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Chapter 5 Review
Chapter 5 Review-2
Question | Answer |
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Why did basques, from Spain, immigrate to the United States? | To range their sheep in California. |
What did Willa Cather write? | Books about life on the prairie, her first published novel was titled "O Pioneers!" |
Where did thousands of people race to, after hearing of gold discovery? | California. |
What is hydraulic mining? | Water shot at high pressure to rip away gravel and dirt to expose the minerals beneath. |
What are Exodusters? | African Americans who departed from the South and trekked west, hoping to escape the violence and persecution following the withdrawal of federal troops. |
What did the Morrill Act require? | Federal land to be sold and the profits to be used to construct agricultural, and engineering, colleges. |
Who asked President Rutherford B. Hayes to allow the Paiute to return to their homeland? | Sarah Winnemucca/Thoc-me-tony |
Which Secretary of State negotiated with Russia to purchase Alaska? | William H. Seward |
Explain what the Long Walk was. | The Long Walk was a forced march that the Navajo tribe took to reach the Bosque Redondo Reservation. |
What is Joseph Glidden known for? | He is known for being the man who patented barbed wire. |