Ch 13 Quiz

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which of the following best describes the meaning of the Ghost Dance? a. It expressed losses suffered by Native Americans and hope for a better future. b. It expressed the hope that ghosts would assist the Plains Indians in battle. c. It indicated a coming uprising against the white settlers. d. It expressed hatred for white settlers and the U.S. Army. The enclosure of the open range led to conflict between a. Native Americans who owned the land and ranchers and farmers who enclosed the land. b. ranchers and farmers and the landless cattle owners who enclosed the land. c. landless cattle owners and the ranchers and farmers who enclosed the land. d. landless Native Americans who raised sheep and the ranchers and farmers who enclosed the land. Which of the following factors helped Texas longhorn cattle thrive on the Plains? a. They could live on grass alone. b. They were interbred with buffalo. c. They could share pasture lands with sheep and still thrive. d. They had an immunity to malaria. What did the Plains Indians depend on for their food, shelter, and clothing? a. white settlers b. a wide variety of plants and animals c. trade with other tribes and with Mexican people d. buffalo Intense rivalry among competing miners often led to a. the establishment of new laws. b. military rule by the U.S. Cavalry. c. the development of a police force. d. violence. The Native Americans were subjected to Americanization. What was Americanization? a. a process of making Native American practices more accessible to white people b. an attack on Native American beliefs and practices, including tribal identity, to make Native Americans more white. c. a battle plan that involved a series of conflicts and massacres, culminating in the Dawes Act d. the process by which Native Americans would become citizens of the United States Which group of settlers was known as Exodusters? a. European settlers b. white settlers c. African American settlers d. Chinese settlers In the 1850s United States government policy toward the Indians changed from pushing them farther West to a. paying them for their lands. b. relocating them in the East. c. sending them to reservations. d. giving them land in Texas. The vast buffalo herds were reduced to just a few buffalo by U.S. Army policy and a. the needs of Indian nations. b. bad weather. c. hunting by railroad passengers. d. wolves. At this battle, Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer led his troops in an attack against the Sioux and lost. a. Battle of the Little Bighorn b. Wounded Knee Massacre c. Sand Creek Massacre d. Battle of White Plains This event marked the end of the bloody conflict between the U.S. Army and the Plains Indians. a. Palo Duro Canyon Melee b. Sand Creek Massacre c. Battle of Fallen Timbers d. Wounded Knee Massacre

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are freezing to death . . . My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever. Chief Joseph, 1877 ____ 12. This statement was made when a. the Nez Perc surrendered to the U.S. Army. b. the Sioux lost 300 men, women, and children. c. the Paiute decided to use a religious ritual to defend themselves. d. the Plains Indian wars ended. The U.S. governments two main motivations for creating Indian reservations were to gain control over western territories and to a. convince Native Americans to live like white Americans. b. save the buffalo herds from extinction. c. abandon its responsibility of caring for Native Americans. d. prevent Native Americans from adopting the white Americans culture. Cattle ranchers often did battle against a. Spanish conquistadores and Mexicans. b. sheep ranchers and farmers. c. Mexicans and Native Americans. d. the U.S. Army. Incentives for settlement of the Great Plains came mainly from a. Congress and the railroads. b. cattle ranchers and big business. c. western states and industries. d. homesteaders and adventurers. Which of the following was most responsible for bringing an end to the era of the wide-open western frontier? a. steel plow c. sheep ranching b. barbed wire d. bonanza farming A soddy was a. a home made out of prairie turf c. a loan made to frontier farmers by the federal government b. an invention that increased farm production d. a person who bought frontier land hoping to resell it at a profit Bimetallism would allow for the exchange of paper currency for a. silver only c. neither gold nor silver b. gold only d. either gold or silver Many Native Americans responded to the restrictions placed upon them by the U.S. government by a. abiding by signed treaties c. agreeing to move from their lands b. ignoring the restrictions d. seeking monetary compensation

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Completion Complete each statement. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. ____ is a form of mining in which deep shafts are cut in the earth to extract ore. (Placer mining/Hard-rock mining) In the 1850s, U.S. government policy was to take land from Native Americans and confine them to ____. (the Great Plains/reservations) The ____ gave land to railroad companies to aid in the construction of railroad and telegraph lines. (Morrill Act/Pacific Railway Act) Under the terms of the ____ the head of each Indian family was to receive 160 acres of land and become an individual property owner. (Homestead Act/Dawes Act) In ____ mining, water under high pressure was used to blast away dirt and expose the desirable minerals. (hydraulic/ hard-rock) The ____ Act passed in 1862 gave land to states to provide colleges for agriculture and the mechanical arts. (Pendleton/Morrill)

Ch 13 Quiz Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: STA: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: A 4.02 C 4.01 | 4.02 A 4.01 | 4.02 D 4.02 D 4.01 B 4.02 C 4.01 C 4.02 C 4.02 A 4.02 D 4.02 A 4.02 A 4.02 B 4.01 | 4.02 A 4.02 B A D B PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: PTS: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: 13.1.2 13.2.3 13.2.3 13.1.1 13.2.1 13.1.4 13.3.2 13.1.1 13.1.1 13.1.2 13.1.2 13.1.3 13.1.4 13.2.3 13.3.1

COMPLETION 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. ANS: PTS: ANS: PTS: ANS: PTS: ANS: PTS: ANS: PTS: ANS: PTS: Hard-rock mining 1 reservations DIF: 2 2 2 2 2 2 NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: NAT: 13.2.2 13.1.1 13.3.1 13.1.4 13.2.2 13.3.1 STA: STA: STA: STA: STA: STA: 4.02 4.02 4.02 4.02 4.02 4.02

1 DIF: Pacific Railway Act 1 Dawes Act 1 hydraulic 1 Morrill 1 DIF: DIF: DIF: DIF: