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Chapter 17: The West Transformed Study guide
Directions: Please use the following study guide to help you review for your Ch. 17 Test worth 80
points. Turning in a completed study guide will earn you +3 points for your test.
Section 1: The following will appear in the matching section of your test.
1. Vaquero
2. Sand Creek Massacre
3. Chief Joseph
4. Vigilantes
5. Cattle kingdom
6. Sodbusters
7. Homestead Act
8. Dawes Act
9. Fort Laramie Treaty
10. Sooners
Section 2: The following questions or statements might appear in true/false or multiple
choice form.
 What was the type of dance natives would practice to bring back the spirit of their ancestors?
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Who wrote a book about destruction of Native American culture?
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What was the Comstock Lode?
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Who were Exodusters?
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Who did most railroads hire to work?
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What did the Homestead Act try to promote in the West?
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Who helped with farming in the West?
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What were failures of the Dawes Act?
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Which battle did Custer and his men die?
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What were the chances at success for those who were miners?
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What was the Populist Party?
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How did railroad companies get help from the government?
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Why did the Cattle Kingdom end?
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Who taught cowboys?
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Describe the conditions of the schools for Natives.
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How did most people describe the “Wild West”?
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Where did people go during the land rush in 1889?
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What were the requirements for the Homestead Act?
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What did “agents” do on reservations?
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Describe the life of a cowboy.
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Section 3: The following questions will appear on your test. You must pick two to write a
paragraph (on another sheet for extra credit). To gain full credit (10 points each on the test),
you must at least 5-8 sentences with 5 factual pieces of evidence in a well-organized
paragraph.
1. How did miners and railroads draw people to the West? (hint: Describe Comstock Lode,
mining and railroad towns, aid to the railroads by the government, Transcontinental
Railroad).
2. What were the consequences of the conflict between the Native Americans and white
settlers? (hint: Describe concentration, reservation, & assimilation using examples from
each that include treaties, acts, and school for Indians)
3. What factors led to the boom and bust in the cattle industry? (hint: Describe the use of the
railroad, specific trails, and at least two of the major factors that lead to the bust)
4. How did farmers on the plains struggle to make a living? (hint: Discuss the Homestead Act,
the struggles for farmers, and at least one of the major groups living in the West)