Chapter 16

Question 1

transcontinental railroad p508 WXT

Answer 1

a) railroad that went across the whole U.S.
b) connected continent
c) caused many controversies due to labor problems

Question 2

protective tariff p510 WXT

Answer 2

a) a tariff levied on imports to protect the domestic economy rather than to raise revenue
b) helped the economy
c) lead to many controversies due to it being popular with some and unpopular with others

Question 3

Treaty of Kanagawa p510 WXT

Answer 3

a) allowed U.S. ships to dock in 2 Japan ports
b) stopped Japaneese isolation
c) caused Japan to open up and caused it to start expanding

Question 4

Burlingame Treaty p511 CUL

Answer 4

a) allowed U.S. missionaries in China
b) started communications to china
c) china started to become the power it is today

Question 5

Munn v Illinois p 514 WXT

Answer 5

a) affirmed that states could regulate businesses
b) allowed states to regulate business
c) still used by states today

Question 6

gold standard p515 WXT

Answer 6

a) that the money is based on gold
b) helped provide backing for paper money
c) allowed our current currency system to begin

Question 7

Crime of 1873 p515 WXT

Answer 7

a) the omission of the standard silver dollar from the coinage law
b) lead to less money in the market
c) was one of the main ideas of populist party

Question 8

Homestead Act p516 WXT

Answer 8

a) gave 160 acres of land to any applicant who occupied and improved the property
b) moved people to west
c) helped to populate the west

Question 9

Morrill Act p 516 WXT

Answer 9

a) set aside 140 million acres for states to sell so the states have public universities
b) helped education
c) created many universities around the country

Question 10

land-grant colleges p516 WXT

Answer 10

a) colleges from the Morrill Act
b) helped education
c) improved the education of country

Question 11

Comstock Lode p516 WXT

Answer 11

a) a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, a peak in the Virginia Range in Nevada.
b) lead to debate on free silver
c) increased wealth

Question 12

Long Drive p519 WXT

Answer 12

a) cowboys herd cattle hundreds of miles to railroads
b) helped the economy
c) created the legends of the cowboys

Question 13

“rain follows the plow” p519 CUL

Answer 13

a) the idea that settlement increased rainfall
b) caused more people to settle
c) lead to increased settlement in west

Question 14

Exodusters p520 CUL

Answer 14

a) African American mass migration to Kansas
b) increased black population not in south
c) helped the distribution of people

Question 15

Yellowstone National Park p525 CUL

Answer 15

a) first national park
b) preserved wildlife in some places
c) important culture area today

Question 16

U.S. Fisheries Comission p525 WXT

Answer 16

a) made recommendations to stem the decline in wild fish
b) helped sustain fish population
c) kept many of the fish alive

Question 17

Sand Creek massacre p527 POW

Answer 17

a) a 700-man force of Colorado Territory militia attacked and destroyed a peaceful village of Cheyenne and Arapaho indians
b) big part of war against the indians
c) controvesial turning point in the war against the indians

Question 18

Fetterman massacre p528 POW

Answer 18

a) It was, at the time, the worst military disaster ever suffered by the U.S. on the Great Plains. The battle led to an Indian victory and the withdrawal of the United States from the war.
b) cost many lives
c) showed how the us wasn’t invincible

Question 19

Lone Wolf v Hitchcock p532 POL

Answer 19

a) case brought against the US government by the Kiowa chief Lone Wolf, who charged that Native American tribes under the Medicine Lodge Treaty had been defrauded of land
b) indians started to try to get lands back
c) began indians trying to reclaim lands

Question 20

Dawes Severalty Act p532 POL

Answer 20

a) authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians
b) indians were given some respect
c) beginning to give reservations to indians

Question 21

Battle of Little Big Horn p 533 POW

Answer 21

a) battle that included Custer’s last stand
b) cost many lives
c) one of the worst tactical disasters in us history

Question 22

Ghost Dance movement p534 CUL

Answer 22

a) a new religious movement incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems
b) brought together natives
c) was a compromise that assimilated native groups

Question 23

Wounded Knee p534 POW

Answer 23

a) massacre where cavalry killed fleeing indians
b) army regained control of indian war
c) became infamous for its mercilous killing of natives

Question 24

William Seward p510 POL

Answer 24

a) was United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and also served as Governor of New York and United States Senator.
b) helped in political struggles
c) big influence in politics of the time

Question 25

Emmeline Wells p521 CUL

Answer 25

a) an American journalist, editor, poet, women’s rights advocate and diarist
b) showed struggles of women and petitioned for their rights
c) had a huge influence on women’s rights movement

Question 26

John Wesley Powell p521 CUL

Answer 26

a) a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions.
b) helped explore the west among other things
c) had a legacy of his travels in the west

Question 27

Chief Joseph p525 POW

Answer 27

a) the leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce
b) help nez perce in war against U.S.
c) stood against america

Question 28

Sitting Bull p 532 POW

Answer 28

a) a Hunkpapa Lakota holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies
b) resisted the onslaught of americans
c) has become famous for his resistance

Question 29

George Armstrong Custer p532 POW

Answer 29

a) a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Known for his last stand at the battle of little big horn
b)
c)infamous for his blunder

Question 30

Geronimo p533 POW

Answer 30

a) a prominent leader of the Bedonkohe Apache who fought against Mexico and Texas for their expansion into Apache tribal lands for several decades during the Apache Wars.
b) helped the indians during the war
c) his name is still used as a slang term

Question 31

Ohiyesa (Dr. Charles Eastman) p534 CUL

Answer 31

a) a Santee Dakota physician educated at Boston University, writer, national lecturer, and reformer.
b) helped native cause
c) improved lives of natives

Question 32

Buffalo Bill Cody p535 CUL

Answer 32

a) an American scout, bison hunter, and showman.
b) entertained many people in his shows
c) became a folk hero

Question 33

Frederick Jackson Turner p535 CUL

Answer 33

a) an American historian in the early 20th century, based at the University of Wisconsin until 1910, and then at Harvard.
b) came up with frontier thesis
c) his frontier thesis has had an impact on some parts of culture today