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Grade 9 The Frontier
Which event marked the Native Americans' defeat and the end of formal warfare between Native Americans and the United States government?
  1. the Battle of Wounded Knee against the Sioux
  2. the capture of Geronimo, leader of the Apache
  3. the Battle of Little Bighorn against the Sioux and the Cheyennes
  4. the capture of Chief Joseph, the leader of the Nez Percé
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What was the main reason why it was necessary to drive cattle such long distances in the 1860s?
  1. The cattle needed to be fattened up along the way.
  2. The cattle had to be driven to where the railroads began.
  3. The government allowed ranches only in isolated areas.
  4. The cattle drives had to avoid crossing Native American lands.
Grade 9 The Frontier
The Homestead Act
  1. 160 acres of land to an owner of gold
  2. 160 acres of land to the head of a household
  3. enables you to stay at another person's home
  4. tore down half of the houses in the west
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How did the federal government help finance (pay for) the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?
  1. It provided land grants( free land) to the railroad companies
  2. It provided the building materials
  3. It provided government workers
  4. It gave interest free loans to the companies
Grade 9 The Frontier
Which of the following groups did NOT participate in large numbers in the building of the transcontinental railroad?
  1. immigrants from Ireland
  2. Immigrants from china
  3. native-born white americans
  4. immigrants from Greece
  5. african-americans
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Early American cowboys learned many of their skills from
  1. Mexican and Spanish cowboys.
  2. Native American horsemen.
  3. settlers from New England.
  4. veterans of the Civil War.
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Native Americans were hurt by all of the following EXCEPT
  1. shrinking herds of buffalo.
  2. broken treaties.
  3. movement to reservations.
  4. the end of the cattle boom.
Grade 9 The Frontier
People rush to                 seeking new found gold
  1. Idaho
  2. Oklahoma
  3. Missouri
  4. Texas
Grade 9 The Frontier
On December 11, 1816 which of the states below became the 19th State?
  1. Illinois
  2. Kansas
  3. Indiana
  4. Alabama
Grade 9 The Frontier
On March 3, 1845 what state became the 27th state?
  1. Texas
  2. Mississippi
  3. Florida
  4. New York
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How were buffaloes used in the West?
  1. shelter
  2. symbol of wealth
  3. death warning
  4. clothes
  5. food
  6. white men are coming
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