
After vigilantes, most towns had
FBI agents in charge
Marshalls and judges
no law enforcement
cowboys running the law
10
Which invention helped farmers keep their farms more safe?
Barbed wire was put up
Steel Plows
Chic-fil-A opening up for business
wooden fences were put up
11
Foreign immigrants in the West worked as all of the following EXCEPT
miners.
railroad workers.
soldiers.
cowhands.
12
What was NOT a challenge cowhands had to deal with on the cattle trails
Lions and tigers
Weather conditions
Native Americans
Stampedes
13
The people who snuck on the land before the Land Rush in Oklahoma
Homesteaders
Sooners
Boomers
Cowhands
14
Immigrants in the West worked as __________and ___________________.
Cowhands and Railroad workers
Cooks and Lawmen
Cowboys and Government Officials
Miners and U.S. Marshals
15
The two companies that built the Transcontinental Railroad
Union Pacific & Central Pacific
Stanford and sons & Central Pacific
Midwest Central & Southwest Company
Union Pacific & Midwest Central
16
Which of the following groups benefited the MOST from the Homestead Act of 1862?
supporters of slavery who wanted its expansion to new territories
Soldiers who wanted to make extra money
Native Americans who wanted to claim parts of their land back
farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories
17
Who first proposed the building of the railroad?
Leland Stanford
William Mckinley
Sitting Bull
Thomas Jefferson
18
The cattle business in the West began when new railroads made it possible for ranchers to ship beef to...
both eastern and western markets
the middle east
the fast food chains
to Spanish ranches
19
Who gave land for the building of railroads?
B & 0 Railroad
Leland Stanford
Thomas Jefferson
Federal Government
20
Vigilantes were ____________________.
Store clerks and business owners
Marshall's and judges
Robbers and thieves
Self appointed law keepers
21
Towns that quickly grew nearby western mines
Reservations
Boomtowns
Goldtowns
Cowtowns
22
How were the Navajos punished for fighting back?
The soldiders made them go on "long walks" for hundreds of miles
They were all forced to leave the country
They were not punished, a truce was made
The tribal leaders were held as prisoners of war (POW's)
23
What were the places called where the cattle trails ended at?
Ghosttowns
Cowtowns
Final destinations
Boomtowns
24
Reservations were land set aside for
Miners and Railroad workers to live on
Cowboys/cowhands to rest during the cattle trails
Native Americans to live on
Feeding grounds for cattle and horses
25
In which directions did the transcontinental railroad travel?
North and South
South and North
East and West
East and South

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