American Indians Under Pressure
What is one new development that threatened American Indians from White Settlers?
New Diseases/Mass Killing of Buffalo
What railroad connected the east and west?
Transcontinental Railroad
Which U.S. President was seen as a War Hero but was considered a "disappointing president"?
Ulysses S. Grant
What Is A Sod House?
A house created out of dirt
What massacre killed Cheyenne and Arapaho Natives?
The Sand Creek Massacre
Where did the culture of cowboys come from?
Vaqueros (Mexican Cowboys)
What system gave political jobs to friends and supporters as opposed to those who were qualified?
The Spoils System
What U.S. State was the last to become a state in the nineteenth century?
State of Utah (1896)
What Native Tribe was forced to walk 300 miles after their defeat from American Forces?
Navajos
What plains were the last to be settled by white people?
Great Plains
What Act forced individuals to have to take/pass if they desired to work in the government?
Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883)
What was the final massacre between American Indians and the U.S. government?
Battle of Wounded Knee
Who were the two leaders of the Native American Tribe Sioux?
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
In what U.S. State did the last major land rush take place?
Oklahoma (Occurred in 1889)
What Panic was caused by overextended loans to the railroad industry?
Panic of 1873
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Bonus 200 Points: Which U.S. President signed it into law?
Discriminating Chinese from being able to travel to the United States
Bonus 200 Points: President Chester A. Arthur
What Act gave Natives land specifically for farming?
Dawes General Allotment Act
What Act gave land to Americans willing to live and farm for five years?
Homestead Act
What valuable resource was backed by paper money worldwide?
Gold (Standard)
What Native American Tribe is the State of Utah named after?
Ute :)