Multiple Choice
Which major difference caused a Civil War between the North and the South?
Cotton
Immigrants
Slavery
Railroads
Slavery
Constitution
Written set of laws
Cowboys with many skills
Signs burned into the hides of cattle
People who study and measure land
A culture's way of life
Written set of laws
Nevada's first U.S. senator
Promontory Point
Benjamin Palmer
Stewart Ranch
Octavious Gass
Wokova
Pedro Altube
Sarah Winnemucca
William Stewart
William Stewart
Which side did Nevada support during the Civil War?
Union
Neither Side
Confederacy
Both Sides
Union
Brand
Written set of laws
Cowboys with many skills
Signs burned into the hides of cattle
People who study and measure land
A culture's way of life
Signs burned into the hides of cattle
built Las Vegas Rancho
Promontory Point
Benjamin Palmer
Stewart Ranch
Octavious Gass
Wokova
Pedro Altube
Sarah Winnemucca
William Stewart
Octavius Gass
Who was elected the 16th president of the United States?
James W. Nye
Abraham Lincoln
James Buchanan
William M. Stewart
Abraham Lincoln
Heritage
Written set of laws
Cowboys with many skills
Signs burned into the hides of cattle
People who study and measure land
A culture's way of life
A culture's way of life
Basque Immigrant
Promontory Point
Benjamin Palmer
Stewart Ranch
Octavious Gass
Wokova
Pedro Altube
Sarah Winnemucca
William Stewart
Pedro Altube
After the Arizona Territory gave Nevada some of its land, what did Nevadans call it?
Carson City
Sierra Nevada
Nevada Territory
Clark County
Clark County
Surveyors
Written set of laws
Cowboys with many skills
Signs burned into the hides of cattle
People who study and measure land
A culture's way of life
People who study and measure land
Transcontinental Railroad connection
Promontory Point
Benjamin Palmer
Stewart Ranch
Octavious Gass
Wokova
Pedro Altube
Sarah Winnemucca
William Stewart
What challenges faced Native Americans at this time? What did they do to preserve their heritage?
The lovelock school was closed because of lack of money. The Stewart Indian School made them cut their hair and give up their cultural ways. Sarah Winnemucca wrote a book about her heritage. Native Americans fought for fair treatment.
What did the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution say?
The Civil War is over
Slavery was abolished
No more land could be added to Nevada
All children must go to school
Slavery was abolished
Vaqueros
Written set of laws
Cowboys with many skills
Signs burned into the hides of cattle
People who study and measure land
A culture's way of life
Cowboys with many skills
vision of the Ghost Dance
Promontory Point
Benjamin Palmer
Stewart Ranch
Octavious Gass
Wokova
Pedro Altube
Sarah Winnemucca
William Stewart
Wokova
How did the Transcontinental Railroad change Nevada?
The railroad created more depots and towns. New cities sprang up. A U.S. mint branch was added in Carson City.