1. What was the main activity of a cowboy?
managing his own ranch
breeding horses to sell at auctions
maintaining order in cattle towns
herding cattle to the plains for grazing

2.
In 1874, Lieutenant George Armstrong Custer insisted that the Sioux give up their reservation land in the Black Hills of the Dakotas because
American cattle ranchers wanted to expand there.
the Union Pacific Railroad wanted to build there.
his troops had discovered gold there.
the Sioux had been defeated in the battle of Little Bighorn.
3.
Who were Exodusters?
settlers who had moved west and arrived with reddish dirt on their faces and clothes
former slaves who had made a mass migration from the South
American Indians who lived in shelters carved into limestone outcroppings
miners who exited from the shafts in which they worked all day
4.
What reform was brought about by the 1887 Dawes General Allotment Act?
U.S. citizenship for Native Americans
private land ownership for Native Americans
abolition of the religious movement of the Ghost Dance
the annexation by the federal government of two-thirds of Indian land
5.
The mining boom began with the
invention of dynamite by Alfred Nobel.
discovery of the Comstock Lode.
founding of the National Union of Miners.
passage of the Homestead Act.
6.
The Treaty of Fort Laramie was the first
U.S. offer of full citizenship to a Native American group.
major treaty between the U.S. government and Plains Indians.
U.S. attempt to move Native Americans to a reservation.
major treaty between the U.S. government and the Comanche.
7.
Who used the Chisholm Trail, and why?
cowboys, to drive cattle
the Pony Express, to transport mail
Paiute Indians, to hunt buffalo
the U.S. Army, to build forts
8.
How did the Plains Indians survive?
trapping beaver
gathering roots
breeding horses
hunting buffalo
9.
What was the significance of the Panic of 1893 to the Populists?
People began to support their propositions for economic reform.
It marked the end of the Populist Party.
Populists began to join the Democrats.
It inspired farmers’ alliances and raised political hopes.
10.
What was the transcontinental railroad meant to connect?
the southern United States to the North
the eastern United States to the West
Canada to the southern United States
Canada to Mexico and Central America
11.
What led up to the Long Walk of 1864?
Geronimo surrendered to the U.S. Army.
Raids by U.S. troops left the Navajo without food and shelter, forcing them to surrender.
General Custer’s troops attacked the Navajo.
U.S. negotiators tricked the Navajo into selling their land in New Mexico, forcing them to move.

In 1874, Lieutenant George Armstrong Custer insisted that the Sioux give up their reservation land in the Black Hills of the Dakotas because his troops had discovered gold there.

Exodusters were former slaves who had made a mass migration from the South.

The reform that was brought about by the 1887 Dawes General Allotment Act was the annexation by the federal government of two-thirds of Indian land.

The mining boom began with the discovery of the Comstock Lode.

The Treaty of Fort Laramie was the first major treaty between the U.S. government and Plains Indians.

The Chisholm Trail was used by cowboys to drive cattle.

The Plains Indians survived by hunting buffalo.

The significance of the Panic of 1893 to the Populists was that it inspired farmers’ alliances and raised political hopes.

The transcontinental railroad was meant to connect the Eastern United States to the West.

The thing that led up to the Long Walk of 1864 was that raids by U.S. troops left the Navajo without food and shelter, forcing them to surrender.

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