Fight for the Great Plains
What was the name of the infamous army general that led 200 troops to their death against over 2,500 Sioux Indians in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a. McCarthy
b. Custer
c. Arnold
d. Beagley
Custer
By 1860, Texas was home to more than ________ wild cattle.
a. 300
b. 3,000
c. 30,000
d. 3 million
3 million
The 1st railhead was located where?
a. Kentucky
b. Kansas
c. Texas
a. jeopardy
b. life
c. monopoly
d. chokehold
Monopoly
T/F: Americans on the East coast always knew that the Great Plains would be good farmland.
False
What caused thousands of cows to die in the winter of 1886-87?
a. Cannibal Cattle
b. Harsh Weather
c. Not enough food
Harsh Weather
a. 10
b. 40
c. 80
40
T/F: The Sherman Anti-Trust Act made it illegal to form monopolies.
T
Which side had better weapons? Native Americans or Settlers.
Settlers
Who drove Cattle from ranches to the railheads?
a. cowboys
b. explorers
c. railroad officials
cowboys
a. factories
b. people's homes
factories
T/F: The industrial revolution started in the U.S. and spread to England.
F
Which of the following was not a Native American tribe?
a. Sioux
b. Jesuit
c. Cheyenne
d. Apache
Jesuit
American ranchers learned how to care for herds of cattle from __________.
a. Mexican Vaqueros
b. Meat Dealers
c. The Agnews
a.
T/F: Where the railroad lines met, towns became smaller.
F
What is worth more?
A. 5 Quarters, 2 dimes, 2 nickels
B. 3 Quarters, 7 dimes, 1 nickel
A.
By the 1900's, most Native Americans lived where?
a. Free on the great plains
b. on the East Coast
c. on Reservations
d. With Cattles and Hogs
on Reservations
a. Ear Tags
b. Branding
c. Collars
The railroads helped transform the U.S. into a mostly _____________ nation.
a. Agricultural
b. Industrial
c. Rural
b.
Who started the Standard Oil Company?
a. Dwight D. Eisenhower
b. John D. Rockefeller
c. John P. Snow
b.