Chapter 13 Quiz

Question 1

How did the discovery of gold affect the west?

Answer 1

Is drew thousands

Question 2

The discovery of _____ drew thousands to the west

Answer 2

Gold

Question 3

What tribe was targeted at Sand Creek?

Answer 3

Cheyenne

Question 4

Why did the treaty of Fort Laramie fail?

Answer 4

Sitting Bull never signed it

Question 5

What did the treaty of Fort Laramie enforce?

Answer 5

The Sioux had to live on a reserve

Question 6

Who was targeted at Wounded Knee Creek?

Answer 6

Sioux Indians

Question 7

Why did the cattle industry become a big business in the 1800’s? (2)

Answer 7

• demand for beef

- population increase

Question 8

How did cowboy culture reflect the ethnic diversity of the US?

Answer 8

• 25% were African American

- 12% were Mexican

Question 9

What effect did the Homestead Act have on the West?

Answer 9

160 acres of free land

Question 10

What effects did the Morrill Land Grant and Hatch Act have on the West?

Answer 10

Financed universities of agriculture

Question 11

What acts financed universities of agriculture?

Answer 11

Morrill Act and Hatch Act

Question 12

How did settlers overcome the challenged of living on the Great Plains?

Answer 12

Built homes in the side of hills

Question 13

Soddy (def)

Answer 13

A home built of rocks or turf (sod) - occupied by pioneers

Question 14

Bonanza farms (def)

Answer 14

A big farm on which a single crop is grown