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USH Chapter 6 Test Flashcards

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What is it called when whites defeat Indians in a battle

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Engagement

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What gave away land to settlers for free

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Homestead act

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What is it called when Indians defeat whites in a battle

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Massacre

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What was the famous trails that settlers were using to cross the Great Plains

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Bozeman trail

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Which group of Indians adopted the horse and used it to their benefit

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The great plain Indians

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Who was the leader of the Nezperse Indians

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Chief Joseph

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Where was William Fetterman when he was massacred by Indians

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Big horn mountains

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What is another name for the battle of Little Bighorn

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Custers last stand

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What significant natural disaster did settlement on the Great Plains create

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The dust storms of the dust bowl

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Where did colonel custer lead a scientific expedition

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The black hills of South Dakota

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How many Indian braves were hiding in the trees in the battle of little big horn

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2,500

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What were the names of the two Indian chiefs that planned the attack of little big horn

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Crazy horse and sitting bull

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What nickname was given to grover cleveland after he made a deal to save the US treasury

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Morgans errand boy

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Today where would the battle of bighorn occur

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Montana

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What famous Indian fighter said he could kill an Indian tribe with just 80 soldier

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William Fetterman

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In What famous treaty did the federal government decide to abandon the Bozeman trail

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Treaty of Ft. Laramie

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What 3 things did Cubans agree to in the Platt amendment

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-Make them promise not to go into debt more than they can repay
-Agree to allow the United States to interview if there was any trouble
-In order to insure that Rowe could protect them they had it designate a portion if the island for a war base.
(Guantanamo bay)

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What is the name given to the type of journalism that attempts to sensationalize news

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Yellow journalism

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What famous show did some Indians work sat or on

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Buffalo Bills Wild West Show

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What was the main problem federal government had when they tried to create treaties with Indians

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The chiefs did not make decisions for the whole tribe and not everybody did what he said

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In the 1850s the federal government tried to lump all the Indians in one place called

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The great Siox reservation

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What was the name of the man who tried to restore the reservation system

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John Collier

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How much land did the federal government take from the nezperse Indians

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90%

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What did Joseph glidden create that cheated the Great Plains and had a significant importance on the rest of the world

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Barbed wire

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Who was the last famous apache to go to an Indian reservation

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Geronimo

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What was created to try and bring the reservation system back

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Indian reorganization act or Indian new deal

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In 1877 gold was discovered in Idaho on what Indian reservation

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Nezperse

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What were settlers doing on the Bozeman trail that bothered the Indians on the Great Plains

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The cows ate all the grass so it destroyed ecosystem

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What were the towns where cattle ranchers stopped at to rest called

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Cow towns

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What treaty ended the Spanish American war

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Treaty of Paris 1898

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Famous outlaw or sheriff that controlled along the long drive

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James Hickok or wild bill Hickok

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What was the Trail that texans took on the way to the slaughter house

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Long drive

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Why did the federal government desolve the reservation system

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The Indians didn’t assimilate well

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Name one major conflict the US was involved with prior to the Spanish American war

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Battle of little big horn

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What was the name of the famous author that wrote about the plight about the Indians

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Helen hunt Jackson

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What law or act officially desolved or did away with the reservation system

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Daws severity act

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What slogan did the Americans sing in regards to how they felt about Spain

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Remember the Maine to hell with Spain

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What hurt American troops in Cub

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Tropical disease

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How long did the Spanish American war last

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113 days

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What was the name of the type of cattle texans raised

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Longhorn cattle

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In what famous battle did the rough rangers participate in and help in the Spanish America. War

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Battle of San Juan Hill

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What was the name of the US battle ship that blew up off the coast of Cuba

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USS Maine

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What economic downturn occurred during Cleveland’s presidency

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Panic of 1893

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What are two examples of laws that states past in order to try to prevent African American from voting but it also hurt poor whites

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  • literacy tests

- poll taxes

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In 1887 the US signed an agreement, in exchange we got what

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Pearl Harbor

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