17 Flash Cards

Before 1860, where did all rail lines in the US end?

• On the East Coast

• At the Mississippi River

• On the West Coast

• In the Rocky Mountains

What system did Congress create to help with the scheduling of trains?

• The reservation system

• The time zone system

• The ticketing system

• The railroad act

Why were boomtowns created in the West during the mining era?

• To provide homes for railroad workers

• To support farming communities

• To serve as centers for gold and silver mining activities

• To act as military outposts

Explain what the Ghost Dance was and what Native Americans believed it would bring.

• A new type of train

• A dance to bring rain

• A spiritual dance believed to bring back ancestors and restore their way of life

• A celebration of the railroad

Describe what happened in Oklahoma Territory in 1889.

• The land was opened for settlement in a land rush.

• A gold rush occurred.

• The territory became a state.

• The land was closed to settlers.

What is a "Cow Town"?

• A town where cattle were bought and sold

• A town made only for horses

• A town with no people

• A town in the mountains

What did the Populist Party want the United States government to do to help fight inflation?

• Increase the money supply

• Decrease the money supply

• Raise taxes on farmers

• Lower tariffs on imports

Who was William "Buffalo Bill" Cody?

• A famous cattle rancher

• A well-known cowboy and showman

• A railroad engineer

• A cow town mayor

What did the Homestead Act of 1860 do? What did it give potential settlers? What did settlers have to do in return?

• It gave settlers free land if they lived on and improved it for several years.

• It required settlers to pay a large fee for land.

• It allowed only wealthy people to own land.

• It forced settlers to work for the government.

Who was Sitting Bull?

• A famous cowboy

• A Native American leader

• A railroad engineer

• A U.S. president