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

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

Sioux political leader.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The main instrument of developing the American West...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who enforced law in the west?

Imperialism

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

The Union Pacific hired many workers from _______________. 

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

What had the greatest effect on the Plains Indians?

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

Sioux military leader.

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

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

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

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

“Range wars” often developed between _______________.

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

The Dawes Act failed because...

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

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

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

Pan-Americanism

The Great Plains is the...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The transcontinental railroad...

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

Cheyenne, Comanche, and Sioux

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

The Indian Wars ended with what horrific event?

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