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History test 1
History 9th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sand creek massacre | 1864 attack in which as many as 200 cheyenne were killed by the colorado militia |
| sitting bull | sioux chief who led the attack on custer at the battle of little bighorn |
| george A. custer | commander of us troops at the battle of little bighorn |
| battle of little bighorn | 1876 battle in which sioux and cheyenne killed an entire force of us troops |
| dawes act | 1887 law that distributed reservation land to individual native american owners |
| wounded knee massacre | mass killing by us soldiers |
| homestead act | 1862 law that offered 160 acres free to anyone who agreed to live on and improve the land for five years |
| exodusters | name for african americans who settled on the great plains |
| sodbusters | name for pioneer farmers on the great plains |
| grange | organization formed in 1867 to meet the social needs of farm families |
| populist party | political party formed in 1890s that wanted a policy that would raise crop prices |
| gold standard | a poicy under which the government backs every dollar with a certain amount of gold |
| william jennings bryan | democratic and populist canidate for president in 1896 who advocated a poicy of free silver |
| sod | the top layer of prairie soil that contains thick tightly tangled grass roots |
| what three pieces of equipment did vaqueros give to cowhands | saddles spurs lariat (rope) |
| nez perces chief who evaded the us army for over 1000 miles on a 4 month chase into canada | chief joseph |
| won preidential 1896 election | william mkinnley |
| the __ brought horses to north america | spanish |
| government made native americans move to the ... | great plains |
| 2 shortages for farm life | wood and water |
| last natvie american leader to surrender | geronimo |
| farming difficulties | winter- deep snow Spring- melting snow turned into flooding Summer- hot temperature and wind , short supply of wood and water |
| set-up house | plains were nearly treeless, built homes with sod (top layer of prairies soil/root) |
| importance of women | they farm, educate kids, offer medical care-snake bites/ broken bones, made clothing/food for family |
| what hepled farming more efficient | steel plow- cut through tough sod, windmills- pump water from deep wells, barbed wire- fence in land/livestock |
| populist party platform "the peoples Party" | 1) government ownership of the RR, telegraph, & telephone industries 2) a federal income tax 3) government loans to farmers who store crops in warehouse a collateral 4) an 8 hour workday 5) restrictions on immigration 6) free coinage of silver |
| populist thought process | more silver = more $$$ more $$$ = inflation inflation = rising prices rising prices for crops = farmers can pay back $ they borrowed to improve farms |
| what 3 groups of mountains are within the great plains | rocky mountains ouachita mountains ozark mountains |
| what mountains form the western border | rocky mountains |
| what are the 3 reasons why there is a shortage of available water in the plains | heat, no rain, no running rivers |
| why did the indians help the confederacy during the civil war | they thought they had a better chance of keeping hunting grounds if teh confederacy won |
| what is the united states government doing to try to compensate indians for past wrongs done to them | they gave them money |
| who led the sand creek raid | colonel chivington |
| who took his followers to canada | sitting bull |
| who wanted all the glory for himself | george custer |
| who started ghost dancing | wovoka |
| who spoke in favor of indians | phillip sheridan |
| who wrote ramona | helen hunt jackson |
| who would "fight no more forever" | chief joseph |
| what tribe tried to get to canada | nez perces |
| indians depended on the buffalo for | clothing, food, shelter |
| some of the tribes that lived on the great plains were the | sioux, cheyenne, crow, arpano, cohance, kiowa |
| many indians did not trust the white men because of what happened at __ where many women and children were killed | sand creek |
| the best-known of the indian battles was the battle of __ where __ disobeyed orders and attacked a group of indians | Little Bighorn, George Armstrong |
| The winners of the battle at little bighorn were ... (2) | sitting bull, crazy horse |
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