Question 1

In what came to be called the Civil Rights Cases of 1883, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was

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A)  declared constitutional due to the ruling that whether public facilities should be segregated was a matter of federal law only and did not rest with the states. 
B)  upheld because white supremacists had little influence on matters of state law and tended to only discriminate against African Americans behind the scenes. 
C)  declared unconstitutional due to the ruling that the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments did not give Congress the authority to pass laws dealing with racial discrimination. 
D)  endorsed by the Democratic party as a means to help end racial discrimination in the South and bring blacks and whites together to help rebuild the economy. 
E)  replaced by a new version of the Civil Rights Act that gave stronger protections to African Americans and ensured them the right to vote. 
A)  declared constitutional due to the ruling that whether public facilities should be segregated was a matter of federal law only and did not rest with the states. 
B)  upheld because white supremacists had little influence on matters of state law and tended to only discriminate against African Americans behind the scenes. 
C)  declared unconstitutional due to the ruling that the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments did not give Congress the authority to pass laws dealing with racial discrimination. 
D)  endorsed by the Democratic party as a means to help end racial discrimination in the South and bring blacks and whites together to help rebuild the economy. 
E)  replaced by a new version of the Civil Rights Act that gave stronger protections to African Americans and ensured them the right to vote. C

Question 2

Most farmers who benefited from the Homestead Act of 1862 became successful self-sustaining farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Why did Congress pass the Homestead Act?

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A)  to appease big ranchers who had lobbied for it 
B)  to encourage settlement of the western lands 
C)  to encourage the railroads to build a transcontinental road out of the North 
D)  to place Native American tribes on reservations 
E)  to build militias in Indian country in anticipation of full-out war 
A)  to appease big ranchers who had lobbied for it 
B)  to encourage settlement of the western lands 
C)  to encourage the railroads to build a transcontinental road out of the North 
D)  to place Native American tribes on reservations 
E)  to build militias in Indian country in anticipation of full-out war B

Question 4

Despite the growth of industry in the postwar South, in 1900 it was still the least educated and urban region of the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company became the first major environmental legal victory in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following was a result of the Sand Creek Massacre in which Colorado militiamen slaughtered a large number of peaceful Native Americans?

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A)  The central plains remained peaceful for the next several years because so few Native Americans were left. 
B)  Native American tribes such as the Arapaho and Sioux celebrated what had befallen the Cheyenne and joined forces with the militiamen. 
C)  Congress and the army launched investigations that concluded that the Native Americans had been murdered in cold blood. 
D)  Colonel John M. Chivington became the leading voice for Native American rights following the Civil War. 
E)  All military captains and colonels destroyed any evidence of the massacre, refused to testify, and grew more unified than ever. 
A)  The central plains remained peaceful for the next several years because so few Native Americans were left. 
B)  Native American tribes such as the Arapaho and Sioux celebrated what had befallen the Cheyenne and joined forces with the militiamen. 
C)  Congress and the army launched investigations that concluded that the Native Americans had been murdered in cold blood. 
D)  Colonel John M. Chivington became the leading voice for Native American rights following the Civil War. 
E)  All military captains and colonels destroyed any evidence of the massacre, refused to testify, and grew more unified than ever.

Question 7

Who was Benjamin Singleton?

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A)  He was an early promoter of black migration to the West. 
B)  He won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his capture of Sitting Bull. 
C)  He invented the refrigerated railroad car. 
D)  He was elected governor of Virginia in 1879. 
E)  He became the first African American elected to Congress. 
A)  He was an early promoter of black migration to the West. 
B)  He won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his capture of Sitting Bull. 
C)  He invented the refrigerated railroad car. 
D)  He was elected governor of Virginia in 1879. 
E)  He became the first African American elected to Congress.

Question 8

The Comstock Lode refers to a

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A)  large reservation set aside for Native Americans in Texas. 
B)  mining discovery of gold and silver in Nevada that was the most profitable at that point. 
C)  black disenfranchisement plan promoted by southerners who moved West. 
D)  cattle drive that ran through Ohio and ended in Wyoming. 
E)  settlement in the Rockies that marked the end of territorial governments in the West. 
A)  large reservation set aside for Native Americans in Texas. 
B)  mining discovery of gold and silver in Nevada that was the most profitable at that point. 
C)  black disenfranchisement plan promoted by southerners who moved West. 
D)  cattle drive that ran through Ohio and ended in Wyoming. 
E)  settlement in the Rockies that marked the end of territorial governments in the West.

Question 9

The fight for survival in the trans-Mississippi West made men and women

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A)  more equal partners than were their eastern counterparts, as farming required a
Lot of help. 
B)  enjoy all the same legal protections, such as the ability to buy and sell property. 
C)  come to an understanding that women would play solely a subservient role on the frontier. 
D)  follow a very nomadic lifestyle, as farming and mining communities were so rare. 
E)  face the reality that there would be far more women than men due to dangerous men's work. 
A)  more equal partners than were their eastern counterparts, as farming required a
Lot of help. 
B)  enjoy all the same legal protections, such as the ability to buy and sell property. 
C)  come to an understanding that women would play solely a subservient role on the frontier. 
D)  follow a very nomadic lifestyle, as farming and mining communities were so rare. 
E)  face the reality that there would be far more women than men due to dangerous men's work.

Question 10

The rise of the cattle industry

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A)  saw the decline of the railroad. 
B)  made San Francisco the fastest-growing city in the nation. 
C)  made Chicago the fastest-growing city in the nation. 
D)  was also the decline of the agricultural industry. 
E)  also saw a dramatic rise in international trade. 
A)  saw the decline of the railroad. 
B)  made San Francisco the fastest-growing city in the nation. 
C)  made Chicago the fastest-growing city in the nation. 
D)  was also the decline of the agricultural industry. 
E)  also saw a dramatic rise in international trade.

