Vocabulary
One who was against slavery
abolitionist
The South's economy was based on what?
Agriculture
I was married to Abraham Lincoln:
Mary Todd Lincoln
What was the biggest obstacle in the way of building the transcontinental railroad?
The Sierra Nevada Mountains
What happened on May 10, 1869?
The transcontinental railroad was finished! A telegraph was sent with one word: "done"
What was "green gold"
trees
A state that did not allow slavery
free state
In 1819 there were ____ free states and _____ slave states. They each had the same amount.
11
I shot Abraham Lincoln:
John Wilkes Booth
Who were the two companies that built the railroad?
Central Pacific and Union Pacific
Where does the railroad trigger a mass migration to?
The Great Plains
What was the name of the song written by a Choctaw Indian slave that we learned about?
A situation where someone legally has the authority to make decisions for and care for and control all of the property of someone.
guardianship
What tried to resolve many issues, but ending up making no one happy? It included the fugitive slave act and adding California as a state....
The Compromise of 1850
I earned my nickname by killing more than 4,000 buffalo to feed the Union Pacific work crews:
Buffalo Bill Cody
How does the federal government pay for the railroad?
They give federal land to the companies. For every mile of track laid, the government
How much of America’s land is given away under the Homestead Act?
10%
Which state is the only state to have a larger population of Native Americans than Oklahoma does?
California
to not take sides in a disagreement
neutral
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote what book?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Black Kettle
Why were Chinese workers chosen to build the railroad?
They were excellent workers and it was cheaper to bring Chinese workers across the ocean than other workers across the continent.
What happened to half the population of western Nebraska by 1892?
What children's book was written in 1865?
Alice in Wonderland
A process by which those living in a territory could decide for themselves on an issue, such as if they wanted slavery.
popular sovereignty
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
I was the chief of the Kiowa. I may have been poisoned by a tribal member...
Kicking Bird
How many buffalo were roaming the Great Plains in the 1800’s?
30 million
Why do so many people come from Norway to America?
They were experienced loggers or lumberjacks
What was the name of the largest, bloodiest Civil War battle fought in Indian Territory?
The Battle of Honey Springs.
a railroad that spans the continent from ocean to ocean
transcontinental railroad
A tax often on imported goods
tariff
Who became President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
I was charged with punishing the Indians who were responsible for the Kansas raids. I became famous for my last stand.
George Custer
What invention threatened the cowboy’s way of life?
barbed wire
Where did the Texas Longhorn come from?
They were a product of the wild Spanish cattle and the English cattle who roamed wild.
Who was the last Confederate general to surrender?
General Stand Watie
A deserter or an outlaw
Renegade
A member of a small military group that harasses the enemy.
guerilla
In 1857 the Supreme Court ruled that slaves were "beings of an inferior order with no rights which white men were bound to respect" What was this case called?
The Dred Scott case
I was a 33rd Degree Mason and I was a Commissioner of Indian Affairs - I negotiated with several tribes to fight for the Confederacy.
Albert Pike
How did Richard Sears change the way Americans shopped?
He developed the mail order catalog, utilizing mail and railroads to ship goods.
What happened on December 29, 1890?
The 7th Cavalry massacred 200 Sioux and Cheyenne men, women, and children
Also Known as Wounded Knee Massacre
What two pieces of legislation led to the opening of the West?
The Homestead Act of 1862 and the Pacific Railway Act