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| What is the most important impact of the Homestead Act (1862)? | it achieved the settlement of the Great Plains |
| Which state of America was settled by huge mobs of people set loose on one day at one time? | Oklahoma |
| Farmers built sod houses because | sod was the easiest building product to find |
| What became the main crop of the Great Plans? | winter wheat |
| What was the Key to the Culture and livelihood of the Plains Indians? | Buffalo |
| What were the pieces of frontier set aside for the Indians so they could theoretically live in peace with Americans? | reservations |
| The Latin American nations opposed the Pan American plan because they feared what? | U.S. control like the Spanish tyranny |
| Who was the man that brought Western Access to the country of Japan? | Perry |
| Choose the early or first attempt of the American Government to make up for injustices committed against the Plains Indians | Dawes Act |
| What was the main reason that the United States sought an Open Door Policy in China? | free trade in china |
| What major battle did America win against Spain in the Pacific? | A Naval Battle |
| What was the purpose of the Student Volunteer Movement? | recruitment of missionaries |
| What was the main characteristic of the "Great American Desert"? | Semi-Arid Climate |
| How were missions fund raising methods in early American History? | denomination missionaries |
| How were missions fund raising methods in later American History? | faith based missions |
| What factor was important in pushing the United States into war with Spain (press)? | yellow journalism |
| What factor was important in pushing the United States into war with Spain (military involvement)? | sinking the uss maine |
| What libel written by a Spanish diplomat was important in pushing the United States into war with Spain? | the de Lome letter |
| What fossil fuel was found that made Seward's Icebox/folly an oxymoron? | oil |
| What mineral was found that made Seward's Icebox/folly an oxymoron? | Gold |
| Who was the group of cowboys and adventurers who fought in Cuba? | Rough Riders |
| Which was one of the three tribes that lived in the Great plains and were involved in the Great Sioux War (CH) | Cheyenne Sioux Comanche |
| What METHOD of farming was used on the American Great Plains to conserve water? | dry farming |
| What thing did the plains lack that made protecting one’s property difficult or a challenge compared to the East? | trees |
| What was the last major BATTLE in the Sioux War? | The Battle of Little Bighorn |
| What was the last CONFLICT with the Sioux and the U.S. Army? | Wounded Knee Massacre |
| What is the extension of power by one people or country over another country or region? | Imperialism |
| What type of sensationalized news was popular in the late 18th century? | yellow journalism |
| Who was the MILITARY leader of the Sioux? | Crazy Horse |
| Who was the POLITICAL leader of the Sioux? | Sitting Bull |
| Who was the leader of U.S. Army troops involved at the Battle of Little Big Horn? | George Armstrong Custer |
| Who was the Chief that tried to lead his people to Canada but was caught 40 miles from the border? | Chief Joseph |
| What land was thought to be barren but was major agricultural paradise? | Great Plains |
| What grain made the great plains a breadbasket? | Winter Wheat |
| What is the most important impact of the Homestead Act (1862)? | It achieved the settlement of the Great Plains |
| Which state of America was settled by huge mobs of people set loose on one day at one time? | Oklahoma |
| What thing did the plains lack that made protecting one’s property difficult or a challenge compared to the East? | trees |
| What is the extension of power by one people or country over another country or region? | Imperialism |
