Question 1

The 1890 census indicated that

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A)  Indians still outnumbered whites in the West. 
B)  more people lived in big cities than in rural areas. 
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)  more people lived in big cities than in rural areas. 
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 2

So many critical developments shaping politics, economy, and society during the latter part of the nineteenth century were the products of unintended consequences. Identify two or three examples of unintended consequences and why they are important to understanding the history of this period.

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One example of an unintended consequence

Question 3

In much of the nineteenth century, women in Texas were legally prohibited from

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A)  settling in mining communities. 
B)  farming. 
C)  getting any education. 
D)  getting married. 
E)  suing and serving on juries. 
A)  settling in mining communities. 
B)  farming. 
C)  getting any education. 
D)  getting married. 
E)  suing and serving on juries.

Question 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In what way did King Cotton survive beyond the Civil War in the 1880s?

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A)  It was still a major southern crop despite never regaining the huge profitability of the 1850s. 
B)  It continued to expand due to the growth of its export market from wartime alliances. 
C)  It thrived like never before because the U.S. government now gave farmers new subsidies. 
D)  It lingered, although the amount produced was far less than prior to the war. 
E)  It persisted but was only used for luxury items, as synthetic materials were invented in the 1880s. 
A)  It was still a major southern crop despite never regaining the huge profitability of the 1850s. 
B)  It continued to expand due to the growth of its export market from wartime alliances. 
C)  It thrived like never before because the U.S. government now gave farmers new subsidies. 
D)  It lingered, although the amount produced was far less than prior to the war. 
E)  It persisted but was only used for luxury items, as synthetic materials were invented in the 1880s.

Question 6

Match each description with the item below.
-Ida
B. Wells

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A) was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution whose vision celebrated the redeemers 
B) led his people on a 1,300 mile march toward Canada, fleeing federal troops 
C) was the Supreme Court justice who dissented in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision 
D) initiated the Ghost Dance movement by sharing the content of visions he had experienced while ill 
E) cornered the supply of ingredients needed to make cigarettes and perfected their mass production
F)urged Congress to adopt more-progressive policies toward Native Americans but met major challenges
G)was a historian whose view of the frontier gripped the popular imagination in the nineteenth century
H)led the massacre of Native Americans at Sand Creek and resigned from the militia to avoid a military trial
I)led a crusade against lynching and was one of the most outspoken African American activists
J)was a Cheyenne chief whose surrender at Sand Creek was ignored by Colorado militiamen 
A) was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution whose vision celebrated the redeemers 
B) led his people on a 1,300 mile march toward Canada, fleeing federal troops 
C) was the Supreme Court justice who dissented in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision 
D) initiated the Ghost Dance movement by sharing the content of visions he had experienced while ill 
E) cornered the supply of ingredients needed to make cigarettes and perfected their mass production
F)urged Congress to adopt more-progressive policies toward Native Americans but met major challenges
G)was a historian whose view of the frontier gripped the popular imagination in the nineteenth century
H)led the massacre of Native Americans at Sand Creek and resigned from the militia to avoid a military trial
I)led a crusade against lynching and was one of the most outspoken African American activists
J)was a Cheyenne chief whose surrender at Sand Creek was ignored by Colorado militiamen

Question 7

Match each description with the item below.
-Chief Joseph

Accepted Answer

A) was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution whose vision celebrated the redeemers 
B) led his people on a 1,300 mile march toward Canada, fleeing federal troops 
C) was the Supreme Court justice who dissented in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision 
D) initiated the Ghost Dance movement by sharing the content of visions he had experienced while ill 
E) cornered the supply of ingredients needed to make cigarettes and perfected their mass production
F)urged Congress to adopt more-progressive policies toward Native Americans but met major challenges
G)was a historian whose view of the frontier gripped the popular imagination in the nineteenth century
H)led the massacre of Native Americans at Sand Creek and resigned from the militia to avoid a military trial
I)led a crusade against lynching and was one of the most outspoken African American activists
J)was a Cheyenne chief whose surrender at Sand Creek was ignored by Colorado militiamen 
A) was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution whose vision celebrated the redeemers 
B) led his people on a 1,300 mile march toward Canada, fleeing federal troops 
C) was the Supreme Court justice who dissented in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision 
D) initiated the Ghost Dance movement by sharing the content of visions he had experienced while ill 
E) cornered the supply of ingredients needed to make cigarettes and perfected their mass production
F)urged Congress to adopt more-progressive policies toward Native Americans but met major challenges
G)was a historian whose view of the frontier gripped the popular imagination in the nineteenth century
H)led the massacre of Native Americans at Sand Creek and resigned from the militia to avoid a military trial
I)led a crusade against lynching and was one of the most outspoken African American activists
J)was a Cheyenne chief whose surrender at Sand Creek was ignored by Colorado militiamen

