Chapter 19 Test, Traditional - Opening the West

The goal of the Dawes Act was to break up the reservations.

• True

• False

Overgrazing was one of the reasons for the collapse of the Cattle Kingdom.

• True

• False

What did the Indian Peace Commission recommend should be done with Native Americans?

• They should be captured or killed.

• They should be eliminated immediately.

• They should be honored and respected.

• They should be moved to reservations.

Which organization formed the People’s Party?

• Farmers’ Alliance

• 4-H Club

• Federal Farmers’ Association

• National Grange

The Union Pacific Railroad’s workers were mostly of which nationalities?

• English and Scottish

• Chinese and Korean

• German and Polish

• Irish and African American

What were Texas ranches called that were not fenced in or divided into lots?

• free ranges

• open range ranches

• nomadic ranches

• sod ranches

When Sitting Bull was killed, what did police mistakenly believe he was doing?

• organizing raids in Arizona

• planning the Dawes Act Rebellion

• leading the Ghost Dance movement

• organizing a multi-tribe attack on Black Hills settlers

Which of the following was a legacy of the Populist Party that the government adopted?

• an eight-hour workday

• granting more power to the federal government

• limiting presidents to one term

• paper money as official U.S. currency

How did the railroads change how people measured time?

• By introducing time zones

• By inventing the clock

• By using sundials

• By creating a new calendar

According to this quote, which two groups made farming difficult?

• Group A and Group B

• Group C and Group D

• Group E and Group F

• Group G and Group H