Question 11

Following the 1867 "Report on the Condition of the Indian Tribes," Congress decided that the best way to end the Indian wars was to

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A)  send in the army, under men such as George Custer, to break the morale of the Indians. 
B)  systematically kill most of the buffalo because the fight over them had caused so much conflict. 
C)  "Americanize" the Indians by offering them an education at the white man's schools. 
D)  persuade the Indians to live on out-of-the-way reservations. 
E)  allow Indians to follow old traditions such as the Ghost Dance. 
A)  send in the army, under men such as George Custer, to break the morale of the Indians. 
B)  systematically kill most of the buffalo because the fight over them had caused so much conflict. 
C)  "Americanize" the Indians by offering them an education at the white man's schools. 
D)  persuade the Indians to live on out-of-the-way reservations. 
E)  allow Indians to follow old traditions such as the Ghost Dance.

Question 12

Why is the conventional explanation that the buffalo disappeared from the plains due to overhunting by whites in the West more complicated than it seems?

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A)  The buffalo never disappeared from the plains and simply evolved through their ability to escape detection by humans. 
B)  Whites actually hunted very few buffalo and focused solely on cattle drives due to better familiarity and the resources available. 
C)  Estimates of the buffalo population decline have since been shown to be greatly exaggerated based on improved algorithms. 
D)  It ignores the natural annual migration of buffalo to Mexico and Canada during the coldest and hottest months of the year. 
E)  Environmental factors, such as changes in climate and competition with other animals, also came into play. 
A)  The buffalo never disappeared from the plains and simply evolved through their ability to escape detection by humans. 
B)  Whites actually hunted very few buffalo and focused solely on cattle drives due to better familiarity and the resources available. 
C)  Estimates of the buffalo population decline have since been shown to be greatly exaggerated based on improved algorithms. 
D)  It ignores the natural annual migration of buffalo to Mexico and Canada during the coldest and hottest months of the year. 
E)  Environmental factors, such as changes in climate and competition with other animals, also came into play.

Question 13

The main goal in passing the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was to swindle the Indians out of their remaining lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

After the capture of many of his people by U.S. soldiers, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians gave a speech saying that

Accepted Answer

A)  his people should resist white settlement to their very last man, woman, and child. 
B)  the time had come to stop fighting and put a stop to his people's needless deaths. 
C)  white Americans offered a superior way of life, especially in terms of public schools. 
D)  he would commit suicide before agreeing to surrender. 
E)  a massive alliance of Indians offered one last chance to turn back American settlement. 
A)  his people should resist white settlement to their very last man, woman, and child. 
B)  the time had come to stop fighting and put a stop to his people's needless deaths. 
C)  white Americans offered a superior way of life, especially in terms of public schools. 
D)  he would commit suicide before agreeing to surrender. 
E)  a massive alliance of Indians offered one last chance to turn back American settlement.

Question 15

How did the development of the New South and the New West affect each other?

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The development of the New South and the

Question 16

Compare how the development of the New West and New South affected the environment of these respective regions.

Accepted Answer

The development of the New West and New

Question 17

The Indian wars effectively ended with the capture of Geronimo, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The first great cattle town was

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A)  Abilene, Kansas. 
B)  St. Louis, Missouri. 
C)  Fort Worth, Texas. 
D)  Butte, Montana. 
E)  Denver, Colorado. 
A)  Abilene, Kansas. 
B)  St. Louis, Missouri. 
C)  Fort Worth, Texas. 
D)  Butte, Montana. 
E)  Denver, Colorado.

Question 19

The 1890 census data indicated that

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A)  Indians still outnumbered whites in the West. 
B)  no cities had developed in the West, just small farms. 
C)  the frontier era in American development was over. 
D)  it would take several more generations to close the American West to settlement. 
E)  California had become the most populous state in the Union. 
A)  Indians still outnumbered whites in the West. 
B)  no cities had developed in the West, just small farms. 
C)  the frontier era in American development was over. 
D)  it would take several more generations to close the American West to settlement. 
E)  California had become the most populous state in the Union.

Question 20

What export crop spurred growth in agriculture in the West during the late nineteenth century?

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A)  cotton 
B)  rice 
C)  corn 
D)  wheat 
E)  cattle 
A)  cotton 
B)  rice 
C)  corn 
D)  wheat 
E)  cattle

Exam 18: The New South and the New West

In what came to be called the Civil Rights Cases of 1883, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was

Most farmers who benefited from the Homestead Act of 1862 became successful self-sustaining farmers.

Why did Congress pass the Homestead Act?

Despite the growth of industry in the postwar South, in 1900 it was still the least educated and urban region of the United States.

Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company became the first major environmental legal victory in the United States.

Which of the following was a result of the Sand Creek Massacre in which Colorado militiamen slaughtered a large number of peaceful Native Americans?

Who was Benjamin Singleton?

The Comstock Lode refers to a

The fight for survival in the trans-Mississippi West made men and women

The rise of the cattle industry

Following the 1867 "Report on the Condition of the Indian Tribes," Congress decided that the best way to end the Indian wars was to

Why is the conventional explanation that the buffalo disappeared from the plains due to overhunting by whites in the West more complicated than it seems?

The main goal in passing the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was to swindle the Indians out of their remaining lands.

After the capture of many of his people by U.S. soldiers, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians gave a speech saying that

How did the development of the New South and the New West affect each other?

Compare how the development of the New West and New South affected the environment of these respective regions.

The Indian wars effectively ended with the capture of Geronimo, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.

The first great cattle town was

The 1890 census data indicated that

What export crop spurred growth in agriculture in the West during the late nineteenth century?

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