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U.S. History Chapter 8 Study Guide
1.	 a rail link between the East and the West
2. the site of a victory by Indians led by Crazy Horse over 250 U.S. soldiers led by General George Custer
3.	 a specific area set aside by the U.S. government for the use of Indians
4. 	a self-appointed enforcer of the law
5. 	legislation that gave black citizens the right to ride trains and use other public facilities
6.	 the site where over 100 fleeing Indians were killed by U.S. troops
7.	 legislation that provided farm plots for people willing to live on and develop the land for five years
8. 	to absorb into the culture of a population or group
9.	 a crop grown not for its own use but to be sold for cash
10.	 a system by which branded cattle were allowed to graze freely on unfenced property
11.	 During Reconstruction, Southern agriculture
12.	 Why was the Farmers’ Alliance formed in the 1870s?
13.	 Which of the following revoked Southern blacks’ civil rights?
14.	 What was a central goal of Henry Grady’s idea for a New South?
15.	 Which of the following was a factor that limited the economic recovery of the South after the Civil War?
16.	 Which of the following most accurately describes agriculture in the South after the Civil War?
17.	 Which of the following threatened the livelihoods of Southern farmers?
18.	 Which of the following accurately describes the effects of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments on the lives of Southerners?
19.	 How did Southern blacks lose rights in the years after the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments?
20.	 The Ku Klux Klan
26.	 The first great boom in the West was spurred by
27.	 The open-range system of raising livestock was originally developed by
28.	 Homesteaders on the plains usually built homes of
29.	 Which of the following caused serious conflict among various groups of people in the West?
30.	 Which of the following best describes Native Americans’ situation at the end of the Indian Wars?
31.	 Which of the following was an effect of the transcontinental railroad?
32.	 How did new railroads benefit western cattle ranchers?
33. 	Starting in the mid-1800s, hoards of people traveled to the West out of a desire to
34.	 Which of the following best describes the lives of typical western homesteaders in the late 1800s?

35.	 In contrast to white settlers, Native Americans viewed nature as
36.	 Native American civilizations were threatened by
37. 	How did the U.S. government respond to attacks by Sioux Indians in eastern Minnesota?
38.	 The assimilation of Native Americans was a goal of
39. 	How did railroads influence the growth of western territories?
40. 	How were the government’s laissez-faire policies challenged in the late 1800s?
41.	 Why was the removal of the Nez Percés particularly harsh?

U.S. History Chapter 8 Study Guide
1.	 a rail link between the East and the West
2. the site of a victory by Indians led by Crazy Horse over 250 U.S. soldiers led by General George Custer
3.	 a specific area set aside by the U.S. government for the use of Indians
4. 	a self-appointed enforcer of the law
5. 	legislation that gave black citizens the right to ride trains and use other public facilities
6.	 the site where over 100 fleeing Indians were killed by U.S. troops
7.	 legislation that provided farm plots for people willing to live on and develop the land for five years
8. 	to absorb into the culture of a population or group
9.	 a crop grown not for its own use but to be sold for cash
10.	 a system by which branded cattle were allowed to graze freely on unfenced property
11.	 During Reconstruction, Southern agriculture
12.	 Why was the Farmers’ Alliance formed in the 1870s?
13.	 Which of the following revoked Southern blacks’ civil rights?
14.	 What was a central goal of Henry Grady’s idea for a New South?
15.	 Which of the following was a factor that limited the economic recovery of the South after the Civil War?
16.	 Which of the following most accurately describes agriculture in the South after the Civil War?
17.	 Which of the following threatened the livelihoods of Southern farmers?
18.	 Which of the following accurately describes the effects of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments on the lives of Southerners?
19.	 How did Southern blacks lose rights in the years after the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments?
20.	 The Ku Klux Klan
26.	 The first great boom in the West was spurred by
27.	 The open-range system of raising livestock was originally developed by
28.	 Homesteaders on the plains usually built homes of
29.	 Which of the following caused serious conflict among various groups of people in the West?
30.	 Which of the following best describes Native Americans’ situation at the end of the Indian Wars?
31.	 Which of the following was an effect of the transcontinental railroad?
32.	 How did new railroads benefit western cattle ranchers?
33. 	Starting in the mid-1800s, hoards of people traveled to the West out of a desire to
34.	 Which of the following best describes the lives of typical western homesteaders in the late 1800s?

35.	 In contrast to white settlers, Native Americans viewed nature as
36.	 Native American civilizations were threatened by
37. 	How did the U.S. government respond to attacks by Sioux Indians in eastern Minnesota?
38.	 The assimilation of Native Americans was a goal of
39. 	How did railroads influence the growth of western territories?
40. 	How were the government’s laissez-faire policies challenged in the late 1800s?
41.	 Why was the removal of the Nez Percés particularly harsh?