A term that refers to a silver-bearing ore discovered in 1859 in Nevada.
The Comstock Lode
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What is the term that refers to land that is not fenced, or divided into lots?
open range
100
What is a tract of land set aside for a group of Native Americans.
What is a reservation?
100
Who were the presidential candidates in the 1896 election?
William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan
100
What are the physical characteristics that made building the transcontinental railroad difficult?
the extreme heat, icy winds, mountainous terrains, forests (that had to be cleared), and hard rocky soil made this particular task quite difficult.
200
Why did many boomtowns turn into ghost towns?
Prospectors deserted boomtowns when nearby mines no longer yielded ore.
200
what is the herding of cattle 1,000 miles or more to meet the railroads?
The long drive
200
What is the nomadic way of life?
settling in one place for only part of the year; based on weather, hunting, and farming.
200
This organization offered farmers fellowship, education, and support during times of economic hardship and uncertainty:
The National Grange
200
what is the name of the state that was the site of a bloody confrontation between the Sioux Warriors & white settlers during the 1860's?
Minnesota
300
groups that paid for adverstisements trying to sway potential homesteaders to move west.
What are railroad and steamship companies, land speculators, and western territories
300
What caused the value of cattle to increase in the mid 1860's.
the completion of the railroads. This allowed for the shipment of cattle to go to the North and East, which were the major markets for beef.
300
What are 3 ways the U.S government's reservation policies ignored the needs of native americans?
The U.S government prevented N.A's from following thier buffalo herds; relocated reservations onto poor land; and they failed to deliver promised supplies ro those reservations.
300
What are the goals of the Populist movement?
an appeal to common man; free silver; supported gov't controlled railroads.
300
Where were the Shoshone reservations located?
Oregon and Wyoming
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What is the term in the late 1800's that refers to railroad construction being supported by large amounts of government financial aid and land grants?
What are subsidies?
400
to acquire a piece of land by living on and cultivating it
what is a homestead?
400
what was the purpose of the Dawes Act?
this tried to eliminate the Native American way of life--communal living and the nomdaic tradition.
400
What is the purpose of a cooperative?
to give farmers a way to acheive economic self sufficiency by allowing them to operate stores that charged lower prices and gave them an outlet to sell crops.
400
What region of the U.S did "Vaqueros" herd cattle?
spanish southwest
500
What population/race of people became the primary workers on the Central Pacific Railroad project?
Chinese immigrants
500
cows that were brought to the united states by spain
What are Longhorns?
500
Wovoka, a Sioux prophet believed that if Native Americans performed this dance, it would restore their greatness that they lost to the whites, and also heal them from thier pain:
The ghost dance
500
What is the goal of free-silver for the monetary system?
unlimited production of silver coins to give farmers more money to pay off thier debts.
500
Homesteaders were encouraged to travel to this region of the United States and live and settle there: