Module 11 Retake Review

Front

Why was the Cattle Kingdom important for the rest of the United States?

Back

It provided an important food supply for a growing population in the East.

Front

During the building of the two parts of the transcontinental railroad, two ethnic groups made up the majority of workers: the __________, who worked on the Central Pacific, were paid less, and performed the most dangerous tasks; and the __________, who worked on the Union Pacific crossing the Great Plains.

Back

Chinese/Irish

Front

Which of these events is considered the last major incident between the U.S. Army and Native Americans on the Great Plains? Long Walk, Treaty at Fort Laramie, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Wounded Knee Massacre

Back

Wounded Knee Massacre

Front

During the late 1800s, two reformers critical of U.S. policy regarding Native Americans included __________, whose book, Life Among the Paiutes, described traditional Native American life, and __________, whose book, A Century of Dishonor, called for fairer government policy toward Native American groups.

Back

Helen Hunt Jackson / Sarah Winnemucca

Front

How did the U.S. government attempt to “Americanize” Native American children in the late 1800s?

Back

by sending them to boarding schools and having them give up traditional customs

Front

Which of these laws helped promote western settlement following the Civil War? Dawes General Allotment Act, Homestead Act, Sherman Silver Purchase Act, Interstate Commerce Act

Back

Homestead Act