U.S. History Chapter 17 Test Questions and Answers correct

U.S. History Chapter 17 Test Questions and Answers correct The most expensive land in the West was near the railroad tracks. True At the end of the nineteenth century, most mining in America involved independent prospectors with pickaxes and shoves. False "Seward's Folly" proved to be a bargain. True Most of the Plains Indians made their living by farming. False The development of meatpacking helped the cattle-raising industry in the West. True Railroads became the main instrument of developing the American West. True Few Indian chiefs had the power to bind all their people to a treaty. True The Homestead Act aroused angry protests by farmers. False The reservations on which the American government tended to place Indians were arid, barren lands. True Which railroad company began work in Omaha, Nebraska, and built westward? Union Pacific What area became the fiftieth state? Hawaii What term means the extension of power by one people or country over another? imperialism What invention enabled farmers to fence their land on the treeless plains? barbed wire What term refers to sensationalized news reporting? yellow journalism Which mine in Nevada was one of the richest in the American West? the Comstock Lode political leader of the Sioux during the Sioux War Sitting Bull military leader of the Sioux during the Sioux War Crazy Horse colonel who lost his life at the Battle of Little Bighorn George Armstrong Custer a leader of a band of New Perce Indians Chief Joseph ruler of Mexico Maximilian I American commodore who negotiated a treaty with the Japanese Matthew Perry Spanish ambassador who insulted President McKinley in a private letter Enrique Dupuy de Lome American commodore who defeated the Spanish navy in the Philippines George Dewey Filipino revolutionary Emilio Aguinaldo provided a 160-acre land grant in the West Homestead Act occurred at the end of the Indian Wars Wounded Knee massacre parceled out Indian tribal lands Dawes Act settled three longstanding disagreements between Britain and the United States Treaty of Washington movement intended to achieve great unity among nations in the Western Hemisphere Pan-Americanism free trade in China Open Door Policy antiforeign moment in China Boxer Rebellion American victory over the Spanish fleet in the Pacific Battle of Manila Bay The first transcontinental railroad was built primarily by immigrants from China and Ireland What became the main crop of the Great Plains? wheat The purpose of the cattle drive was to move cattle to a railroad terminal What is the significance of Promontory Point, Utah? It was the junction of the transcontinental railroad Which territory was settled by "land rushes"? Oklahoma What was the subject of "A Century of Dishonor"? the Indians' plight American foreign policy during the last half of the 1800s included all the following goals except using U.S. naval power to protect peace in Europe What was a result of French involvement in Mexico? The Mexicans executed Maximilian I As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States gained ownership of all the following territories except Cuba What territory did America purchase from Russia? Alaska