Terms Part 1
A rich deposit of ore
lode
paper money not backed by gold or silver
greenbacks
The flat region from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains is called the _______________
Great Plains
Each of the following was a reason settlers were willing to move to the West except that ____________.
A. it appealed to people’s sense of rugged individualism
B. a person could largely determine his own future in the West
C. there were plenty of factory jobs available in the West
D. people were more able to enjoy the fruits of their labor with fewer constraints
C- there were plenty of factory jobs available in the West
Each of the following was an invention that improved the lives of prairie farmers in the late 1800s except ____________.
A. chemicals for killing locusts
B. an improved grain reaper
C. heavier steel plows
D. steam-powered tractors
A- Chemicals for killing locusts
cowboy in charge of the men, equipment, and animals on a cattle drive
trail boss
unfenced lands used for grazing cattle
open range
The slogan Pikes Peak or Bust! was used by many people who moved to Colorado seeking to strike it rich mining for _____________
gold
The _________ Trail brought cattle from Texas to Abilene, Kansas.
Chisholm
Each of the following is an action the government later took to attempt to remedy some of the wrongs done to Native Americans except ____________.
A. return their native lands to them
B. grant them citizenship
C. give reservations limited self-government
D. make it easier for them to seek damages for past violations of treaties
A- Return their native lands to them
those who illegally staked their claims in Oklahoma before the official start of the land boom
Sooners
Houses built out of strips of dirt and grass were called
sod houses
The state of ____________ was formerly called Indian Territory.
Oklahoma
The __________ Trail led cattle from Texas along the Pecos River through New Mexico to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Goodnight-Loving
The Sioux chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn was ____________.
Crazy Horse
group that represented the interests of farmers
Grange
a rich deposit of gold and silver in Nevada
the Comstock Lode
Wounded Knee Massacre
Each of the following contributed to the end of the open-range cattle industry except ____________.
A. droughts and blizzards on the Plains
B. overgrazing of grasslands
C. lower demand for meat by consumers
D. horse and cattle thieves
C- Lower demand for meat by consumers
The Nez Perce chief who tried to flee to Canada to avoid captivity was ____________.
Chief Joseph
government plan giving each Native American family 160 acres of land and helping them adopt the mainstream American lifestyle, with mixed results
Dawes Act
government plan giving 160 acres of land to those who promised to live on it for five years and make improvements to it
Homestead Act
The Apache leader who resisted being moved to a reservation was __________
Geronimo
The purpose of the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862 was to give states land that would help fund ____________.
A. railroad construction
B. the building of new towns
C. construction of factories in the West
D. colleges that specialized in agriculture and mechanical education
D- colleges that specialized in agriculture and mechanical education
True or False: Farmers, silver miners, and mine owners were against the unlimited use of silver for coins, or “free silver.”
False