Flashcards on History Chapter 19 Test 1
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Pueblo society was noted for its __________.
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intensive agriculture and unified community goals
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What event in 1848 started a huge influx of whites into Indian territory?
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the discovery of gold in Indian territories
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leader of the Sand Creek Massacre, John Chivington, was __________.
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a Methodist minister
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Which state/territory had the greatest percentage of its area as Indian reservation land in the mid-1890s?
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Oklahoma
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second Treaty of Fort Laramie __________.
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required the United States to abandon routes traveling through Sioux territory
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Which statement about the Sand Creek Massacre is true?
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The brutal attack included the killing of women and children..
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Although the Fort Laramie Treaty created several years of peace, eventually __________ violated the treaty terms
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the Northern Pacific Railroad
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American force commanded by George A. Custer was overwhelmed during the __________.
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Battle of the Little Bighorn
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Sioux were finally defeated __________.
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because they had to divide up their forces to hunt for food
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It took 5,000 U.S. troops to capture 36 Apaches led by __________.
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Geronimo
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What happened at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in 1890?
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At least 150 Sioux men, women, and children were slaughtered.
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first large gold rush in the Rocky Mountains occurred in __________.
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the mountains of Colorado
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last gold rush came in 1874 in the mining camp of __________.
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Deadwood
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population of western mining towns was overwhelmingly __________.
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male
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Which statement about prostitutes in mining towns is true?
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As men came to control vice trade, many prostitutes suffered alcoholism and violence.
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male-dominated nature of mining towns made __________ popular businesses.
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saloons
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Which group suffered from the most prejudice in mining towns?
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Chinese Americans
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increase in railroad building and mining helped to accelerate the development of what industry?
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lumber
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Which of the following qualified as a cow town?
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Cheyenne
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Chisholm Trail was used to __________.
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drive cattle northward
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Which group was not associated with the "cowboys"?
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Irish-Americans who left urban areas in the East
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right to "maverick" cattle meant __________.
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putting your own brand on unmarked animals
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In the Southwest, many Hispanics herded __________ on communal pastures.
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sheep
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Homestead Act __________.
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guaranteed free acres of land to citizens who farmed the land for five years
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Today, Native Americans rank __________ on most measures of economic well-being.
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at the bottom
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Why did the Northwest foster rich and complex Indian societies?
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resources were abundant
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Which statement best describes the cultures of the tribes that lived throughout the West?
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The tribes shared the same rituals in regions from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
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common element among all tribes of the West was their __________.
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belief that nature was to be shared and not privately owned
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What statement best describes General Philip Sheridan's views on Indian resistance?
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"Looking at the situation, how could anyone expect the Indians to react in any other way?"
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White reformers on the Board of Indian Commissioners believed that __________.
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Indians should be assimilated by teaching them to be Christians
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One of the reasons that whites destroyed the buffalo herds was __________.
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buffalo were seen as obstructions to railway traffic
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Effects of the Dawes Act included __________.
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more Indian land being owned by whites
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Which of the following statements is true about the typical mining town?
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personal violence was less common than collective acts of violence
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Mining eventually became a corporate operation because __________.
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massive capital investment in equipment was conducive to financial success
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development of mining technology resulted in __________.
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less use of skilled labor
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Poor conditions for miners resulted in __________.
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widespread unionization movements by miners
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Violence and conflict often erupted between miners and mine owners due to __________.
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conditions caused by the industrialization of mining
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Joseph McCoy made an important decision when he __________.
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established a northern shipping point for cattle in Abilene, Kansas
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El Paso, Texas, became a major town when it __________.
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built upon its existence as a center of shipping for cattle
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corporate cattle boom collapsed because __________.
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corporations overstocked ranges, which caused ecological disaster
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Farming in the West __________.
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required a much larger scale of farming to achieve success
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Railway companies encouraged settlers to come to the West __________.
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so they would grow food that could be transported on rail lines
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Which statement would have most likely been said by a member of Las Gorras Blancas?
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"We raid at night, if needed, to stop the Anglo encroachment on our land."
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Many farmers of the Great Plains turned to growing wheat because __________.
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it was more resistant to drought than corn
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In the 1880s, western farmers were plagued by severe drought and __________.
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protective trade barriers established by several foreign nations
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lack of timber caused a shortage of fencing that was finally solved by __________.
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the invention of barbed wire
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In the 1970s, official investigations labeled Bureau of Indian Affairs attempts to force Indians to adopt white culture a/an __________.
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"near total failure"
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Which of the following factors resulted in many Indian deaths on the Great Plains?
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the spread of smallpox
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How was the Cattle Kingdom's growth linked to urban easterners?
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The food needs of urban areas in the East aided the economic growth of the West.
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vast wealth of some pioneers was an effect of __________.
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aggressive exploitation of natural resources
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Central Pacific Railroad had its terminus in __________.
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California
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In terms of western development, Canada and the Unites States were most different when it came to __________.
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Indian policy
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Which of the following states had the least significant gold and/or silver deposits?
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North Dakota
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At the Battle of One Hundred Slain, __________.
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the Sioux routed a detachment that was sent to defeat them
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Australia's late nineteenth-century pastoral economy was based on __________.
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sheep
