Test 2

Question 1

reservation

Answer 1

Specific areas set aside by gov for indians

Question 2

assimilation

Answer 2

Became farmers and blended into farm life

Question 3

Dawes general allotment act

Answer 3

gave indians individual land and broke up reservations

Question 4

Sitting Bull

Answer 4

Assembled to drive out hunters

Question 5

Battle of the Little Big Horn

Answer 5

Charge that killed Custer and all of his men

Question 6

Chief Joseph

Answer 6

Led refugees more the 1300 miles to Canada

Question 7

vigilante

Answer 7

Self- appointed law enforcers

Question 8

land grant

Question 9

open range system

Answer 9

Property not fenced in

Question 10

Las Gorras blancas

Answer 10

Targeted property of large ranches

Question 11

spoils system

Answer 11

Politicians awarded gov jobs to loyal party workers with little regard for qualifications

Question 12

civil service

Answer 12

Unelected government jobs, so your appointed

Question 13

Pendleton civil service act

Answer 13

Individuals that wanted to work for gov had to take this exam

Question 14

political machines

Answer 14

Winning loyalty of large immigrant groups

Question 15

grange

Answer 15

Provided education on new farming techniques

Question 16

crazy horse

Answer 16

Lakota leader and warrior who clashed with the U.S. federal government.

Question 17

James garfield

Answer 17

20th pres

Question 18

charles guiteau

Answer 18

assassinated james garfield

Question 19

oliver kelley

Answer 19

Minnesota farmer, businessman that orginized the Grange

Question 20

william jennings bryan

Answer 20

Nonimated for decomcratic presidential canidate

Question 21

william mckinley

Answer 21

Republic candidate acumualted 3 times the amount dem did

Question 22

summarize at least 3 native american conflicts

Answer 22

Little Big Horn
Who- cheyenna and sioux, sitting bull and crazy horse, US cavalry led by Col Cluster
Where- Little BigHorn river, Montana
When- June 25, 1876
Why- White settlers discovered gold on a reservation which was exclusively controlled by the sioux
Events/ Affects- All of Custer’s men dead and they transformed American policies because it was a huge defeat of our army vs natives. US troops will flood the area forcing the natives onto smaller reservation.
Wounded Knee
Who- sitting bull, cheyenne, mandan, sioux, 7th cavalry led by James Forsythe
Where- Southwest South Dakota
When- December 29, 1890
Why- revenge for Little Big Horn and Natives on the reservation were practice a new dance called ghost dancing which was supposed to get native American culture back to the United States
Events- 150-300 Sioux were killed by US army troops and most were children, Sitting Bull was killed on top of it
Effects- The Great Sioux reservation was decreased by 2/3 , the last organized conflict with the Native Americans
Spirit Lake Massacre
https://www.britannica.com/event/Spirit-Lake-Massacre https://teachingiowahistory.org/iowa-stories/spirit-lake-massacre
Who
Sioux Indians
(leader) Inkpaduta/ Sido
Whites
Henry Lott
Millard Fillmore
Where
Northwestern Iowa/ Spirit Lake
When
March 8-12, 1857
Why
Lott stole horses from the Sioux
Events
Sioux respond, lotts son accidentally freezes to death
Lott kills simdominadotah, his wife, and his children
His brother chief inkpad is now incharge
Retaliates and kills 35-49 settlers and kidnaps 4 chicks
Effects
The US gov sends troops from Fort Dodge and inkpad retreats into southwest minnesota. Will be associated with a 600 white settler massacre in that area

Question 23

know at least 3 requirements for the Homestead Act

Answer 23

iowa resident, file income taxes in Iowa, own and occupy property

Question 24

know at least 3 cattle drive trails (starting and destination points)

Answer 24

Chisholm (San Antonio texas-abilene Kansas), Western (Matamoras, Texas - Val Marie, Canada), Goodnight-Loving (texas- Cheyenne Wyoming)

Question 25

know arguments for and against tariffs

Answer 25

for- raise revenues. To protect domestic industries. To protect domestic consumers. To protect national interests. against- They can make domestic industries less efficient and innovative by reducing competition

Question 26

goals of the populist party

Answer 26

Populist party hoped to unite African Americans and whites to succeed politically They believed in a progressive income tax, government control of railroads,

Question 27

know at least 4 ways railroads helped transform the west

Answer 27

Developed new technologist, provided jobs and helped populate Sped up settling of the west, will end the new frontier easier to ship supplies

Question 28

exodusters

Answer 28

Former enslaved african americans fled at end of reconstruction

Question 29

what are the 2 trans rr companies

Answer 29

Union pacific started Omaha, central pacific started sacrametna, met Promontory Point May 10th, 1869