US8 Ch 17 Sect 1-3 Question Preview (ID: 44589)
The Wild West.
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silver mine in the Sierra Nevada mountains that was discovered by Henry Comstock
a) Black Hills
b) Comstock Lode
c) Fort Laramie
d) Mount Rushmore
Town that has been abandoned due to lack of economic activity; especially when gold mines ran dry
a) Ghost town
b) Boomtown
c) Bust town
d)
built tracks eastward from Sacramento, CA; hired mostly Chinese immigrants for workers.
a) Union Pacific Railroad
b) Transcontinental Railroad
c) Central Pacific Railroad
d)
At the Battle of Little Bighorn: Custer and men were defeated by 2500 Sioux and Cheyenne warriors
a) Custer's Last Stand
b) Wounded Knee Massacre
c) Sand Creek Massacre
d)
In Colorado territory in 1864, U.S army colonel John M. Chivington led a surprise attack on a peaceful Cheyenne settlement along Sand Creek River. The Cheyenne under Chief Black kettle tried to surrender. First he waved the America Flag and the White
a) Sand Creek Massacre
b) The Battle of Little Big Horn
c) Custer's Last Stand
d) Wounded Knee Massacre
In December 1890, Army troops captured some of Sitting Bull's followers and took them to a camp. 300 Sioux men, women, and children were killed. Result of GHOST DANCE, and ENDED the Indian Wars
a) The Battle of Little Big Horn
b) Custer's Last Stand
c) Wounded Knee Massacre
d) Sand Creek Massacre
warriors who attacked settlers in Arizona and New Mexico for ten years. Led by Geronimo.
a) Navajo
b) Apaches
c) Cheyenne
d) Nez Perces
forced to relocate and endure The Long Walk. One third of the Navajo died on this journey.
a) Navajo
b) Apaches
c) Cheyenne
d) Nez Perces
Native American Tribe that will flee capture from U.S. Troops, who almost make it to Canada. Led by Chief Joseph.
a) Navajo
b) Apaches
c) Cheyenne
d) Nez Perces
forced to relocate and endure The Trail of Tears. Many Cheyenne died on this journey.
a) Navajo
b) Cheyenne
c) Apaches
d) Nez Perces
to adopt another culture and traditions; The American Government forced Native Americans to do this
a) Assimilate
b) Acculturation
c) Feminism
d)
the herding and moving of cattle over long distances
a) cattle drives
b) cowboys
c) vaquero
d) cattle kingdom
skilled riders who know how to herd cattle
a) cattle drives
b) cowboys
c) vaquero
d) cattle kingdom
Spanish/Mexican cowboys
a) cattle drive
b) cowboy
c) vaquero
d) cattle kingdom
the region dominated by the cattle industry and its ranches, trails, and cow towns
a) cattle drive
b) cowboy
c) vaquero
d) cattle kingdom
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