American History Quiz for the Book 'American Anthem: Reconstruction to the Present'

Quiz over key terms from chapter thirteen

Directions: Select the best answer from the word bank and write that answer out beside its corresponding statement or below its corresponding statement.

1. A breed of cattle that thrived under the harsh conditions of the Great Plains.

2. A law that allowed any adult head of household to claim 160 acres of land.

3. Homes built on the prairie from squares of turn and soil.

4. The process used to force Native Americans to abandon their traditional ways of life.

5. A method used to extract minerals by cutting deep ridges in solid rock.

6. African Americans who moved from southern states to Kansas after the end of Reconstruction.

7. Homes built into the sides of hills on the prairie.

8. One of the most important routes used to drive cattle from Texas to rail centers in Kansas.

9. The federal agency that managed the Native American reservations.

10. A method used to extract minerals by using water under high pressure.

11. The last Sioux victory in battle against the U.S. Army.

12. The violent event that marked the end of the war between the Plains Indians and the U.S. Army.

13. The law that divided reservation land among individual Native Americans.

Word Bank

Texas Longhorn Chisholm Trail Hard-Rock Mining

Americanization Dawes Act Homestead Act

Battle of the Little Bighorn Dugouts Hydraulic Mining

Bureau of Indian Affairs Exodusters Sod houses

Wounded Knee Massacre

By: Jacob Horn