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AHSGE History
V-1: Settlement of the West
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01/14/2005

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What invention was made for cheap fencing for the settlers in the West?
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barbed wire
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What crop was most important in the South?
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Cotton
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Name the place where the Army killed many Sioux Indians as they "danced."
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Wounded Knee
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What political party was formed to bring about and to protect the farmers?
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Populist Party
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This area of Alabama is famous for its rich soil.
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Black Belt
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These wars were fought for control over the Dakotas for its gold.
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Sioux Wars
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Wavoka, an Indian prophet, used this activity to rally the Sioux nation.
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Ghost Dance
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Battle in which the Sioux Indians crushed a U.S. Calvary Division.
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Battle of Little Big Horn
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This tribe did not want to live on reservations and tried to go to Canada.
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Nez Perce Tribe
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This act of Congress sent 5 southeastern Indian tribes to Oklahoma?
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Indian Removal Act
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This was invented by John Deere and was good for tilling tough sod.
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Steel Plow
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This was a corporation of farmers to help pay off their debts.
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Grange
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Name the General who was killed by the Sioux at Little Big Horn.
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General Custer
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Who led the Nez Perce Indian tribe? V-1
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Chief Joseph
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What animals on the Plain almost became extinct because they were killed for sport or hides?
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buffalo
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Who invented the steamboat?
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Robert Fulton
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What act tried to ultimately assimilate the Native Americans into the mainstream?
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Dawes Act of 1887
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