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US CH5 Study Guide
US History(Honors) CH 5-Study Guide-Changes on the Western Frontier
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The education of Plains Indian children traditionally did not include what literary item? | Books |
| Most Native Americans responded to restrictions placed upon them by the U.S. government by doing what? | Continuing to hunt on their traditional hunting grounds. |
| The Dawes Act was designed to benefit what group? | Settlers |
| The Mexican vaquero influenced the American cowboys in what area | Vocabulary |
| Demand for beef in the East contributed to what change in how beef was delivered to market? | Shipping yards, were trails(like the Chisholm Trail) would meet the railroads. |
| For what purpose did American cowboys use their six-shooters? | To Protect the herd from wild or diseased animals |
| The intent of the Homestead act was to do what? | Encourage settlements in the West |
| Whom did the Grange support and whom did it oppose? | Supported farming families, opposed railroad companies. |
| Bimetallism would allow for the exchange of paper currency to be made for what? | Both silver and gold |
| William McKinley won the election of 1896 because... | the voters of the industrial Mid West feared inflation. |
| What marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the Plains Indians? | The Battle of Wounded Knee |
| Why did the Policy of treating the Great Plains as a huge reservation change? | More settlers moving westward and the arrival of railroads. |
| What was central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians? | Buffalo |
| Who were the exodusters? | African American settlers |
| Why did little of the free land offered by the Homestead Act end up being claimed by settlers? | Most of the land was used for cattle or mines instead of farming families. |
| What was most responsible for bringing an end to the era of the wide-open western frontier? | Barbed Wire |
| Why did Plains farmers in the 1800s tend to support bimetallism? | Bimetallism leads to inflation, which makes loans easier to pay off |
| What intensified the debts that Plains farmers had during the late 1800s? | The loss of "greenback" bills. |
| What marked the collapse of Populism? | McKinley winning the election. |
| Why is year 1894 a meaningful date for depiction the status of Indian Reservations? Use your knowledge of the Battle of Wounded Knee. | The Battle of Wounded Knee (1890) ended the Plains War |
| Why is it not surprising that several battles took place near the Bozeman Trail? | It crossed Indian hunting grounds and connected Gold rush territory to the Oregon Trail. |
| How did the state of Utah get its name? | The Ute tribe |
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