History Quiz 26, Chapter 16, pp. 293-300 Flashcards
1
Q
home missionary who carried the gospel to the people of Alaska
A
Sheldon Jackson
2
Q
evangelist who was known as the ‘‘Moody of the South’’
A
Sam Jones
3
Q
noted train robber of the Old West
A
Jesse James
4
Q
Sioux chief that attacked Custer
A
Crazy Horse
5
Q
D. L. Moody’s songleader
A
Ira Sankey
6
Q
developed barbed wire
A
Joseph Glidden
7
Q
Apache leader who surrendered in 1886, ending warfare in the Southwest
A
Geronimo
8
Q
former sheriff of Dodge City who killed outlaw gunmen at the Battle of the O. K. Corral
A
Wyatt Earp
9
Q
What act opened the Great Plains for settlement?
A
Homestead Act
10
Q
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?
A
to offer land and U.S. citizenship to any head of an Indian family who would take up farming or ranching
