
Go West, Young Man, Go West
Quiz by Phillip Helms
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- Q1Black soldiers who served in the West were given this colorful nickname by Native Americans.ExodustersBuffalo SoldiersOkiesFreedom Riders20s
- Q2This academic argued that the frontier shaped America’s national character.J.P. MorganFrederick Jackson TurnerWilliam Randolph HearstW.E.B. Du Bois20s
- Q3The Native American tribe that defeated Custer at Little Big Horn.Lakota (Sioux)IroquoisArapahoeTuscarora20s
- Q4This Apache chief achieved notoriety during the Apache Wars with Mexico and his constant escapes from the reservation.Crazy HorseSitting BullChief JosephGeronimo20s
- Q5Settlers who 'jumped the gun' in settling Oklahoma were called this.SoonersCornhuskersExodustersMugwumps20s
- Q6Thousands of African-Americans who moved into Kansas after the Civil War were called this.Buffalo soldiersSoonersExodustersFlappers20s
- Q7It was the first major discovery of silver ore in the United States in 1859.Sutter's Mill LodeComstock LodeEureka StrikeYukon Strike20s