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Ch 3 - The Wild West
Test Description: A review to prepare for the Ch 3 Test.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) prairie farmer who raised corn, wheat, cattle, and hogs
A
lode
B
frontier
C
stampede
D
sodbuster
2) crossing a continent
A
stampede
B
lode
C
transcontinental
D
cattle drive
3) a rich source of precious metal
A
lode
B
sodbuster
C
cattle drive
D
stampede
4) open land in the West that had not been settled
A
lode
B
transcontinental
C
stampede
D
frontier
5) moving a herd of cattle
A
lode
B
cattle drive
C
stampede
D
frontier
6) a sudden rush of scared animals that run away from the trail
A
sodbuster
B
cattle drive
C
frontier
D
stampede
7) Who was the trader that the most popular cattle trail was named after?
A
Jesse Chisholm
B
Tom Smith
C
Ezra Fisher
8) Who was the colonel who led US forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
A
Tom Smith
B
Jesse Chisholm
C
George Custer
9) Who was the Sioux chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
A
Wild Bill Hickock
B
Crazy Horse
C
Chief Joseph
10) Who was one of the missionaries to the West?
A
Ezra Fisher
B
Jesse Chisholm
C
Tom Smith
11) Who was one of the first marshals of Abilene?
A
Jesse Chisholm
B
Tom Smith
C
George Custer
12) Who was the Nez Perce leader who traveled to Washington, D.C., and spoke with President Hayes about his people?
A
Chief Joseph
B
Crazy Horse
C
Wild Bill Hickock
13) Sooners slipped across the borders and claimed land before they were allowed during the ...
A
trail boss
B
Boomers
C
Dawes
D
Oklahoma Land Rush
14) To make it harder for thieves to steal cattle, symbols called _________ were used.
A
trail boss
B
Dawes
C
Boomers
D
brands
15) The person in charge of a cattle drive was the...
A
Oklahoma Land Rush
B
trail boss
C
Dawes
D
brands
16) People who raced to claim land in Oklahoma by pushing stakes into the ground and setting up hasty tents were called...
A
trail boss
B
Boomers
C
Dawes
D
brands
17) The government tried to make Indians live more like white people by passing the ______ Act.
A
Oklahoma Land Rush
B
Dawes
C
trail boss
D
Boomers
18) When building the transcontinental railroad, workers had to face different landforms.
A
True
B
False
19) An area of land set aside by the US government for Native Americans was called the frontier.
A
False
B
True
20) Spanish settlers brought buffalo to America.
A
False
B
True
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