Review Of Chapter 18 Flashcards

1
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Who is credited with being the founder of integrated rail systems?

A

Cornelius Vanderbit

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2
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What did Jay Gould do ?

A

He controlled the rails of the Southwest

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3
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Who invented the air brake ?

A

George Westinghouse

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4
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Which tribe was Red Cloud a chief of ?

A

The Sioux

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5
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Which tribe was Chief Joseph a leader over ?

A

The Nez Perce

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6
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Who wrote A Century of Dishonor ?

A

Helen Hunt Jackson

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7
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Who was Wyatt Earp?

A

He was a peace officer whose most famous battle was the Battle of O. K. Corral

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8
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Which railroad linked the Great Lakes to Seattle ?

A

The Great Northern Railroad

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9
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What is the Comstock Lode known for ?

A

It was a mine that yielded $300 million in silver the first year that it was up and running.

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10
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What were two technological advancements in prairie farming ?

A

Barbed Wire and Windmills

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11
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Who were “eighty-niners”?

A

People who waited to stake their claim in Oklahoma.

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Who invented the “ghost dance” and what did it do ?

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Wovoka invented the “ghost dance.” This dance worked its participants into an irrational frenzy.

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13
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What encouraged traditional tribal life on reservations ?

A

The Indian Reorganization Act

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14
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What area of the United States became known as the “nation’s breadbasket”?

A

The Great Plains

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15
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In what year was the frontier no longer discernible ?

A

1890

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16
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Between what two years did the most states at one time enter into the Union ?

A

1889-1890

17
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Who funded/developed the Great Northern (Railroad) ?

A

James J. Hill