Knowles History 1st Semester Exam

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Although only a fraction of the herds survived when ranchers rounded up their cattle in 1866 and drove them to Sedalia, Missouri, it was the first

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long drive

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In 1859 when prospector Henry Comstock staked a claim in Six-Mile Canyon, Nevada, the sticky blue-gray mud there turned out to be a.

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silver ore

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Eventually, and after considerable loss of life, the open range was largely fenced off with a new invention called a.

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barbed wire

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What name did the first explorers of the Great Plains give the area?

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Great American Desert

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The Lakota fought hard to keep control of their hunting grounds, which extended from the Black Hills westward to the

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Bighorn Mountains.

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Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. A serious toll was taken on Native Americans from the advancing American settlers, the loss of hunting grounds, forced movement, and a.

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broken treaties

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Roaming vast distances, the Sioux and the Dakota were

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nomads

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Who proposed creating two large reservations on the Plains in 1867, one for the Sioux and another for southern Plains Indians?

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Indian Peace Commission

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Defying the orders of the government agent at the reservation, the Lakota continued to perform a ritual that was important to them called the

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Ghost Dance.

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Supporters of laissez-faire generally oppose subsidies and favor

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free trade.