Chapter 13 Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 How did prospectors extract deposits of ore? | Placer and Quartz Mining |
| What was the Comstock Lode? | Henry Comstock staked a claim in Six-Mile Canyon, Nevada. The sticky, blue-gray mud found there, turned out to be silver ore. |
| What was the Homestead Act? | Passed for the Great Plains to try and get people to move to the area. |
| What did barbed wire do to the ranchers? | brought an end to the cattle drive, brought and end to the cowboys (whom then became ranch hands); European brands of cattle replaces the Longhorn, ranchers were able to keep track of their cattle. |
| What was the Chisholm Trail? | the trail cowboys took on their Long Drives; brought 1.5 million head of cattle down this trail |
| Why did the Americans think cattle ranchers on the Great Plains wouldn't work? | The Great Plains were too dry and their cattle wouldn't be able to survive. |
| Why did the first miners not find minerals in the Colorado Mountains? | the gold and silver was hidden beneath the surface and was hard to extract. |
| What was the land like in the mountain states of the west? | cold, wet |
| What happened to most miners who hoped to strike rich? | they didn't strike rich, or find any gold/silver ore |
| What was the belief of most Plains Indians (religous)? | Spiritual Power of the Natural World; NATURE |
| What started the Battle of Little Big Horn? | General Custer launched a three-prong attack against the Lakota and Cheyenne. |
| Why did the Cheyenne come to Camp Lyon before the Sand Creek Massacre? | To negotiate a Peace Deal |
| What is it called when seeds are planted deep in the ground where there is enough moisture? | Dry farming |
| What was a hardship faced by settlers on the Great Plains? | very little food, little shelter, HARSH climate |
| What did wheat farmers do to survive when the price of wheat dropped? | Some farmers tried to make it by mortgaging their land |
| What was the Dawes Act? | this act allotted to each head of household 160 acres of reservation; Singles: 80 acres; Children: 40 acres |
| Why did wheat have an advantage over other crops on the Great Plains? | New machines were developed; inexpensive; large amount of wheat |
| Who used the phrase "Pikes Peak or Bust"? | miners who panned for gold without success |
| What were the results of fencing the open range? | long drives ended, cowboys became ranch hands, new European brands replaced the Longhorn |
| What were dime novels? | books where cowboys wrote their exaggerated tales of the long drives |
| Where did the boomtown of Leadville get its name? | Colorado Mountains |
| How did the army try and force Native Americans onto reservations? | encouragement of buffalo killing |
| Why was there confrontation at Wounded Knee? | Sitting Bull was dancing the Ghost Dance (which is prehibited) |
| What was the dance that celebrated a hoped-for day of reckoning? | Ghost Dance |
| What breed of cattle could survive on the Great Plains? | Texas Longhorn |
| Why were vigilante groups formed? | To hunt down and punish wrong-doers |
| What Sioux Chief was killed right before Wounded Knee? | Sitting Bull |
| How did railroads help to settle the Great Plains? | cattle, transportation (provided easy access), espansion of land, opened offices, sold land along rail lines at low prices, population increased |
| What is placer mining? | a method of extracting mineral ore by hand using simple tools like picks, shovels, and pans |
| What is annuity? | money paid by contract on regular intervals |
| What is open range? | vast areas of grassland owned by the Federal Government |
| What is allottment? | a plot of land assigned to an individual or family for cultivation |
| What is a bonanza farm? | a large, highly profitable wheat farm |
| What is a nomad? | a person who continually moves from place to place, usually in search for food |
| What is a homestead? | a tract of public land available for settlement |
| What is quartz mining? | method of extracting minerals involving digging beneath the surface |
| What is assimilate? | to absorb a group into the culture of a larger population |
| What is a sodbuster? | a name given to the Great Plains Farmers |
| What is a long drive? | driving cattle long distances to a railroad depot for fast transportation and great profit |
| maverick | a stray calf with no identifying symbol |
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