After the Mexican War ended in 1848, the Spanish-speaking landowners in California and the Southwest guaranteed land but

Drawn-out legal proceedings resulted in the sale or loss of lands to Anglos

What was the battle at Little Bighorn?

An Indian battle with U.S. troops that ended with the Sioux victorious

What was the subtext of the song "Strange Fruit" as performed by Billy Holiday?

The public lynchings of many African-Americans without trial

What was Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

The separate, but equal doctrine

Why did the long cattle drives come to an end in the late 1880s?

Overgrazing destroyed the grassland, winter blizzard of 1885-86 killed 90%

What brought about an end to the idea that west of the Mississippi was "Indian Territory"?

The Oregon Trail and the transcontinental railroad

It ended recognition of tribes as independent nations by the federal government and nullified previous treaties

The Indian Appropriation Act of 1871

What was the purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act (1887)?

To break up Tribal organizations

Why was the cattle industry in the Southern Plains so easy to get into in the mid 19th century after the Civil War?

5 million cattle roaming the open grasslands and railroads for markets

Boarding schools for Native American children, conversion to Christianity, and job training were all

efforts of white Americans who wanted to assimilate America Indians

What did railroad companies in the South do to attract more business?

They converted to the standard gauge rails

What were some laws in the South that disenfranchised African-American voters?

Literacy tests, poll taxes, and political primaries for whites only

What was the Ghost Dance?

religious movement believers thought it could return prosperity to Indians

What did people in the South do to attract businesses and become the "New South"?

governments offered tax exemptions and the promise of low wage workers

How did Northern finance come to dominate the South's economy and what was the result?

Northern investors controlled most of the industries

The Democratic politicians who came to power after Reconstruction were supported by

