Social Studies-Chapter 6
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The most important resource of the Plains Indians was ______________________ .
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The buffalo
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The horse
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Wheat
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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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Settlers on the Great Plains used sod to build their houses because ______________________________.
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Sod houses were cleaner than other buildings.
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There were few trees that could be used for wood.
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Houses made from wood were too cold in the winters.
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The railroads paid people to live in sod houses.
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Which of the following caused some mining towns to become ghost towns?
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The range wars destroyed all the buildings in the town.
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The mines ran out of gold, silver, or copper.
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The railroads moved away.
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The vaqueros ordered everyone to leave town.
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A. The mines ran out of gold, silver, or copper. -
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Law and order was miantained in the mining towns by _________________________.
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The U.S. Army
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Vigilance Committees
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County sheriffs
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The Union Army
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A. Vigilance Committees -
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What were long drives?
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Transportation by railroad
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Special areas of farmland given to Homesteaders
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The path of the buffalo migration on the Great Plains
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Trips on which cowhands moved large numbers of cows to the railroads
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A. Trips on which cowhands moved large numbers of cows to the railroads -
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What happened during a mining boom?
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Most people lost all of their money.
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People moved away from mining areas.
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Gold, silver, and copper mines were closed.
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There was quick economic growth.
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A. There was quick economic growth. -
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Which of the following caused some farmers to leave their farms on the Great Plains?
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Railroads
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Immigrants
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Low crop prices
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Barbed wire
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A. Low crop prices -
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After Joseph McCoy opened his stokyards near some railroad tracks in Abilene, Kansas, ___________________________.
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Many farmers moved to the Great Plains
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The Indians started moving to the reservations.
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Ranchers started moving cattle to the "cow towns".
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The mining boom in the West ended.
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A. Ranchers started moving cattle to the "cow towns". -
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Why did the U.S. soldiers chase the Nez Perces for more than 1,700 miles?
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Because the Nez Perces were living on land that contained gold
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To punish them for defeating Custer and his soldiers
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Because the Nez Perces were trying to escape to Canada
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To stop them from going to war with the Sioux
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A. Because the Nez Perces were trying to escape to Canada -
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Why did General George Custer take his soldiers to the Little Bighorn River in 1876?
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To open a new railroad through the Black Hills
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To protect cowhands on long drives across the Sioux reservation
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To help miners in a boomtown
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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 -
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The person who invented a stronger plow to cut through the thick sod was ____________________________.
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Joseph Glidden
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James Oliver
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Richard King
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George Custer
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A. James Oliver -
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The range wars were caused by ___________________________.
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The use of barbed wire.
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The steel plow.
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The British.
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Railroad owners.
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