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Chapter 17 Test Part 1
Test Description: Chapter 17 Test. America Expands (1850 - 1900) Western Expansion Indian Affairs International Expansion
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1) One of the most famous judges of the West was Isaac Charles Parker, better known as
A
The Hanging Judge
B
The Wild Wild West Judge
C
Top Federal Man
D
Judge and Jury
2) Which act, passed in 1862, aimed at encouraging Western Expansion by providing settlers with public land?
A
The Homestead Act
B
The Emigration Act
C
The Western Expansion Act
D
The Dawes Act
3) What were Soddies commonly known in the 19th century American Midwest?
A
A type of house made from prairie sod
B
A form of currency
C
A type of dish
D
A style of dance
4) “Range wars” often developed between who?
A
Cattlemen and Farmers
B
Ranchers and Cattleman
C
Cattle Drivers and Range Masters
D
Farmers and Market
5) The two railroad companies that were given charters to build the first transcontinental railroad
A
Union Pacific and Central Atlantic
B
CX and Union Amtrak
C
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
D
Central Pacific and Amtrak
6) Gold rush in 1859 resulted in the settlement of Colorado.
A
Klondike
B
California
C
Big Bend
D
Pikes Peak
7) In May 1869, the driving of the golden spike near this location, marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
A
El Paso
B
Promontory Point
C
Spokane
D
Santa Fe
8) One element of the American West was the cattle drive. Cowboys herded the cattle across the “open ranges” to these locations.
A
Eastern railroad terminals.
B
Northern railroad terminals.
C
Southern railroad terminals.
D
Western railroad terminals.
9) What is NOT one of the dangers that cattle drivers faced
A
over abundance of water
B
stampedes
C
cattle thieves
D
Indian attacks
10) What is NOT one of the reasons the open-range cattle industry ended in the 1880s
A
hot summers
B
cold winters
C
overgrazing
D
expanding railroads
11) _________ Indians, tribes such as the Cheyenne, the Comanche, and the Sioux.
A
Creek
B
Southern
C
Plains
D
Eastern
12) The goal of the Indian Wars for the American government was to force the tribes onto _____________.
A
good fertile land
B
reservations
C
spiritually important land
D
tribal land
13) The climax of the Indian Wars is commonly known as the ________ War.
A
Powhatan
B
Pawnee
C
Cherokee
D
Sioux
14) _________ __________ _________ became a renowned Indian fighter.
A
George Armstrong Custer
B
General Robert Lee
C
Captain Nathan Algren
D
Hiram Ulysses Grant
15) ________ _________ was a Sioux political leader.
A
Sitting Bull
B
Chief Joseph
C
Crazy Horse
D
Geronimo
16) Under __________ ____________ leadership, the Sioux warriors fought one of the most unified, best-organized Indian campaigns in history.
A
Geronimo
B
Crazy Horse's
C
Sitting Bull
D
Chief Joseph
17) The Apache leader __________ and a small band of Indians fought for several years, frustrating the army’s attempts to force them onto a reservation.
A
Sitting Bull
B
Geronimo
C
Crazy Horse
D
Chief Joseph
18) The Nez Perce leader ___________ ___________ conducted a masterful campaign to save his tribal lands or at least lead his people to refuge in Canada.
A
Geronimo
B
Crazy Horse
C
Sitting Bull
D
Chief Joseph
19) The ___________ __________ massacre was a horrific conclusion to the Indian Wars.
A
Reservation War
B
Wounded Knee
C
Thermopylae Pass
D
Bull Run
20) In 1881, Helen Hunt Jackson published __ ________ __ _________, a work portraying the government’s ruthless and often dishonorable dealings with the Indians.
A
A Century of Dishonor
B
The People are Dancing Again
C
The Heartbreak of Wounded Knee
D
Border Law: The First Seminole War
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