Settling The West

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The Homestead Act encouraged people to move West because it..

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offered free land to those willing to farm it.

Front

Which of the following might a vigilante in a boomtown have been likely to say? Options: "We should elect a sheriff and a judge to enforce the law.", "Let's give crooks the kind of justice they deserve.", "We shouldn't have to pay taxes unless we get something in return.", "Our community needs more churches and schools."

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"Let's give crooks the kind of justice they deserve."

Front

Native Americans living on the Great Plains relied on which of the following to meet many of their basic needs? Cotton, Deer, Buffalo, Gold

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Buffalo

Front

Colonel George Armstrong Custer is best known for his..

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disastrous loss in Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Front

Settlers moving west did not think the Great Plains were fit for farming because..

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the area received little rainfall and had few trees.

Front

One of the primary purposes of the Dawes Act was to..

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turn Native Americans into farmers.

Front

The term "sodbusters" refers to..

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Great Plains farmers.

Front

Land set aside for Native Americans to live on.

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reservation

Front

When the mines ran out in Boom-towns and the people moved on it often created ____________

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Ghost towns

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___________ played a major role in the mining and cattle industry for transporting

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railroads