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Chapter 5 American History #goingwest
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1
Were Railroad companies successful in the 1800's?
Yes
No
Maybe
2
What is another word for an African American from the South that moved to Kansas or the West?
Carpet Bagger
Exoduster
Vaquero
Abolitionist
3
Who is the current Vice President?
John McCain
Sarah Palin
Mike Pence
Joe Biden
4
What movement demanded to remove the debt from Farmers and Workers to more voice in government?
Silverites
bimetallism
Communism
Populism
5
African American settlers that were leaving The South for Kansas were known as -
Silverites
Soddys
Exodusters
Utes
6
The largest natural resource to the Native Americans was -
Oil
Guns and Rifles
Gold
Buffalo
7
A home that was built by settlers, without much wood and made of native soils was called a -
Soddy
Teepee
Homestead
Morrill
8
This group relied on the Buffalo for many of their day to day needs -
Native Americans
Silverites
Soddys
Miners
9
Taking cattle from one point to the stockyards on long trips was called -
Longhorns
B&O Railroad
a Donner Party
a Long Drive
10
Who is President of the United States?
Clinton
Trump
Kasich
Jagger
11
Which Act gave 160 acres of land in the West, to citizens?
Wounded Knee Act
Sitting Bull Act
Homestead Act
Morrill Act
12
What is the title of this class?
French II
American Government
American History
Art History
13
What was the plan that would have Native Americans give up their beliefs and way of life?
Populism
Gold Rush
The Battle of Wounded Knee
assimilation
14
What was NOT one of the technical advancements of the Great Plains?
Barbed Wire
Windmills
Steel Plows
Cropdusters
15
What did the Dawes Act do?
Gave land to people moving west
allowed for Miners to stake claims for gold
Allowed for trains to expand
attempted to Americanize Native Americans
16
Which Act gave 160 acres free to any citizen in the United States?
The Homestead Act
The Morrill Act
The Dawes Act
The Third Act
17
White Settlers pushed this direction during the 1800's.
West
North
East
South
18
A "vaquero" is a type of -
Miner
Cattle
Cowboy
Native American Tribe
19
Backing the dollar with gold was called using the ...
Bimetallism
Gold Standard
Populist
Populism
20
Who needs to be quarantined next?
Chloe Sarah
Abby and Jaden
Travis and Jason
Zarius and Kenneth
21
What invention stopped cattle from trampling other crops or fields?
Trains
Cattle Prods
Longhorns
Barbed Wire
22
Who is credited as having begun the Gold Rush?
Gen. George Custer
Abe Lincoln
The Donner Party
Sitting Bull
23
Why did the demand for beef grow after the Civil War?
Decline in Buffalo populations
Decrease in Cattle Production
Unemployment hit record lows
Growth of Cities
24
Sitting Bull led what Native American Tribe?
Iroquois
Navajo
Sioux
Apache
25
This was invented by John Deere to help Homesteaders.
The John Deere Tractor
Windmills
A Steel Plow
Riding Mowers
26
Who was killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
Sitting Bull
William McKinley
George Custer
Mark Twain
27
Most of the Long Drives took place in the ...
Everglades
Rocky Mountains
Adirondacks
Great Plains
28
Which President pushed for the 13th Amendment?
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Hamilton
Trump