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What happened in California in 1848 that resulted in a population boom for the territory?
discovery of gold in rivers
What served as a valuable resource for Great Plains ranchers?
grass
Which of the following was a difficulty faced in building a transcontinental railroad?
all the above
What group made up the majority of the Central Pacific's workforce?
chinese immigrants
What did the Homestead Act offer American colonists in the west?
land to work and live on
Hatshepsut left a stunning monument to her reign. The monument was
the great temple at Dayr al-Bahri.
What political ideology arose from discontented western farmers?
Populism
Which of the following was an example of a "Granger law"?
Interstate Commerce Act
Government control of the supply and value of a country's currency is called
monetary policy.
What do some historians say Indigenous people believed about land rights?
They believed that land could not be bought, owned or sold.
What was the traditional monetary policy maligned by populist politicians?
gold standard
Those who advocated inflationary monetary policy became known as
silverites
In 'The Story of Sinuhe,' why does Sinuhe leave Egypt?
Sinuhe leaves Egypt because he fears for his own life.
During the 1860s, many western Indigenous tribes were forced off their lands and onto
reservations.
Why did Khufu keep strict control over Egypt's food supply?
Khufu wanted to establish the pharaoh as a central authority.
The "Big Four" sought government support to construct a
transcontinental railroad.
Those who persuade legislators to pass laws favorable to the groups they represent are called
lobbyists
Why did many consumers ask for government control over railroad companies?
Railroads charged excessive rates to those reliant on them for supplies.
Who is the pharaoh Khufu best known as?
The pharaoh Khufu is best known as the builder of the Great Pyramid.
Which presidential candidate declared, "You shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold"?
William Jennings Bryan
What did the federal government do hoping to end conflict between Indigenous people and colonists?
It confined most western tribes to reservations.
How did many tribes react to being forced onto reservations?
They fought the expansion of colonization.
What event led to the hunting down of Lakota (Sioux) warriors by federal troops?
Battle of the Little Bighorn
What legislation by Congress accelerated the process of Indigenous assimilation?
Dawes Act
Formerly enslaved people migrating to the Great Plains were known as
Exodusters