Chapter 19-Opening the West

Most immigrants who worked on the Central Pacific Railroad where which ethnicity?

What was one of the main dangers on cattle drives?

The conflict immediately following the death of Sitting Bull was known as

Sitting Bull often had visions of future events.

The Chisholm Trail was

All of the following are true about the Homestead Act EXCEPT

What kind of government aid paid for the construction of the railroads?

The Populist Party was considered a party of the rich people only.

Few African Americans chose to take advantage of the Homestead Act.

Advertising played a large role in helping to bring settlers to the West.

Women who were single or widowed could own land under the Homstead Act.

In boom towns, people who practiced their own justice were known as

Who said the famous words "I will fight no more, forever?"

What even caused the U.S. to develop time zones?

A "cooperative" was

Ghost towns were considered haunted locations by many Native Americans.

Which is an accomplishment of the Populist Party?

Which factor did not help to end the cattle kingdom?

During the late 1800's many farmers were angry with the RR's for high shipping charges.

Most local towns did not want the railroad companies building tracks or depots close by.

The Union Pacific Railroad company built more miles of tracks than the Central Pacific.

Prior to the whites coming, most Plains Indians lived which kind of lifestyle?

Which of the following statements is true about General George Armstrong Custer?

Which one of these cities was a "cow town?"

The U.S. government wanted the Black Hills of South Dakota because they

Native Americans of the plains felt a spiritual connection to which animal?

One treaty which promised that the U.S. government would leave Native Americans alone was

Texas ranches that were not fenced in and divided into lots were known as

What was the effect of the Dawes Act?

A boom town occurred when

What was a main reason Sitting Bull refused to take his people to live on a reservation?