The American Journey © 2012

Chapter 18: Opening the West

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The Populist Party wanted to base the nation's currency on __________.
A)gold
B)platinum
C)the gross domestic product
D)free silver
2
All but which of the following were reforms sought by the Populist Party?
A)direct election of senators
B)secret ballot
C)private ownership of railroads
D)shorter work week
3
The last Native American to formally surrender to the United States was __________.
A)Sitting Bull
B)Crazy Horse
C)Geronimo
D)Chief Joseph
4
The Indian Peace Commission recommended moving Native Americans to __________.
A)reservations
B)Canada
C)the "Great American Desert"
D)Alaska
5
Native Americans on the Great Plains used the __________ for many of the essentials of life.
A)antelope
B)bighorn sheep
C)longhorn cattle
D)buffalo
6
A new form of fencing used on the Great Plains was __________.
A)sod planking
B)barbed wire
C)split rail
D)brick
7
The __________ gave 160 free acres of land to a settler who paid a filing fee and lived on the land for five years.
A)Homestead Act
B)Exodusters
C)Union Pacific Railroad
D)Sooners
8
The traditions of cattle herding began with Hispanic ranch hands in __________.
A)the Spanish Southwest
B)Louisiana
C)the Southeast
D)the Pacific Northwest
9
A town that grew up almost overnight around a mining site was called a __________.
A)bust town
B)vigilante
C)mother lode
D)boomtown
10
In 1858, __________ was discovered at Pikes Peak.
A)uranium
B)silver
C)gold
D)platinum
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