2)
the sioux and sitting bull led the attack on general george armstrong custer's cavalry at the battle of little big horn. why did the sioux take this course of action?
a) general custer wanted congress to outlaw the sioux's ritual ghost dance.
b) the transcontinental railroad was moving through the area the sioux inhabited.
c) the u. s. army was threatening to take over the sioux's gold mines, which were key to the native american economy.
d) the u. s. government had broken promises to let the sioux remain in the black hills and was attempting to force them from those lands.
3)
what was the greatest impact of the panama canal?
a) the economic power of the united states was greatly strengthened.
b) spain went to war with the united states to gain control of the canal.
c) it tremendously reduced the travel time between the atlantic and pacific oceans.
d) revolutionaries in panama began a decades-long uprising to drive out the united states.
4)
"the chisholm trail" and the "goodnight-loving trail" are two important examples of what kind of route?
a) cattle trails leading out of texas
b) patterns of migration of american bison
c) foot trails that became the roads traveled by settlers
d) the railroad lines that stretched into the american west