Growth in the West 7

GROWTH IN THE WEST 7 Copyright © McDougal Littell Inc. Chapter Growth in the West Name Date Building Vocabulary A. Multiple Choice Circle the letter before the term or name that best completes the sentence. 1. Land on which a family settled and built a house was (a) a reservation (b) a frontier c) a homestead (d) a boomtown. 2. A fiery speaker famous for his “Cross of Gold” speech was (a) William Jennings Bryan (b) George A. Custer (c) Sitting Bull (d) “Buffalo Bill” Cody. 3. Vigilantes were people who (a) searched for gold in placer mines (b) herded cattle on long drives (c) fought against Custer at the Little Big Horn (d) took the law into their own hands. 4. The goal of the Dawes Act was to (a) encourage Native Americans to become farmers (b) establish the gold standard (c) promote settlement of the Great Plains (d) help Exodusters. 5. Armed resistance by Native Americans in the West ended with (a) the Wounded Knee Massacre (b) the Battle of the Little Big Horn (c) the passage of the Homestead Act (d) the defeat of the Populist Party. B. Matching Match the definition in the second column with the word in the first column. Write the appropriate letter next to the word. ______1. buffalo soldier ______2. long drive ______3. frontier ______4. Populist Party ______5. Homestead Act ______6. sodbuster ______7. cooperative ______8. Battle of the Little Bighorn ______9. Grange ______10. Mexicanos 19 In-Depth Resources: Unit 6 a. a sparsely settled region b. an organization run by its members c. a law granting 160 acres to settlers d. the movement of cattle to a railhead e. Spanish-speaking southwesterners f. an African American serving in the U.S. army in the West g. farmer on the frontier h. a social organization of farmers i. a victory for Native Americans j. a political group that wanted free silver C. Writing Use each of the following terms correctly in a report on a trip through the West. Imagine you are a journalist from France in 1880, and you are fascinated by the ethnic diversity you see. Underline each word you use. Mexicanos Great Plains assimilation buffalo soldier Exoduster