Chapter 19 short answers for quiz on Thursday 12/1/2011
1. How did the gold rush of the mid 1800s effect the population of some
Western Towns?
2. Why were railroads so important during the mid to late 1800s?
3. Explain Custer’s Last Stand.
4. How did white settlers react to the Native American’s Ghost Dance and why?
5. What groups of people made up the Populist Party? Name at least two of
their goals.
Debate for 8th grade:
The railroads had a positive effect on the United States. We should
CELEBRATE the growth of them!
or
Railroads go hand-in-hand with money hungry CRIMINALS posing as big
businessmen!