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Social Studies U7
Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _____ is when you bring formal charges against a public official. | impeach |
| Who was the famous buffalo (bison) hunter nicknamed "Buffalo Bill," who was hired by the railroad to kill bison in an attempt to keep them off the railroad tracks? | William Cody |
| What was the name given to the U.S. Army soldiers of the 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments and the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments? | Buffalo Soldiers |
| When things become less intense they ____. Someone who is tolerant, merciful, or generous; not strict or harsh is _______. | subside, lenient |
| What was the name of the ranch located in the Texas Panhandle that covered more than 3 million acres in 10 counties and was exchanged for the land for the construction of the Texas State Capitol? | XIT Ranch |
| The Comanche chief of the Yamparika Band and a speaker at the Medicine Lodge Creek Council was _____. | Paruasemena (Ten Bears) |
| Battle during which Colonel "Kit" Carson and 410 men battled against 3,000 Kiowa, Comanche and Kiowa-Apache warriors was the _____. | First Battle Of Adobe Walls |
| The period of time between the end of the civil War and the time that a former Confederate State was allowed to rejoin the Union was called _____. | Reconstruction |
| A Democrat who had grown up in the South but had switched his party allegiance to the Radical Republican during Reconstruction was called a _____. | scalawag |
| An annual holiday celebrating the day when African Americans in Texas learned that they had been freed is _____. | Juneteenth |
| Name of the attack by Kiowa warriors against a wagon train carrying supplies to Fort Richardson | Warren Wagontrain Raid |
| Name of the battle in which 28 men and one woman fought against 700 Comanche, Kiowa and Cheyenne warriors. | Second Battle Of Adobe Walls |
| A cowboy on a cattle drive is a(n) | Drover |
| What was the name of the battle in which Colonel Ranald McKenzie attacked a large party of Kiowa, Comanche, and Cheyenne Indians? | The Second of Palo Duro Canyon |
| Who was the Kiowa warrior and medicine man arrested for his participation in the Warren Wagontrain Raid but later killed while attempting to escape? | Setangya (Sitting Bear) |
| A Radical Republican from the North who moved to the South during Reconstruction in order to gain political power was called a _____. | Carpetbagger |
| _____ means to declare not guilty. | acquit |
| The executive order given by President Abraham Lincoln to free all the enslaved people in the states still under Confederate control was called the _____. | Emancipation Proclamation |
| Who was the famous scout with the nickname "Kit" who fought in battles against Native Americans and became a Colonel in the New Mexico Volunteers and led the First Battle of Adobe Walls? | Christopher Carson |
| Who was the Texas rancher that created a successful business of managing cattle drives? | John T. Lytle |
| The first established cattle trail, which ended in Sedalia, Missouri, was the ______ Trail. | Shawnee |
| The cattle trail that ended at Abilene, Kansas, was the ______ Trail | Chisholm |
| The cattle trail that began at Kerrville, Texas, and ended at Dodge city, Kansas was the ________ trail | Great Western Trail |
| The ______ Trail began in Young County and traveled through New Mexico to Denver, Colorado, and Cheyenne, Wyoming. | Goodnight-Loving |
| In June 1866, the _____ to the U.S. Constitution, granting citizenship and protecting the civil rights of everyone, was submitted to the states. | Fourteenth Amendment |
| In January 1865, both houses of Congress passed the _____ to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery. | Thirteenth Amendment |
| Who was the Illinois cattle buyer what solved the problem with the Shawnee Trail? | Joseph McCoy |
| The chuckwagon was developed by _____. | Charles Goodnight |
| Who was the last Comanche chief to surrender to the U.S. Army? | Quanah Parker |
| Who was the Kiowa chief that was nicknamed "Orator of the Plains"? | Set-tainte (White Bear) |
| Who was the man that challenged the illegal practices of Texas railroads when he was Attorney General before going on to become a competent and capable Governor? | James Stephen Hogg |
| The _____ to the U.S. Constitution granted the right to vote to all male citizens, at least 21 years old, regardless of race, color, or social status. | Fifteenth Amendment |
| _____ is a release from penalty for any wrongdoing. | amnesty |
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