Ch 8 Test Review-8th Grade
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- Q1What legendary boomtown got its name from lead deposits that contained large amounts of silver?DenverSilvervilleLeadvilleSan Francisco30s
- Q2What attempted to help Native Americans by selling land and building a trust of money for them?Homestead ActDawes ActComstock ActLincoln Act30s
- Q3What approach to farming planted seeds deep in the ground where there was enough moisture for them?Moisture FarmingWet FarmingDesert FarmDry Farming30s
- Q4Homesteaders could gain title to the land by living there for five years under which act?Lincoln ActDawes ActWashington ActHomestead Act30s
- Q5What new invention helped keep cattle herds from roaming freely causing ranchers' way of life to feel threatened?Rock WallsRailroadsWood FencesBarbed Wire30s
- Q6What was the name of the trail cowboys used to drive cattle to a railroad up north to sell?Chisholm TrailNebraska TrailChristian TrailOregon Trail30s
- Q7What metal was found at the Comstock Lode?SilverGoldTinCopper30s
- Q8Early prospectors would extract shallow deposits of ore through which method?Surface MiningStrip MiningPlacer MiningQuartz Mining30s
- Q9A tract of public land for settlementHomesteadReservationRanchAcre30s
- Q10These farms brought their owners big profitsMining FarmsSilver FarmsPlantationsBonanza Farms30s
- Q11Productive farm area that began at the eastern edge of the Great PlainsCotton BeltSoy Bean BeltCorn BeltWheat Belt30s
- Q12Vast areas of grassland owned by the federal governmentGovernment RangePublic RangeOpen RangeClosed Range30s
- Q13Self-appointed volunteers to track down and punish wrongdoersCowboysVigilance CommitteesThe MobMarshalls30s
- Q14Mining that dug deep beneath the surfaceQuartz MiningGold MiningPlacer MiningSilver Mining30s
- Q15The major route north to Abilene, KansasOregon TrailLincoln TrailChristian TrailChisholm Trail30s