Trails/Railroad
Which trail was for religious freedom?
Mormon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Oregon Trail
Mormon Trail
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the size of the United States?
It doubled the size of the country
What group's goal was backing paper currency with silver?
Free Silver Movement
Populist Party
National Grange
Free Silver Movement
What year did the Louisiana Purchase occur and List the 4 groups that settled on the Great Plains during the late 1800s.
1803
Germans, Russians, Scandinavians, Exodusters
Which trail was for Fertile Land?
Mormon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail
The Cattle Kingdom was important to the rest of the United States because it provided an important ________ supply for a growing population in the East.
food
Which group's goal was federal regulation of railroad rates?
Free Silver Movement
Populist Party
National Grange
National Grange
Which trail was for trade?
Mormon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
How did the U.S. government attempt to "Americanize" Native American children in the late 1800's?
What groups goal was government ownership of telegraphs, telephones, and railroads?
Free silver movement
Populist Party
National Grange
Populist Party
The _________________, who worked on the Central Pacific, were paid less, and performed the most dangerous tasks.
Chinese
What was the name of the event that is considered the last major incident between the U.S. Army and Native Americans on the Great Plains?
Wounded Knee Massacre
Who wrote the book, A Century of Dishonor, which called for fairer government policy toward Native American groups?
Helen Hunt Jackson
The _______________ worked on the Union Pacific crossing the Great Plains.
Irish
Effects of the transcontinental railroad:
Faster ___________ between regions
More manufactured goods shipped to the ______
More raw ___________ shipped to the East
transportation
West
materials
Who wrote the book, Life Among the Paiutes, which described traditional Native American life?
Sarah Winnemucca