Chapter 2 Quiz

A  It marked the end of armed Indian resistance on the Plains.

B  It marked the end of the reservation policy.

C  It helped restore the sacred Black Hills for the Lakotas.

D  It is the only such massacre in the history of Indian-white relations.

E  It initiated a new round of violence in the Northern Plains.

A  The Mississippi River

B  The American River

C  The Rio Grande

D  The Powder River

E  The Missouri River

A  served to justify American expansion to lands occupied by Native American tribes.

B  was specifically articulated in a newspaper article in 1845

C  refers to the idea that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

D  disguised pre-Civil War divisions over westward expansion

E  is represented in all of the above statements

A  established the outlines of the reservation system

B  prevented further travel by settlers through the Indian territories in the Northern Plains

C  called for the establishment of a school system for Native American children

D  successfully ended warfare in the Northern Plains

E  accomplished all of the above

A  was completed in 1869

B  was financed with significant government subsidies

C  involved corruption and deceit that greatly benefited the leadership of the railroad companies

D  is represented by all of these statements

E  employed large numbers of Chinese workers

A  Sand Creek

B  Wounded Knee

C  Greasy Grass

D  Red River War

E  Fort Laramie War

A  provide much-needed services to impoverished Indian tribes

B  allow for Native Americans to continue as sovereign units within the borders of the United States

C  protect American Indian lands

D  keep tribes away from each other to prevent alliances against Americans

E  serve as tools for assimilating Native Americans

A  Nevada

B  Kansas

C  Dakotas

D  Montana

E  California

A  rounding up cattle from around the ranch for branding in the spring.

B  herding cattle from the ranges in Texas and other remote areas to the nearest accessible railroad to be shipped to slaughterhouses in the East.

C  Avoiding homesteads when moving cattle.

D  using cattle to draw pioneer wagons along the Oregon Trail.

E  moving cattle between pastures to take advantage of the best grass to feed on.

A  Great Plains

B  Intermountain Barrens

C  Trans-Mississippi Wasteland

D  Great American Desert

E  Prairie Wilderness

A  Speculators frustrated the intention of the act by gaining access to best lands.

B  Homesteading continued into the twentieth century.

C  Immigrants did not qualify for homesteading.

D  Women could register homesteads in their name.

E  The government supplemented the original act to allow for larger land homesteads in arid regions.

A  federal regulation

B  the arrival of the railroads

C  the threat of Indian warfare

D  the introduction of barbed wire fencing

E  all of these

A  Lewis and Clark came back with information about local Native tribes.

B  Lewis and Clark were the first Americans to map the Louisiana Purchase region.

C  The expedition documented the animals and plantlife of the region.

D  The expedition located the Northwest Passage.

E  The Corps of Discovery traveled all the way to the Pacific Ocean, strengthening American claims to that region.

A  Montana

B  South Dakota

C  North Dakota

D  Wyoming

E  Oklahoma