CHP 5 Review

Question 1

Homestead act

Answer 1

A law offered up to 160 acres of land to families

Question 2

Pacific Railroad act

Answer 2

allowed government bonds and the grants of land to railroad companies, promote railway construction

Question 3

Sand creek massacre

Answer 3

American Indian Wars; 675-man force of Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry attacked Cheyenne

Question 4

Treaty of fort Laramie

Answer 4

between US gov and Lakota, sioux agree to settle in black hills

Question 5

Battle of little bighorn

Answer 5

George Custer and his forces were defeated by Sioux and Cheyenne warriors

Question 6

Dawes act

Answer 6

law turning Native Americans into farmers by providing land

Question 7

Wounded Knee Creek

Answer 7

last major indian war, 300+ sioux died

Question 8

Longhorn Cattle

Answer 8

breed of beef cattle

Question 9

long drive

Answer 9

large herds of longhorn cattle roamed freely throughout Texas, people bring them to market

Question 10

Morrill land grant acts

Answer 10

30,000 acres of land for each states # of congressmen, 90% goes towards schools

Question 11

republican party

Answer 11

jeffersonian party, equal rights of citizens

Question 12

homesteader

Answer 12

citizen who took advantage of free land from homestead acts

Question 13

soddy

Answer 13

home built from blocks of prairie turf

Question 14

bonanza farm

Answer 14

single crop spreading thousands of acres

Question 15

“free silver”

Answer 15

bimetallism; gov gives silver in exchange for paper currency

Question 16

inflation

Answer 16

decrease in value of $, increase prices of goods

Question 17

deflation

Answer 17

reduced prices

Question 18

“Cross of Gold” speech

Answer 18

William Jennings Bryan supporting Bimetallism

Question 19

Ghost dance movement

Answer 19

Native American movement that called for a return to traditional ways of life and challenged white dominance in society

Question 20

populism

Answer 20

regular people should control the gov

Question 21

People/Populist party

Answer 21

fight political unfairness, like bimetallism+gov control of railroads

Question 22

grange

Answer 22

farmers’ association, sponsors social activities, community service, and political lobbying.

Question 23

oliver kelley

Answer 23

started the grange (patrons of husbandry)

Question 24

James butler “Wild Bill” Hickok

Answer 24

frontier scout/marshal + law enforcement exploits against Western outlaws

Question 25

William McKinley

Answer 25

president, assassinated 6 months into 2nd term

Question 26

Martha Jane Cannary

Answer 26

aka Calamity Jane, frontierswoman/scout, acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok + fought against Native Americans

Question 27

sitting bull

Answer 27

leader of sioux tribe that fought settlers in northern great plains

Question 28

Improvements in Farm tech

Answer 28

Agriculture becomes increasingly mechanized and commercialized

Question 29

Rise and fall of cattle ranching

Answer 29

post civil war peak, downfall when demand for beef decreases