Test Ch 16 Pt. 2 U.S. History

Chief Joseph tried lead the Apaches to Canada

Last Indian War was fought when

Geronimo was in _____________’s inaugural parade.

_________ Indians were killed because the ghost dance

A settler was given 165 acres by the Homestead Act

Who said: “From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.”

Chief Joseph got his education from a mission school.

People would line up, they would shoot into the air, and the people would race off to claim land.

A Major meatpacking town

How did Chief Joseph protect his tribe?

The man that is credited with tracking down many Indian chiefs and forcing them onto reservations

Encouraged traditional tribal reservation life

It took the Nez Perce ____ months and ________ miles to get close to Canada.

The majority of the first white settlers in the west were ____________.

Helen Hunt published A Century of Dishonor to point out mistreatment of Indians.

Where were the schools on the prairie?

What was said about the Nez Perce from their captives

Frontier Justice was...

Travelled with Wild Bill’s Wild West Show

Main food/ meal on the prairies.

The Bozeman Trail was from ___________ to _____________.

The state that joined the union in 1890 and is known for POLYGAMY

All the women and children in Geronimo’s tribe including his wife and mother were killed

Last Indian Battle

The reason it was difficult to build a house in the west.

The “Centennial State”

It took 5 months and 1,645 miles to track which Indian chief?

One of the largest and most powerful Indian tribes

The Final Frontier was settled within 20 years

The most successful mine that yielded $300 million in silver in 20 years.

When was the (Season) long drive.

What was said about the Indians? They were____________.

The Dawes Act was a great success

The second group two enter the West were the farmers.

What was unique about John Deere’s product?

Most famous battle of the Sioux wars

The last area to be settled

What kind of houses were made on the prairie?

Chief Redcloud forced the army out of 3 forts until peace was reached.

Barbed wire was invented to keep cattle in or out of an area.

Who was the arrogant American general at Little Bighorn?

Fiercest Indian Tribe

What happened in 1874 that forced the Sioux out of the Black Hills

A Cow Town

Taking the cattle to the trains was called?

The cattle found on the planes of Texas with a 6 foot hornspan.

President Hayes said: “The Indian Wars were caused by their savage ways”

Wavoka introduced the ghost dance.

The most common route for the cattle drive was?

The slogan for Pike’s Peak was: “Pike’s Peak or bust”

Who wrote their own autobiography?

Geronimo’s income was by selling photos and his buttons

The steel plow was made from?

The most important factor to stimulate western settlement was the Homestead Act

Deserted mining towns

Who made all men equal with his revolver?

Geronimo had a major drinking problem

Known for the flour mill process

Invented the steel plow

Joseph Gilden invented barbed wire.

Where did Geronimo escape from a “max security” cell without a trace

The foolish raid of 254 Americans in an attempt to capture 2,000 Sioux Indians.

Type of church Geronimo converted to

To ownership of cattle owners began to brand cattle.

Who was the Indian Leader at Custer’s Last Stand?

The greatest threat to the Indians

The Sioux were given the patch of unwanted land known as the Black Hills.

The trail the government tried to make in Chief Red Cloud’s land...

Some settlers came because a reporter had called the west “The American Wasteland”

In 1858 gold was discovered where?

John Deere invented the chilled-iron plow.

What were the requirements to qualify for the Homestead Act?

How close were the Nez Perce to Canadian border before they were forced to surrender?