Chapter 15 Review

Question 1

Homestead Act

Answer 1

Promised settlers 160 acres of land, you had to farm the land for 5 years and pay a small fee.

Question 2

What were the two railroads and where did they start?

Answer 2

Union and Central Pacific, OK, Sacramento
There was a town every 5 miles for water

Question 3

What was the cattle raised in TX?

Answer 3

Longhorns, they were driven to OK. They didn’t have railroads

Question 4

What was the last large battle won by the Natives?

Answer 4

Blood on the Little Bighorn

Question 5

Dawes Act

Answer 5

Give the Native 160 acres of land in return for breaking up the reservations.

Question 6

Where did the UP and CP railroads meet?

Answer 6

UT

Question 7

Why did we move the Sioux out of the Black Hills?

Answer 7

We found gold

Question 8

Why were the Homestead Act and Dawes Act similar?

Answer 8

Both promised 160 acres of land.

Question 9

Why didn’t that Dawes Act work?

Answer 9

The Indians didn’t know what to do with the land.