Mr. George - Ch 17 U.S. History BJU

Sioux military leader.

Because of the incredible production of wheat, the Great Plains became known as the ________________ of the world.

Custer and his force were defeated and lost their lives in less than an hour at what battle?

Called for all nations trading in China to refrain from interfering with one another and to allow free trade.

Who enforced law in the west?

The Union Pacific hired many workers from _______________. 

The ___________ land was closest to the railroad lines and was difficult to purchase by settlers.

Congressional act that provided 160 acres of land to any settler who would live on the land for five years.

The cattle industry owed part of its success to the development of what related business?

Despite Indian victory at _________________, the army soon forced the Indians to accept peace on the government's terms.

Imperialist running mate of William McKinley in the election of 1900?

The government opened large sections of the _________________ via land runs in Oklahoma.

The Indian Wars ended with what horrific event?

A ___________________ has its missionaries solicit directly from the churches, rather than the denomination.

One way congress incentivized the building of the transcontinental railroad was to...

Who were in charge of moving cattle north to railroad terminals?

Who was the leader of the Rough Riders that took San Juan Hill?

What were methods used by the United States in the 1850’s through the 1870’s regarding western Indian tribes?

Joseph Glidden developed __________________, that closed the “open range.” 

Pan-Americanism

What had the greatest effect on the Plains Indians?

Early pioneers lived in houses made of earth and sod and were known as “_________________.” 

What were the goals of the United States in the 1850’s through the 1870’s regarding western Indian tribes?

If it was not for _______________, the transcontinental railroad might not have been built. 

The rush for gold in ________ in California gave rise to the current NFL team in San Francisco, the San Francisco 49ers.

The transcontinental railroad was the only one of its kind ever built.

At the end of the nineteenth century, most mining in America involved independent prospectors with pickaxes and shovels.

Imperialism

Miners only found gold when looking for minerals in the west.

Moving cattle from southern Texas to the railroad terminals in Kansas were known as cattle drives.

The Boxer Rebellion was in response to the threat posed by...

Built the railroad from Omaha, Nebraska, and then built westward

The main instrument of developing the American West...

One of the largest and most significant mining operations in the west...

Who was the Civil War veteran who led attacks against the Plains Indians?

In 1854 Japan signed the ________________ because of the negotiations of Commodore Matthew Perry.

In the absence of official justice, townspeople often took matters into their own hands.

The Great Plains is the...

What factor contributed to the ending of the open-range cattle industry?

Cheyenne, Comanche, and Sioux

Largest U.S. land acquisition after the civil war was…

Sioux political leader.

Indian leaders rarely had total control over all the tribes of a particular group.

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the U.S. ended up with...

Nez Perce leader who conducted a campaign to lead his people to refuge in Canada in an attempt to save his people.

Buffalo (bison) were key to the survival of the ___________.

French imperalisim in Mexico was the most serious challenge to the _______________ at the end of the 19th century.

The transcontinental railroad...

“Range wars” often developed between _______________.

Apache leader who fought for several years, frustrating army’s attempts to force them onto a reservation.

What was a main goal of American foreign-policy at the end of the 19th century?

The Dawes Act failed because...

With the driving of the golden spike, the ____________________________ was completed in May of 1869.