WEBISODE 8 Whose Land is This? 1. Approximately how long did the Indian Wars last? 30 years 25 years 15 years 65 years 2. When did Congress pass the Homestead Act? 1860 1899 1862 1812 3. Many of the homesteaders who migrated west in search of land were descendants of? Germany Sweden Norway All of the above 4. Which invention dramatically changed Western farming practices? The reaper The wooden plow The mule The general store 5. Substandard farming methods destroyed approximately how much Midwestern topsoil? An area the size of Ohio, North Carolina, Maryland, and Illinois 100 million acres The combined size of four states All of the above 6. Who was infamously quoted as saying, "the only good Indian is a dead Indian?" General Phillip Sheridan Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer General William Tecumseh Sherman Buffalo Bill Cody 7. By what other name was Geronimo of the Apache Nation known? Goyathlay Human Tiger One Who Yawns All of the above 8. What European nation contributed the largest number of immigrants to the United States? Britain France Germany Ireland 9. What did the 1790 Naturalization Act state? Only free white persons could become U.S. citizens Chinese immigrants could not become U.S. citizens French immigrants could not become U.S. citizens Only free white men could become U.S. citizens 10. Which legal precedent supported by the Supreme Court relates to the fair treatment of immigrants who are not U.S. citizens? Sweatt v. Painter Yick Wo v. Hopkins Plessy v. Ferguson Marbury v. Madison