The business community and white supremacists

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1
In December 1890, the U.S. Army gunned down around 200 American Indian men, women, and children in a massacre at
Abilene, Kansas
Oklahoma Indian Territory
Wounded Knee in the Dakotas
The Little Bighorn River in South Dakota
2
After the Mexican War ended in 1848, the Spanish-speaking landowners in California and the Southwest guaranteed land but
Many became cattle drovers to make a living herding the Texas Longhorns
Drawn-out legal proceedings resulted in the sale or loss of lands to Anglos
Many went in search of gold and silver as Boom towns grew across the West
Spanish-speaking landowners decided to return to Mexico
3
The poverty of the South was related to
All of the above
The South failed to invest in technological and engineering schools
Political leaders failed to support education
The South's late start at industrialization
4
Who established an industrial and agricultural school for African-Americans in Tuskegee, Alabama?
W.E.B. du Bois
Ida B. Wells
George Washington-Carver
Booker T. Washington
5
Today more than__________ American Indians, belonging to ________ tribes, live within the U.S.
500,000; 100
100,000; 5
3 million; 500
250,00; 25
6
Individuals would use shovels and washing pans looking for traces of silver or gold in streams and rivers.
Deep Shaft Mining
Open Pit Mining
Hydraulic Mining
Placer Mining
7
What was the battle at Little Bighorn?
An Indian battle with U.S. troops ended with George Custer the winner
An Indian battle with U.S. troops that ended as a truce
An Indian battle with U.S. troops that ended in the slaughter of both sides
An Indian battle with U.S. troops that ended with the Sioux victorious
8
What was the subtext of the song "Strange Fruit" as performed by Billy Holiday?
The South had an abundant of fruit and strong agricultural industry
The efforts of the Civil Rights Movement produced "strange fruit"
The public lynchings of many African-Americans without trial
Pomegranates are only grown in the South, so they are considered "strange"
9
What was Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
The legalization of racism in the South
The right of African-Americans to attend the same schools as whites
The separate, but equal doctrine
The start of civil rights for African-Americans in the South
10
Which states received early statehood due to mining booms?
California, North Dakota, Florida
Idaho, Oregon, Washington
New York, Montana, California
Nevada, Idaho, Montana
11
Why did the long cattle drives come to an end in the late 1880s?
The railroads stopped building lines where cattle drives could reach them
The grasslands were covered in a thistle - like weed
Mining became much more prosperous and when Comstock Lode
Overgrazing destroyed the grassland, winter blizzard of 1885-86 killed 90%
12
What brought about an end to the idea that west of the Mississippi was "Indian Territory"?
The opening of schools for Native children
The program of assimilation into white culture
The Oregon Trail and the transcontinental railroad
Lewis and Clark's expedition
13
It ended recognition of tribes as independent nations by the federal government and nullified previous treaties
The Indian Appropriation Act of 1871
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887
The Homestead Act of 1862
14
What was the purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act (1887)?
To keep American Indians in "Indian Territory"
To break up Tribal organizations
To keep American Indians west of the Mississippi River
To teach American Indians English
15
The California Gold Rush was in full swing in
1885
1849
1949
1785
16
Why was the cattle industry in the Southern Plains so easy to get into in the mid 19th century after the Civil War?
The cattle industry challenged cowboys and vaqueros both
Many Civil War veterans had experience working with cattle
Cattle were cheap to purchase from eastern cattle companies and easy to buy
5 million cattle roaming the open grasslands and railroads for markets
17
1.9 million acres of land were available and at noon on April 22, 1889, around 50,000 - 60,000 homesteaders raced for it
1890 US Census which declared the frontier officially closed
The Homestead Act of 1862
The Great American Desert
The Oklahoma Land Rush
18
Boarding schools for Native American children, conversion to Christianity, and job training were all
efforts of white Americans who wanted to assimilate America Indians
efforts of Abolitionists who wanted to free Native Americans
efforts of Trial Leaders who wanted their children to be like "whites"
19
Mexican cowboys who herded the Texas Longhorn prior to the Civil War.
Pintor
Vaqueros
Bailarina
Obrero
20
Signed by President Andrew Jackson, it gave the federal government the power to remove all Native Americans
The Trail of Tears
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
The Indian Appropriation Act of 1871
The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887
21
What did railroad companies in the South do to attract more business?
They built more rail out west to connect with larger markets
They converted to cars for "whites only" and cars for "people of color"
They converted to the standard time zone
They converted to the standard gauge rails
22
What encouraged farming on the Great Plains by offering 160 acres of public land free to settlers of 5 years
The Comstock Lode
The cattle drives from the south to the railroads
The "sodbuster" lifestyle
The Homestead Act of 1862
23
What were some laws in the South that disenfranchised African-American voters?
You had to have a driver's license
You had to have a diploma proving you graduated from high school
Political parties for whites only, the KKK, and public lynchings
Literacy tests, poll taxes, and political primaries for whites only
24
Whose work in promoting growing other crops helped contribute to a more diversified agricultural base?
W.E.B. du Bois
George Washington-Carver
Ida B. Wells
Bishop Henry Turner
25
What was the Ghost Dance?
It was a military cry for no surrender
It was dance set aside to honor and morn the dead Sioux
religious movement believers thought it could return prosperity to Indians
It was a war dance calling on all Natives to battle the U.S. Calvary
26
What did people in the South do to attract businesses and become the "New South"?
local governments turned to aquaculture to attract new business to the Sout
local governments offered the cotton fields of the South
governments offered tax exemptions and the promise of low wage workers
local governments promised that African-American workers would work
27
How did Northern finance come to dominate the South's economy and what was the result?
Northern investors controlled Southern cotton, oil, steel, and pecans
Northern investors controlled most of the industries
There were few financiers in the South and the economy boomed
There were no bankers in the the South and the South's economy tanked
28
The Democratic politicians who came to power after Reconstruction were supported by
African-Americans and farmers
The business community and white supremacists
The agricultural community and poor whites
Northern politicians and financiers

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