Social Studies-Chapter 6

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    The most important resource of the Plains Indians was ______________________ .

    • The buffalo
    • The horse
    • Wheat
    • Corn
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In the sixth chapter of our ongoing series of social studies quizzes, we take a closer look at such topics as settlers on the Great Plains, Joseph McCoy, long drives, the range wars and mining booms.

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  • 2. 

    Settlers on the Great Plains used sod to build their houses because ______________________________.

    • Sod houses were cleaner than other buildings.

    • There were few trees that could be used for wood.

    • Houses made from wood were too cold in the winters.

    • The railroads paid people to live in sod houses.

    Correct Answer
    A. There were few trees that could be used for wood.
  • 3. 

    Which of the following caused some mining towns to become ghost towns?

    • The range wars destroyed all the buildings in the town.

    • The mines ran out of gold, silver, or copper.

    • The railroads moved away.

    • The vaqueros ordered everyone to leave town.

    Correct Answer
    A. The mines ran out of gold, silver, or copper.
  • 4. 

    Law and order was miantained in the mining towns by _________________________.

    • The U.S. Army

    • Vigilance Committees

    • County sheriffs

    • The Union Army

    Correct Answer
    A. Vigilance Committees
  • 5. 

    What were long drives?

    • Transportation by railroad

    • Special areas of farmland given to Homesteaders

    • The path of the buffalo migration on the Great Plains

    • Trips on which cowhands moved large numbers of cows to the railroads

    Correct Answer
    A. Trips on which cowhands moved large numbers of cows to the railroads
  • 6. 

    What happened during a mining boom?

    • Most people lost all of their money.

    • People moved away from mining areas.

    • Gold, silver, and copper mines were closed.

    • There was quick economic growth.

    Correct Answer
    A. There was quick economic growth.
  • 7. 

    Which of the following caused some farmers to leave their farms on the Great Plains?

    • Railroads

    • Immigrants

    • Low crop prices

    • Barbed wire

    Correct Answer
    A. Low crop prices
  • 8. 

    After Joseph McCoy opened his stokyards near some railroad tracks in Abilene, Kansas, ___________________________.

    • Many farmers moved to the Great Plains

    • The Indians started moving to the reservations.

    • Ranchers started moving cattle to the "cow towns".

    • The mining boom in the West ended.

    Correct Answer
    A. Ranchers started moving cattle to the "cow towns".
  • 9. 

    Why did the U.S. soldiers chase the Nez Perces for more than 1,700 miles?

    • Because the Nez Perces were living on land that contained gold

    • To punish them for defeating Custer and his soldiers

    • Because the Nez Perces were trying to escape to Canada

    • To stop them from going to war with the Sioux

    Correct Answer
    A. Because the Nez Perces were trying to escape to Canada
  • 10. 

    Why did General George Custer take his soldiers to the Little Bighorn River in 1876?

    • To open a new railroad through the Black Hills

    • To protect cowhands on long drives across the Sioux reservation

    • To help miners in a boomtown

    • To take back the land the government had given the Sioux

    Correct Answer
    A. To take back the land the government had given the Sioux
  • 11. 

    The person who invented a stronger plow to cut through the thick sod was ____________________________.

    • Joseph Glidden

    • James Oliver

    • Richard King

    • George Custer

    Correct Answer
    A. James Oliver
  • 12. 

    The range wars were caused by ___________________________.

    • The use of barbed wire.

    • The steel plow.

    • The British.

    • Railroad owners.

    Correct Answer
    A. The use of barbed wire.

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