| Question |
Answer |
| The chiefs that united the Sioux to drive settlers from the Black Hills | Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull |
| commander of cavalry sent to drive the Sioux back to their land | George A Custer |
| last major Native American Victory | Battle of the Little Bighorn |
| what ended armed resistance by Native Americans | The Wounded Knee Massacre ended armed resistance by Native Americans |
| what happened when gold was discovered in the Black Hills | There was a gold rush to South Dakota |
| problems miners encountered | Most miners left dissapointed and broke and did not have much luck getting food or basic supplies |
| purpose of Grange cooperatives | the purpose was to meet the social needs of farm familites who lived great distances from one another. As economic conditions worsened, Grange members formed cooperatives=bought grain elevators and sold crops directly to merchants. also political. |
| how did vigilantes handle law | They took the law into their own hands and formed vigilante groups where juistive often consisted of hanging suspects from the nearest tree or shooting them on the spot |
| why did soldiers kill "Ghost Dancers" | Because the "Ghost Dancers" had a religious revival which was created to aid the indians and the soldiers feared they were preparing for war. |
| What did Geronimo and Chief Joseph have in common | Both were Native American leaders who opposed the governments actions which required them to move |
| Why did the "exodusters" go to Kansas | Because the Homestead Act offered 160 acres of land |
| What policies did Populists support? | They wanted the government to adopt a free silver policy |
| How did the railroads affect western migration? | Sent the population soaring and helped meatprocessing center for cattle ranches in the area flourish. |
| Women's roles in the West | were their familites docters;setting broken bones and delievering babies. They served as cooks |
| Cowboys-jobs, equipment, groups | Jobs- Helped manage the herds of cattle
Equipment- saddle, spurs, lariat and chaps
Groups- Mexican or African American/ former slaves and former confederate and union soldiers. |
| Results of discovery of Comstock Lode | An economic and a population boom |
| Inventions that helped Plains' farmers | Steel plow- by John Deer
Windmills, barbed wire and reapers. |
| Women's suffrage in the West | women suffrage by 1900 Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho |
| Why did the Sioux unite under Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse? | Because they wanted to push back the intruders. |
| Why did Populists support free silver? | Because they thought it would expand the money supply and improve the economy |
| How did railroads upset farmers? | Because railroads charged high fee's to carry the crops to market and to store the crops until they were ready to be shipped. |
| Why did the Dawes Act fail? | was intended to benefit the Native Americans but resulted in the loss of land and culture. |
| How did the government respond to the prophet, Wovoka's followers? | The army was sent to track down the "Ghost Dancers", rounding them up and killing them. |
| Why did the government increase military action after the Battle of Little Bighorn? | They increased military in response to Custer's defeat. |
| Why did the Sioux oppose construction of the Bozeman Trail? | The trail crossed Sioux hunting grounds and they didn't want white settlers on their land. |
| What was the Sand Creek Massacre? | 150 Cheyyene men, women and children were killed by 1200 Colorado Militia men in 1864 |
| Actions of Chief JOseph | Chief Joseph and his followers fled North. They were trying to get to Canada and went over 1,000 miles. 40 miles short of Canada they were captured and sent back. |
| Lasting effect of the mining boom | The growth of cities-San Fransisco, Omaha and Denver |
| Munn v. Illinois | the supreme court ruled that the states and federal government could regulate railroads because they were businesses that served the publics interests. |
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