Unit I: The West Review Game

Which of the following does NOT characterize the life of the American cowboy?

Leader of the LAKOTA Sioux was the symbolic "Indian," refused treaties, and died on the reservation

The battle that brought the Indian wars to a bitter end was called

Region of grasslands envied by settlers to start a new life in the mid to late 1800's and beyond

The Grange did all of the following except:

Which of the following WAS NOT an economic problem confronted by American farmers in the 1890s?

This 1862 act gave land to states to create universities to aid the farmer - Hint: MSU was one!

The main reason for rapid settlement of the west was:

The group Oliver Hudson Kelley started that provided education to farmers and fought railroads

This Democratic "silverite" was out to help the farmer and laborer in the election of 1896.

All of the following were reasons for the end of the open range or long-drive except:

Mr. Booth's cat is named

Which of the following words below would you associate with this video clip?

In your favorite class, US History, Unit I was based on what chapter?

Who is this American President?

In 1896, farmers and laborers were in favor of what currency?

How did the invention of barbed wire change the look of the Western Frontier?

The major cattle rout from San Antonio Texas, through Oklahoma to Kansas from the 1870's-90's.

Type of home on the plains was cool in the summer, cheap, but a haven for snakes and insects

What historical legislation does this film clip refer to?

This battle is where General George Custer was surrounded and had his "last stand."

Which of the following IS NOT part of the Populist Party's political platform?

All of the following groups of people were cowboys EXCEPT

The movement of the people was known as