Review Of Chapter 18 Flashcards
Who is credited with being the founder of integrated rail systems?
Cornelius Vanderbit
What did Jay Gould do ?
He controlled the rails of the Southwest
Who invented the air brake ?
George Westinghouse
Which tribe was Red Cloud a chief of ?
The Sioux
Which tribe was Chief Joseph a leader over ?
The Nez Perce
Who wrote A Century of Dishonor ?
Helen Hunt Jackson
Who was Wyatt Earp?
He was a peace officer whose most famous battle was the Battle of O. K. Corral
Which railroad linked the Great Lakes to Seattle ?
The Great Northern Railroad
What is the Comstock Lode known for ?
It was a mine that yielded $300 million in silver the first year that it was up and running.
What were two technological advancements in prairie farming ?
Barbed Wire and Windmills
Who were “eighty-niners”?
People who waited to stake their claim in Oklahoma.
Who invented the “ghost dance” and what did it do ?
Wovoka invented the “ghost dance.” This dance worked its participants into an irrational frenzy.
What encouraged traditional tribal life on reservations ?
The Indian Reorganization Act
What area of the United States became known as the “nation’s breadbasket”?
The Great Plains
In what year was the frontier no longer discernible ?
1890
