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U.S. History II
The Settling of the West 1865-1896
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03/02/2005

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Chief Joseph led the
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Nez Perce
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The act that broke up reservation land in the 1880's was called the
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Dawes Act
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The tribe on the Great Plains that led the largest fight against Eurpean-American settlement there was the
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Sioux
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The primary source of food and clothing for Native American on the Great Plains was the
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buffalo
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Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were
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Sioux
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The Greenback party mostly advocated
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currency inflation
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The 1881 best seller about government mistreatment of Native Americans was
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A Centry of Dishonor
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A Centry of Dishonor
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aroused concern about the plight of Native Americans
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The Comstock Lode was a major field of
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silver
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The Great American Desert was another name for the
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Great Plains
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The Forty-Niners were men looking for
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gold
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Which of the following was not one of the Big Four in California
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George Freeth
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The Supreme Court case that established the right of state governemtns to regulate private property for the public good was
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Munn v. Illinois
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O.P.E.C. is
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a cartel to regulate oil production
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