Wild West
Business Tycoons
Homestead Act
Bonus 1
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Bonus 3
100

Finish this movie title: Dances with ____________

What is wolves.

100

This term means owning nearly or all of a particular good or service.

What is a monopoly.

100

This act gave away Indian land territory.

What is the Homestead Act.

100

He was the President who built the Panama Canal.

Who is Teddy Roosevelt.

100

This was the banned spiritual movement by Native Americans that they hoped would peacefully restore their way of life.

What is the Ghost Dance.

100

Was known as "Seward's Folly".

What is Alaska.

200

This is another name for devils rope.

What is barbed wire.

200

He owned Standard Oil Company.

Who is John D. Rockerfeller.

200

Surveyors chopped up parcels of land into what size plots?

What are 160 acre plots.

200

Seeking to expand a countries influence over another country for economic and strategic reasons. 

What is imperialism. 

200

This act was created to assimilate Native Americans and divide their reservations into farmable plots.

What is the Dawes Act.

200

Was built to connect the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

What is the Panama Canal.

300

This is what cowboys did to cattle to know who they belonged to.

What is branding.

300

He owned the largest fleet of ships in the world and sold it to invest every bit of it into railroads.

Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt.

300

In order to keep your homesteaded property, you had to do this.

What is live on and farm it for 5 years.

300

This President supported big business. It helped him get into office and keep him there....until he was assassinated. 

Who is William McKinley.

300

The Ghost Dance was mistaken for a war cry and caused this battle.

What is the Battle of Wounded Knee.

300

This was fought for Cuba's independence.

What was the Spanish American War.

400

This was one of two towns that cowboys drove herds of cattle to catch the trains back east. (city and state).

What is Abilene and/or Wichita, Kansas.

400

He was "the" financial banker who backed Thomas Edison's electrical grid and was the first to have electricity wired into his home for the lights.

Who is J.P. Morgan.

400

This state was the area that Native Americans were resettled after removal from Georgia in "The Trail of Tears". 

What is Oklahoma.

400

Founded G.E. Electric Company.

Who is Thomas Edison.

400

He invented the assembly line making many products mass produced for every home.

Who is Henry Ford.

400
The Battle of Wounded Knee was in this state.

What is South Dakota.

500

Name the breed of cow that was used on many ranches in Texas.

What are longhorns.

500

He led the expansion of the steel industry and built over 2,500 libraries later.

Who is Andrew Carnegie. 

500
Name the year and who was President when the Homestead Act was passed.

Who is Lincoln and 1862.

500

Annexed in 1898 after Dole overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and was appointed governor here.

What is Hawaii.

500

This President said "Walk softly and carry a big stick"! He was responsible for tearing down monopolies. He was also in the military as a "rough rider".

Who was Theodore Roosevelt. 

500

Name all three territories the U.S. gained after winning the Spanish-American War.

What is Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.