Basic#18

Question 0

Chief Joseph

Answer 0

Nez Pearce leader and representatives.

Question 1

Sand Creek Massacre

Answer 1

The near annihilation in 1864 of Black Kettle’s Cheyenne band by Colorado Troops under Colonel John Chivington’s orders to “kill and scalp all, big, and little”.

Question 2

“Custer’s Last Stand”

Answer 2

On June 25,1876, Custer and his troops were wiped out by one the longest indian contingents ever assembled.

Question 3

Comstock Lode

Answer 3

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Question 4

Edmunds Act

Answer 4

1882 act that effectively disfranchised those who believed in or practiced polygamy and threatened them with fines and imprisionment.
Pg. 617

Question 5

Brigham Young

Answer 5

A prophet of the Mormons that migrated a group in 1846-47 to Great Salt Lake Basin to form a communities that practiced polygamy.
Pg. 616

Question 6

Long Drives

Answer 6

Cattle Drive taken by cowboys and cattle to water.

Question 7

Homestead Act

Answer 7

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Question 8

Morrill Act of 1862

Answer 8

Act by which “land-grant” colleges acquired space for campuses in return for promising to institute agricultural and mechanical colleges.

Question 9

William F. Cody

Answer 9

Former pony express rider, amy scout, and farmed buffalo hunter,
Pg. 631

Question 10

A Century of Dishonor

Answer 10

Expose written by Helen Hunt Jackson that detailed the plight of indian people.
Pg. 639

Question 11

Ghost Dance

Answer 11

The spiritual dance of Native Americans.