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transcontinental railroad p508 WXT

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

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protective tariff p510 WXT

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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

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Treaty of Kanagawa p510 WXT

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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

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Burlingame Treaty p511 CUL

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

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Munn v Illinois p 514 WXT

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

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gold standard p515 WXT

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

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Crime of 1873 p515 WXT

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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

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Homestead Act p516 WXT

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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

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Morrill Act p 516 WXT

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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

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land-grant colleges p516 WXT

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

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Comstock Lode p516 WXT

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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

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Long Drive p519 WXT

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

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“rain follows the plow” p519 CUL

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

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Exodusters p520 CUL

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

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Yellowstone National Park p525 CUL

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

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U.S. Fisheries Comission p525 WXT

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

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Sand Creek massacre p527 POW

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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

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Fetterman massacre p528 POW

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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

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Lone Wolf v Hitchcock p532 POL

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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

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Dawes Severalty Act p532 POL

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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

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Battle of Little Big Horn p 533 POW

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

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Ghost Dance movement p534 CUL

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

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Wounded Knee p534 POW

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

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William Seward p510 POL

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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

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Emmeline Wells p521 CUL

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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

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John Wesley Powell p521 CUL

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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

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Chief Joseph p525 POW

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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

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Sitting Bull p 532 POW

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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

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George Armstrong Custer p532 POW

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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
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c)infamous for his blunder

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Geronimo p533 POW

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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

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Ohiyesa (Dr. Charles Eastman) p534 CUL

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

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Buffalo Bill Cody p535 CUL

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

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Frederick Jackson Turner p535 CUL

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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

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