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100
Custer's Last stand was a final triumph before retiring.
What is FALSE.
100
One of the main reasons for conflict between settlers and Native Americans.
What is how land should be owned and used?
100
This was when cowboys drove cattle herds from Texas to railroad lines in Kansas.
What is the long drive?
100
This person said "I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."
Who is Chief Joseph?
100
This person surrendered because of so much damage to his tribe.
Who is Chief Joseph?
200
Native Americans held the largest amount of land before the Civil War.
What is TRUE
200
This group played an essential role in building the first transcontinental railroad.
What is the Chinese immigrants?
200
This offered settlers 160 acres of free land in exchange for their farming for five years.
What is The Homestead Act?
200
Most Indian reservations today are found here.
What is the West?
200
This was the name of the land that Native Americans were forced to go to. Often small in size.
What is reservation?
300
Native American populations decreased as white settlers moved West and pushed them off their homelands.
What is TRUE.
300
This was discovered on sacred Native American land and eventually led to the Battle of Little Big Horn.
What is gold?
300
Name given to northerners that went south, for both good and bad reasons.
What is carpetbaggers?
300
Name one reason other than population that shows the transcontinental railroad was important.
What is it provided jobs? It transported goods quickly? It caused our country to grow?
300
The last step in this sequence: Gold discovered, mining camp, boomtown, ?
What is ghost town
400
Custer's Last Stand was also a last stand for the Native Americans.
What is TRUE.
400
Name of the Railroad that the Chinese workers worked on most. (Think, Chinese starts with a "C").
What is Central Pacific?
400
This term refers to the idea that the settlers believed it was their "God-given right" to move west.
What is Manifest Destiny?
400
All work for T1 has to be completely turned in and made up by this day.
What is MONDAY. T1 ends FRIDAY. Grades are due Monday afternoon!!!!!
400
The locust swarm in 1874 would have this possible effect on farmers. (Grasshoppers....)
What is crop failures.
500
Working on the railroad was a very safe and quick job.
What is FALSE. It was dangerous and took a long time.
500
What is one possible reason that people would want to move West?
What is Gold, jobs, over all prosperity?
500
This was a short-lived victory for Native Americans.
What is The Battle Of Little Big Horn (or Custer's Last Stand).
500
Spell this teacher's last name.
What is H-E-N-A-G-H-A-N
500
This was a challenge that many Homesteaders on the Great Plains faced when farming.
What is rain was scarce and unreliable. (this caused dry land!)