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33 Cards in this Set
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What animal was hated by cattle ranchers because of its grazing habits?
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sheep
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What Sioux chief fled to Canada with some of his followers?
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Sitting Bull
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Of these states, which was not a site of a gold discovery?
California, Colorado, Idaho, Arizona |
Idaho
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What was a round-up?
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when the cattle would be gathered on the open range
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What was a cattle drive?
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when cowboys would drive the herds to market
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What was the term used to describe the public lands used by the cattle herds?
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open range
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What term meant a community that grew up suddenly when a mine opened?
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boom town
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On what two animals did the Plains Indians depend?
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buffalo and horses
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What was the primary purpose of the Dawes Act?
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provide Indians with private land ownership
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What name was given to the 300 mile forced march of the Navajo Indians to reservations?
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The Long Walk
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What was a system of messengers on horseback called?
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Pony Express
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What were range rights?
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water rights
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What was the Comstock Lode?
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a rich deposit of gold and silver
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For what purpose did the federal government give land to the states under the Morrill Act?
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to sell and use to build colleges of agriculture and engineering
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Which battle was the biggest defeat of the U.S.army at the hands of the Indians?
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Battle of Little Bighorn
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Where was the meeting point of the transcontinental railroad?
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Promontory Point, Utah
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Who were the Exodusters?
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African Americans who moved west after the end of the Civil War
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Which group used the Bozeman Trail to travel between Wyoming and Montana?
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the miners
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What was a bonanza?
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a large deposit of precious ore
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What batle between the U.S. army and the Sioux Indians marked the end of the fighting on the Great Plains?
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Battle of Wounded Knee
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What was dry farming?
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growing crops which needed less water such as red wheat
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Who invented the steel faced plow?
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John Deere
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What law gave railway companies loans, land grants and money for laying track in exchange for carrying U.S. mail and troops at reduced rates?
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Pacific Railway Acts
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What factors led to the decline of the Cattle Kingdom?
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severe winters and overgrazing
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What invention allowed for fencing on the Great Plains?
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barbed wire
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What law provided land for free if you lived on the land for a minimum of five years?
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Homestead Act
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What were generally the first two buildings in a pioneer community?
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a church and a school
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What was the primary breed of cattle raised on the Great Plains?
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Texas longhorn
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What inspired much of the dress and equipment of the western cowboy?
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the Mexican vaquero
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The lives of the Great Plains Indians changed dramatically when they were forced to live where?
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reservations
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What religious movement, begun by Wovoka, was seen as threatening by the U.S. Army?
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the Ghost Dance
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Why were mining towns dangerous?
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there was little law and order
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What was the name of the first major agreement between the U.S. government and the Plains Indians?
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Fort Laramie Treaty
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