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6. Who attained the highest level of authority (besides the president) in maintaining law and order?

  • Vigilantes
  • County Sheriffs
  • Federal Judges
  • Federal Marshals
  • Town Marshals

7. In what year was 'The Final Agreement'?

  • 1885
  • 1889
  • 1849
  • 1868
  • 1876

8. If you were asked why a group of people moved west in an exam, what would you include?

  • Long-term and Short-term results
  • Push and Pull factors
  • Inferencing
  • Reliability

9. The Pawnee tribe were traditional enemies of the Sioux

  • True
  • False

10. When was The Homestead Act made?

  • 1862
  • 1876
  • 1842
  • 1851
  • 1885

11. How much land did the Homestead Act provide? (once the land was inhabited for 5 years)

  • 80 acres
  • 160 hectares
  • 40 acres
  • 160 acres
  • 40 miles

12. Joseph Smith founded Salt Lake City.

  • False
  • True

13. What was 'pemmican'?

  • An Oceanic bird
  • An American Missionary
  • Buffalo dung
  • Dried Meat
  • A peaceful Indian

14. What was 'Claim Jumping'?

  • When Homesteaders disputed the land claims of Cattle Barons
  • When Miners tried to claim the land of others who had arrived earlier
  • When the government built trails over Indian land

15. Most families owned guns in the American West

  • True
  • False