(C) Westward Expansion

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(C) Westward Expansion

Last updated 20 days ago

25 questions

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Using the graph on the left, explain how and why the American Buffalo population dropped dramatically during the 1800's.

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The Transcontinental Railroad was built on two sides of the US and met in the state of __________

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This is one of the only photos of __________, a young cowboy that became an outlaw and murdered at least 8 men in the Lincoln County cattle wars.

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3

2

Explain what Bimetallism is and what the Populists wanted to use bimetallism for.

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2

Explain why the Democrat party was weak at the end of the Civil War. How did the Democrats change after the Populist movement?

1

The years when the 'Indian Wars' occurred as the US expanded westward were roughly:

1770-1800

1830-1860

1870-1900

1910-1930

Many of the Native American tribes were forced to live on reservations in Oklahoma.

True

False

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This picture is of _________________ , the great chief of the Lakota Sioux tribe.

Other Answer Choices:

Sherman

Grant

Custer

Crazy Horse

Sitting Bull

Geronimo

1

This chief of the Sioux tribe defeated a famous American named General___________ 

Other Answer Choices:

Custer

Crazy Horse

Grant

Sherman

Sitting Bull

Geronimo

1

The battle between the 7th Cavalry and this chief's tribe was called ____________________   where the Sioux wiped out the entire US army in modern day Montana.

Other Answer Choices:

Little Big Horn

Washita River

Wounded Knee

Julesburg

Sand Creek

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Using the graph on the left, explain how and why the American Buffalo population dropped dramatically during the 1800's.

Exodusters were :

Chinese immigrants who moved from the Pacific to the Mid-West

Irish immigrants who moved from the North to the Mid-West

White farmers who moved from the East to the Mid-West

African Americans who moved from the South to the Mid-West

Which of these was not an invention that helped settle the west:

Steel Windmill

Steel Plow

Cotton Gin

Barbed Wire

1

The Transcontinental Railroad was built on two sides of the US and met in the state of __________

Which person listed below was a notorious outlaw and did not appear in William Cody’s “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” show?

 Jesse James

Annie Oakley

“Wild Bill” Hickok

Sitting Bull

1

This is one of the only photos of __________, a young cowboy that became an outlaw and murdered at least 8 men in the Lincoln County cattle wars.

The government act that gave 160 acres of free land to any American Citizen, or intended citizen, who wanted to own and work the land was:

The Homestead Act

The Morrill Act

The Stamp Act

The Dawes Act

During this time frame, immigrants poured into the United States by the thousands. Which nation was not a common place for immigrants to come from?

China

Germany

Egypt

Ireland

All of these jobs may have been followers of the Populism movement except:

Wealthy Bank Owners

Farmers

Poor Settlers

Factory Workers

Maintaining the Gold Standard (money back by only gold) was one of the main goals of the Populist movement.

True

False

3

Draggable item		Corresponding Item

Explain what Bimetallism is and what the Populists wanted to use bimetallism for.

What was not a goal of the Populist movement in the late 1800s?

Graduated Income Tax

Voting for State Senators

An 8 hour work day

Women's right to vote

Explain why the Democrat party was weak at the end of the Civil War. How did the Democrats change after the Populist movement?

Put the following events in chronological order:

The movie Wizard of Oz was released
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed
The American Civil War ended
The 1896 election of McKinley vs William Jennings Bryan

What state is #1?

Arkansas

Kansas

South Dakota

Missouri

What state is #2?

Wyoming

Montana

Idaho

North Dakota

What state is #3?

Colorado

Utah

Oklahoma

Wyoming

What state is #4?

Nevada

Wyoming

Oregon

Utah

What state is #5?

North Dakota

Iowa

Wyoming

Minnesota

The years when the 'Indian Wars' occurred as the US expanded westward were roughly:

1770-1800

1830-1860

1870-1900

1910-1930

Many of the Native American tribes were forced to live on reservations in Oklahoma.

True

False

This picture is of _________________ , the great chief of the Lakota Sioux tribe.

Other Answer Choices:

Sherman

Grant

Custer

Crazy Horse

Sitting Bull

Geronimo

This chief of the Sioux tribe defeated a famous American named General___________ 

Other Answer Choices:

Custer

Crazy Horse

Grant

Sherman

Sitting Bull

Geronimo

The battle between the 7th Cavalry and this chief's tribe was called ____________________   where the Sioux wiped out the entire US army in modern day Montana.

Other Answer Choices:

Little Big Horn

Washita River

Wounded Knee

Julesburg

Sand Creek

Exodusters were :

Chinese immigrants who moved from the Pacific to the Mid-West

Irish immigrants who moved from the North to the Mid-West

White farmers who moved from the East to the Mid-West

African Americans who moved from the South to the Mid-West

Which of these was not an invention that helped settle the west:

Steel Windmill

Steel Plow

Cotton Gin

Barbed Wire

Which person listed below was a notorious outlaw and did not appear in William Cody’s “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” show?

 Jesse James

Annie Oakley

“Wild Bill” Hickok

Sitting Bull

The government act that gave 160 acres of free land to any American Citizen, or intended citizen, who wanted to own and work the land was:

The Homestead Act

The Morrill Act

The Stamp Act

The Dawes Act

During this time frame, immigrants poured into the United States by the thousands. Which nation was not a common place for immigrants to come from?

China

Germany

Egypt

Ireland

All of these jobs may have been followers of the Populism movement except:

Wealthy Bank Owners

Farmers

Poor Settlers

Factory Workers

Maintaining the Gold Standard (money back by only gold) was one of the main goals of the Populist movement.

True

False

The Wizard of Oz book portrayed a lot of symbolic characters of the populism movement. Please match the characters below with the symbolism from the Populist era.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Yellow brick road		Farmers
Cowardly Lion		Factory Workers
Wicked Witch of the West		William Jennings Bryan
Scarecrow		Hazards to farmers out west (drought)
Dorothy		Gold Bars - gold backed money
TIn Man		The common American from the midwest

What was not a goal of the Populist movement in the late 1800s?

Graduated Income Tax

Voting for State Senators

An 8 hour work day

Women's right to vote

Put the following events in chronological order:

The movie Wizard of Oz was released

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed

The American Civil War ended

The 1896 election of McKinley vs William Jennings Bryan

What state is #1?

Arkansas

Kansas

South Dakota

Missouri

What state is #2?

Wyoming

Montana

Idaho

North Dakota

What state is #3?

Colorado

Utah

Oklahoma

Wyoming

What state is #4?

Nevada

Wyoming

Oregon

Utah

What state is #5?

North Dakota

Iowa

Wyoming

Minnesota

The Wizard of Oz book portrayed a lot of symbolic characters of the populism movement. Please match the characters below with the symbolism from the Populist era.

Yellow brick road

Farmers

Cowardly Lion

Factory Workers

Wicked Witch of the West

William Jennings Bryan

Scarecrow

Hazards to farmers out west (drought)

Dorothy

Gold Bars - gold backed money

TIn Man

The common American from the midwest