Question

directions: matching match each item with the correct statement.

1. author of a century of dishonor - ps 110 a. black kettle
2. destination for the first cattle drive - ps 99 b. helen hunt jackson
3. supply point for mining areas in the rocky mountains - ps 47 c. sedalia
4. leader of the cheyenne who were massacred at sand creek - ps 108 d. george custer
5. one destination for the “long drive” - ps 99 e. sitting bull
6. cavalry commander at little bighorn - ps 105 f. abilene
7. lakota sioux chief killed at wounded knee - ps 110 g. crazy horse
8. nez perce chief who surrendered after a flight of 1,300 miles - ps 110 h. denver
9. cattle that roamed wild on the grasslands of texas - ps 99 i. longhorns
10. war chief who lured an army detachment into an ambush - ps 109 - 110 j. chief joseph

directions: multiple choice indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. in the early 1800s, americans did not think cattle ranches on the great plains were practical because - ps 99 - 100 a. eastern cattle could not survive on tough prairie grasses. b. there was no demand for beef in the eastern states. c. there was not enough grass to support large cattle herds. d. wagon trains had stripped the land of needed resources.
2. the “long drive” was when - ps 99 a. cowboys herded cattle hundreds of miles to a railroad line. b. lewis and clark mapped their journey to the pacific ocean. c. native americans traveled on their forced westward migration. d. wagon trains traveled through the rocky mountains.

Explanation:

1. Helen Hunt Jackson wrote A Century of Dishonor.
2. Abilene was a destination for the first cattle drive.
3. Sedalia was a supply - point for mining areas in the Rocky Mountains.
4. Black Kettle was the leader of the Cheyenne who were massacred at Sand Creek.
5. Abilene was one destination for the "long drive".
6. George Custer was the cavalry commander at Little Bighorn.
7. Sitting Bull was the Lakota Sioux chief killed at Wounded Knee.
8. Chief Joseph was the Nez Perce chief who surrendered after a flight of 1,300 miles.
9. Longhorns were the cattle that roamed wild on the grasslands of Texas.
10. Crazy Horse was the war chief who lured an army detachment into an ambush.
11. In the early 1800s, Americans did not think cattle ranches on the Great Plains were practical because eastern cattle could not survive on tough prairie grasses.
12. The "long drive" was when cowboys herded cattle hundreds of miles to a railroad line.

Answer:

1. B. Helen Hunt Jackson
2. F. Abilene
3. C. Sedalia
4. A. Black Kettle
5. F. Abilene
6. D. George Custer
7. E. Sitting Bull
8. J. Chief Joseph
9. I. longhorns
10. G. Crazy Horse
11. A. eastern cattle could not survive on tough prairie grasses.
12. A. cowboys herded cattle hundreds of miles to a railroad line.