Which of the following was a goal of the Populists?

To lower the “cost” of money by adding silver to the money supply

What does the Massacre of Wounded Knee, the Treaty of Medicine Lodge, and Indian Schools have in common?

They are symbolic ends to the Native American way of life

What was the Ghost Dance?

A Native American religious/spiritual movement

What happened when the cattle drives reached the railheads?

The cows were shipped on trains to meat packing plants in the midwest

What is the significance of the Massacre at Wounded Knee?

It marked the end of Native resistance to western settlement

What was the biggest problem faced by western farmers?

Overproduction and low crop prices

Why did Chief Joseph attempt to flee to Canada with his Nez Perce tribe?

To avoid violence with the U.S. Army and to protect his people

Why did the cattle boom end?

Because homesteading reduced grazing lands significantly

What happened to the American Indians who agreed to go to reservations?

They discovered that the government did not honor its treaties with them

What is one way the U.S. government attempted to assimilate Plains Indians into American culture?

They established American Indian schools

Why did many Plains Indians refuse to live on reservations?

Their culture was nomadic so they didn't want to stay in one place

What was the frontier?

The undeveloped western part of the country

How did the Indian Appropriations Act affect Indigenous Americans?

It created the reservation system

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1
Which of the following was a goal of the Populists?
To be popular in school
To increase the population
To ban the herding of cattle on the frontier
To lower the “cost” of money by adding silver to the money supply
2
What does the Massacre of Wounded Knee, the Treaty of Medicine Lodge, and Indian Schools have in common?
They are examples of conflicts between cattle ranchers and homesteaders
They are symbolic ends to the Native American way of life
They are examples of the U.S. fairly treating Native Americans
They resulted from gold discoveries by miners in the Southwest
3
What was the Ghost Dance?
A political campaign for Native citizenship
A traditional Oglála Lakhóta dance
When the ghosts of ancesters did the griddy
A Native American religious/spiritual movement
4
What happened when the cattle drives reached the railheads?
Cowboys from around the West traded cows with each other
The cows were shipped on trains to meat packing plants in the midwest
The cows were marched past the railhead to the other side of the plains
The cows were given spa treatments and a free vacation
5
Which of these can safely go in the microwave?
Aluminum foil
Styrofoam
Ceramics and plastics
Metal containers
6
What is the significance of the Massacre at Wounded Knee?
It marked the end of Native resistance to western settlement
It is an example of the U.S. fairly treating Native Americans
It is the greatest victory of the Lakota Sioux against the army
It resulted from gold discoveries by miners in the Southwest
7
What was the biggest problem faced by western farmers?
Overproduction and low crop prices
Extremely expensive land
Rampaging herds of felonious cattle
Eastern farmers
8
Who was the National Grange created to help?
Businessmen
Farmers
Children
Native Americans
9
Which of the following enabled farmers to better irrigate [water] their crops?
Tears of the farmers
Hydraulic mining
Water buffalos
Windmills
10
Why did Chief Joseph attempt to flee to Canada with his Nez Perce tribe?
To fulfill his agreement in the Treaty of Woodland Hills to leave the U.S.
To avoid violence with the U.S. Army and to protect his people
To convince the Canadians to assist in a war against the U.S.
To lure the U.S. Army into an ambush in the Black Hills
11
Increased settlement of the West, economic growth and increased trade are all the direct result of what?
The Wells Fargo stagecoach line
Really good advertising
The steam powered locomotive
The transcontinental railroad
12
Conflict on the Great Plains primarily occurred between the United States Army and what native group?
Cheyenne
Nez Perce
Arapaho
Sioux
13
Why did the cattle boom end?
Because the entire United States went vegetarian
Because homesteading reduced grazing lands significantly
Because many herds became infected by Texas fever
Because sheep were more successful
14
What happened to the American Indians who agreed to go to reservations?
They were generously assisted by the government
They welcomed the opportunity to assimilate into American society
They discovered that the government did not honor its treaties with them
They became successful farmers and ranchers
15
What is one way the U.S. government attempted to assimilate Plains Indians into American culture?
They allowed some American Indians groups to return to their lands
They eliminated the Indian reservations
They established American Indian schools
Gave them barbeque grills, casserole recipes and football
16
Why did many Plains Indians refuse to live on reservations?
The U.S. government never promised to meet their needs
Their culture was nomadic so they didn't want to stay in one place
They had reservations about reservations
The U.S. government never gave them directions to the reservation
17
What was the frontier?
The front of the country
The locations specifically reserved for Native Americans
The top tier lands
The undeveloped western part of the country
18
What were the towns that quickly sprang up around mining communities?
Cowtowns
Ghost towns
Hahntowns
Boomtowns
19
The development of what technology led to the end of the Pony Express?
Telegraph
Telescope
Telefocus
Television
20
How did the Indian Appropriations Act affect Indigenous Americans?
It created rules for appropriate behavior
It created the reservation system
It confiscated their belongings
It broke all of the treaties
21
What is this animal?
Bison/Buffalo
Cow
Bull
Yak
22
How did the government’s policies towards Native Nations change between 1865 and 1890?
Fair -> Unfair
Removal -> Assimilation
Annihilation -> Removal
Discrimination -> Acceptance

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