Cattle ranching developed on the Great Plains as a result of the ________, which was a vast area of grassland owned by the government.
What is Open Range
100
In 1889 the discovery of gold and copper led to the rapid development of the northern Great Plains with the following states being formed:
What is Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota
100
Which of the following factors provided an incentive for people to farm the Great Plains?
What is the Homestead Act
100
The Indian Peace Commission was formed to end the conflict with Native Americans on the Great Plains. They proposed
What is Creating two large reservations for the Plains Indians
100
The Native American wars that occurred between 1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of
What is The movement of settlers onto the Great Plains
200
The government promoted settlement in the Great Plains by allowing individuals to file for a _______, which let people claim public land as their own.
What is Homestead
200
The open range was closed to grazing with the use of
What is Barbed wire
200
Why was wheat a suitable crop to grow on the Great Plains?
What is New innovations were suited for harvesting wheat
200
The aim of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to
What is Assimilate Native Americans into the American culture
200
Placer mining is a process by which
What is Miners use simple tools like picks, shovels, and pans to extract shallow deposits of minerals
300
The challenges of farming on the Great Plains led to new agricultural techniques and technologies, ________ required the invention of seed drills to place crop seeds deep in the ground where moisture was more plentiful.
What is Dry Farming
300
What was found in the Comstock Lode?
What is Silver Ore
300
Why were some Americans concerned about the closing of the frontier?
What is People were worried that the idea of Americans traveling west to make a new start had come to an end
300
What was the battle that George A. Custer lost and died in that took place in Montana against the Lakota and Cheyenne?
What is Battle of Little Bighorn
300
Vigilance committees performed what function?
What is enforced law and order in boomtowns
400
What were yearly payments made by the United States government to Native Americans on reservations?
What is Annuities
400
What type of mining allowed sediment into the local rivers, causing them to overflow and flood the area?
What is Hydraulic mining
500
In the early 1800s, society in California was dominated by landowners who lived on large
What is Haciendas
500
Why did the Dakota Sioux clash with local traders and settlers in 1862?
What is Settlers began to increase in the area, disregarding the local treaties