2. Native Americans Cowboys Challenges on the Plains Settling the Great Plains Populist Movement 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question 1 - 10 The grassland extending from the Mississippi to the Rockies.

4. Answer 1 – 10 The Great Plains

5. Question 1 - 20 How did Warriors show their bravery?

6. Answer 1 – 20 Counting Coup and or killing his enemies

7. Question 1 - 30 The main source of food, clothing and shelter was from……..

8. Answer 1 – 30 Buffalo

9. Question 1 - 40 One of the first clashes between Natives and Whites, Colonel John Chivington ordered an attack, killing over 150 mostly women and children. It led to an attack by Natives on soldiers on the Bozeman Trail.

10. Answer 1 – 40 Massacre at Sand Creek

11. Question 1 - 50 List three things the government does to bring an end to Native culture:

12. Answer 1 – 50 Assimilation Killing the Buffalo Dawes Act

13. Question 2 - 10 This animal was perfectly suited for life on the Plains in Texas. It was left behind by the Spanish. Hint: it’s the symbol of UT.

14. Answer 2 – 10 Longhorns

15. Question 2 - 20 Identify 3 words that the cowboy adopts from the Spanish.

16. Answer 2 – 20 Rodeo, vaquero, bronco, chaps, mustang, corral, The vaquero taught the Americans how to rope, ride and handle the longhorn.

17. Question 2 - 30 Rapidly growing cities and industrialization lead to the increased demand for what product?

18. Answer 2 – 30 Beef The Texas Longhorn numbered over 5 million at the end of the Civil War. They provided a perfect opportunity for poor southerners to make money.

19. Question 2 - 40 The major cattle trail from San Antonio, TX to the new town of Abiline, KS was called

20. Answer 2 – 40 Chisholm Trail Joseph McCoy started a hotel and stockyards to entice cowboys to drive cattle to the railhead for shipping to the markets in the East.

21. Question 2 - 50 What things bring about the ending of the Open Range?

22. Answer 2 – 50 Barbed Wire, Overgrazing, Homestead Act, Railway Act,

23. Question 3 - 10 Name two hardships that settlers faced on the Plains.

24. Answer 3 – 10 Droughts, fires, floods, blizzards, plagues, Indian attacks, lawlessness.

25. Question 3 - 20 Home, home on the Plains….were called

26. Answer 3 – 20 Dugouts and Soddies They were poorly lit, poorly ventilated, rat, snake and insect infested and leaked. They were well insulated however

27. Question 3 - 30 Name two inventions that led to increased production on the Plains

28. Answer 3 – 30 Steel Plow, Reaper, Seed Drill, Barbed Wire

29. Question 3 - 40 This Act helped finance agricultural colleges and let to new innovations in farming.

30. Answer 3 – 40 The Morrill Land Grant Act

31. Question 3 - 50 Name two of the reasons which led to farmers economic problems?

32. Answer 3 – 50 Overproduction, expensive new farm equipment, buying more land Bonanza farms, railroad shipping prices all lead farmers into bankruptcy.

33. Question 4 - 10 The Homestead Act, the Railway Act and the Morrill Land Grant Act all were intended to encourage…….

34. Answer 4 – 10 People to move to the Plains Or people to settle the Plains

35. Question 4 - 20 These immigrants were used to build the railroads in the West.

36. Answer 4 – 20 Chinese

37. Question 4 - 30 Exodusters were….

38. Answer 4 – 30 Former slaves who moved from the South to Kansas to take advantage of the free land from the Homestead Act.

39. Question 4 - 40 Despite the governments best efforts, most of the land from the Homestead Act wound up in the hands of …….

40. Answer 4 – 40 Investors and businessmen They were seeking profits and wanted more and more land.

41. Question 4 - 50

42. Answer 4 – 50

43. Question 5 - 10 Two reasons that farmers were losing money were:

44. Answer 5 – 10 Overproduction, too many loans, deflation, excessive railroad charges

45. Question 5 - 20 Originally a social organization started by Oliver Kelly, this group ended up fighting the railroads, setting up farmers cooperatives, sponsoring state legislation.

46. Answer 5 – 20 The Grange or the Patrons of Husbandry

47. Question 5 - 30 This political organization demanded that the common person have a greater voice in government.

48. Answer 5 – 30 The Populist Party

49. Question 5 - 40 Two reforms proposed by the Populists were:

50. Answer 5 – 40 Increase the money supply, graduated income tax, federal loans for farmers, Direct election of Senators, Term limits for the President, an eight hour work day and restrictions on immigration.

51. Question 5 - 50 This Populist Party Presidential Candidate fought for bi-metalism in his cross of gold speech. His loss to William McKinley signaled the end of the Populists as a party.

52. Answer 5 – 50 William Jennings Bryan.