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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
Judge and Jury
B
Top Federal Man
C
The Hanging Judge
D
The Wild Wild West Judge
2) Which act, passed in 1862, aimed at encouraging Western Expansion by providing settlers with public land?
A
The Homestead Act
B
The Western Expansion Act
C
The Emigration Act
D
The Dawes Act
3) What were Soddies commonly known in the 19th century American Midwest?
A
A style of dance
B
A type of house made from prairie sod
C
A type of dish
D
A form of currency
4) “Range wars” often developed between who?
A
Farmers and Market
B
Ranchers and Cattleman
C
Cattle Drivers and Range Masters
D
Cattlemen and Farmers
5) The two railroad companies that were given charters to build the first transcontinental railroad
A
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
B
Central Pacific and Amtrak
C
CX and Union Amtrak
D
Union Pacific and Central Atlantic
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
Promontory Point
B
Santa Fe
C
Spokane
D
El Paso
8) One element of the American West was the cattle drive. Cowboys herded the cattle across the “open ranges” to these locations.
A
Northern railroad terminals.
B
Eastern railroad terminals.
C
Western railroad terminals.
D
Southern railroad terminals.
9) What is NOT one of the dangers that cattle drivers faced
A
stampedes
B
Indian attacks
C
cattle thieves
D
over abundance of water
10) What is NOT one of the reasons the open-range cattle industry ended in the 1880s
A
hot summers
B
expanding railroads
C
cold winters
D
overgrazing
11) _________ Indians, tribes such as the Cheyenne, the Comanche, and the Sioux.
A
Plains
B
Creek
C
Eastern
D
Southern
12) The goal of the Indian Wars for the American government was to force the tribes onto _____________.
A
spiritually important land
B
tribal land
C
good fertile land
D
reservations
13) The climax of the Indian Wars is commonly known as the ________ War.
A
Pawnee
B
Cherokee
C
Powhatan
D
Sioux
14) _________ __________ _________ became a renowned Indian fighter.
A
Hiram Ulysses Grant
B
General Robert Lee
C
Captain Nathan Algren
D
George Armstrong Custer
15) ________ _________ was a Sioux political leader.
A
Chief Joseph
B
Geronimo
C
Crazy Horse
D
Sitting Bull
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
Chief Joseph
D
Sitting Bull
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
Geronimo
B
Crazy Horse
C
Sitting Bull
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
Sitting Bull
B
Geronimo
C
Chief Joseph
D
Crazy Horse
19) The ___________ __________ massacre was a horrific conclusion to the Indian Wars.
A
Thermopylae Pass
B
Reservation War
C
Bull Run
D
Wounded Knee
20) In 1881, Helen Hunt Jackson published __ ________ __ _________, a work portraying the government’s ruthless and often dishonorable dealings with the Indians.
A
The People are Dancing Again
B
A Century of Dishonor
C
Border Law: The First Seminole War
D
The Heartbreak of Wounded Knee
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