US History Review
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- Q1The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________.Rocky MountainsGreat LakesPacific OceanMississippi River30s
- Q2Treaties are agreements made:between countries or nationsbetween the United States government and farmersbetween Populists and Silveritesbetween Cowboys and Indians30s
- Q3The transcontinental railroadconnected Canada and Mexico for the first time in American Historywas a dream of George Washington and was finished in 1887 thereby also realizing the dream of manifest destinywas completed in 1869 by Chinese and Irish workers and connected the East and West Coast of America by trainnever happened due to loss of funds30s
- Q4Which 1890 event marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the Plains Indians?Treaty of Fort LaramieDeath of Sitting BullSand Creek MassacreBattle of Wounded Knee30s
- Q5Why did so many settlers LEAVE their BEFORE they had lived on their homestead for 5 years; thereby, abandoning their claim to the land.The land was too difficult to farmMost of the best land was taken by groups seeking profits, like the railroadsThe government put too many restrictions on its useFew settlers wanted to move West at the time30s
- Q6Long drives ended at railheads. Define Railheads:name of the eastern cattle that bread with Spanish cows.Another name for a steam traina point on a railroad from which roads and other transportation routes begin - used for loading cattleanother name for wagon trains30s
- Q7At first, ranchers saw barbed wire as a threat because itkept their herds from roaming freely.prevented cattle from finding food.harmed their cattle.required much effort to maintain.30s
- Q8The fencing of the open range resulted in:lower demand for beef.increased sheep herding.the end of the long cattle drives.an influx of gold miners.30s
- Q9What describes the historical significance of vaqueros?They served in many state and local offices.They taught their trade to American cowboys.They excluded English-speaking prospectors from gold mines.They signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.30s
- Q10“‘If you want to be treated with respect you must know how to speak English,’ he explained to her. ‘It won’t take you more than ten minutes, dear. When you have lived in America for some time, you will understand how necessary it is to know how to say “all right,” “hurry up,” “street” and such words. . . .’” —Abraham Cahan. The quote stresses the speaker’s belief in the importance of:assimilationsegregationdiversityresistance30s
- Q11How did the Dawes Act begin the “Americanization” of Native Americans?It created the reservation systemIt prevented Native Americans to hunt and gather foodIt broke up reservations and gave individual land parcels to Native Americans to make them farmersIt setup a “dual nation” status for Native Americans30s
- Q12The American cowboy:Worked long hours in tough conditionsOnly existed, as we think of them, for a 20 year period before barbed wire closed the open range.Were not all white - in fact upwards of 30-35% were persons of colorAll of the choices are correct30s
- Q13Which of the following items and ideas was not central to the life and culture of the 1800s Plains Indians?the extended familyRitual dancingthe buffaloland ownership30s
- Q14The rapidly growing communities that appeared at the site of mineral strikes were called:Bonanza townsBust townsGhost townsBoomtowns30s
- Q15John Deere is credited with inventing this farming tool:WindmillMechanical ReaperSteel PlowBonanza Farm30s