West-Industry-Urbanization 1. What is another name for the Great Plains? 2. What two things were many Plains Indians dependent upon? 3. Name four Plains Indian tribes? 4. Why did the railroads extend to the west? 5. What animal did the railroads nearly drive to extinction? 6. What is a cross-country railroad called? 7. Name the two railroads that built the first cross-country railroad? 8. Where and when was the railroad completed? 9. What was the basic conflict between settlers and Indians? 10. What Indian lands were invaded by miners looking for gold? 11. Name the battle where Custer and his men were defeated? 12. Name the two Indian leaders at Custer’s Last Stand? 13. Who was Chief of the Nez Pierce Indians? 14. Name the last of the Indian battles? 15. What law gave Indian families 160 acres of land? 16. What name was given to the area where cattle were ranched? 17. Why did the demand for cattle increase? 18. How was the life of the cowboy different than what we imagine? 19. What invention of Joseph Glidden’s changed the frontier? 20. Name four areas where the country faced a gold rush? 21. What is a Ghost Town? 22. What were the short stories that told of legend and adventure in the west? 23. What law created 160 acre farms for settlers? 24. Name three technological advances that improved life on the frontier? 25. Type of house that many Plains families first built? 26. Name three reasons that farming began to decline in the late 1800’s? 27. What is the overall decrease in the price of goods called? 28. How did this hurt farmers? 29. What did farmers want to do to stop this trend? 30. What group often took advantage of farmers and their dependency? 31. What is the other name for the Grange? 32. What were Granger laws? 33. What political party formed to replace the Grange? 34. Name several reforms proposed by the new People’s Party? 35. What was the overall theme of the 1896 Presidential campaign? 36. What was the Cross of Gold Speech? 37. Name the two candidates for President in 1896? 38. Who wins the 1896 election? 39. Name three reasons why the United States became the world’s leading economy? 40. What policy has the government not interfering in people’s lives? 41. What laws protected American businesses from foreign competition? 42. The idea that large businesses can operate more efficiently? 43. Who invented the telephone? 44. Who perfected the incandescent light bulb and the phonograph? 45. What industry helped bring about standardized time zones? 46. Why did some people dislike big businesses? 47. What are the advantages of big businesses? 48. What was Horatio Alger known for? 49. This is a type of business that controls the supply of a product? 50. When a business controls all other companies of the same type? 51. When a business controls other companies that contribute to that industry?