Question 8

Match each description with the item below.
-Black Kettle

Accepted Answer

A) was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution whose vision celebrated the redeemers 
B) led his people on a 1,300 mile march toward Canada, fleeing federal troops 
C) was the Supreme Court justice who dissented in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision 
D) initiated the Ghost Dance movement by sharing the content of visions he had experienced while ill 
E) cornered the supply of ingredients needed to make cigarettes and perfected their mass production
F)urged Congress to adopt more-progressive policies toward Native Americans but met major challenges
G)was a historian whose view of the frontier gripped the popular imagination in the nineteenth century
H)led the massacre of Native Americans at Sand Creek and resigned from the militia to avoid a military trial
I)led a crusade against lynching and was one of the most outspoken African American activists
J)was a Cheyenne chief whose surrender at Sand Creek was ignored by Colorado militiamen 
A) was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution whose vision celebrated the redeemers 
B) led his people on a 1,300 mile march toward Canada, fleeing federal troops 
C) was the Supreme Court justice who dissented in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision 
D) initiated the Ghost Dance movement by sharing the content of visions he had experienced while ill 
E) cornered the supply of ingredients needed to make cigarettes and perfected their mass production
F)urged Congress to adopt more-progressive policies toward Native Americans but met major challenges
G)was a historian whose view of the frontier gripped the popular imagination in the nineteenth century
H)led the massacre of Native Americans at Sand Creek and resigned from the militia to avoid a military trial
I)led a crusade against lynching and was one of the most outspoken African American activists
J)was a Cheyenne chief whose surrender at Sand Creek was ignored by Colorado militiamen

Question 9

In what ways was the New South "new," and in what ways was it not?

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The New South was "new" in several ways.

Question 10

The number of cotton mills in the South more than doubled between 1880 and 1900.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Violence in the mining towns was

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A)  as common as ethic prejudice toward groups such as Mexicans and Chinese. 
B)  largely instigated by cattlemen due to conflict over livestock ownership. 
C)  never very prominent because settlers led such simple lifestyles. 
D)  perpetrated entirely by Native Americans due to conflicts over land. 
E)  widespread due to the perpetual lack of mass-production industry in the West. 
A)  as common as ethic prejudice toward groups such as Mexicans and Chinese. 
B)  largely instigated by cattlemen due to conflict over livestock ownership. 
C)  never very prominent because settlers led such simple lifestyles. 
D)  perpetrated entirely by Native Americans due to conflicts over land. 
E)  widespread due to the perpetual lack of mass-production industry in the West.

Question 12

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 13

What was the purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act?

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A)  It was designed to sever ties the Native Americans had with Canada due to poor relations between the American and Canadian governments. 
B)  It gave each Native American tribe up to 520 acres of land and provided a quota that it needed to meet in terms of agricultural production. 
C)  It declared the actions undertaken by the Ku Klux Klan illegal and forced the organization to dissolve. 
D)  It sought to "Americanize" Indians by forcing them to become self-reliant farmers that individually owned their own land. 
E)  It granted Native Americans U.S. citizenship and specified other civil rights that they would be guaranteed. 
A)  It was designed to sever ties the Native Americans had with Canada due to poor relations between the American and Canadian governments. 
B)  It gave each Native American tribe up to 520 acres of land and provided a quota that it needed to meet in terms of agricultural production. 
C)  It declared the actions undertaken by the Ku Klux Klan illegal and forced the organization to dissolve. 
D)  It sought to "Americanize" Indians by forcing them to become self-reliant farmers that individually owned their own land. 
E)  It granted Native Americans U.S. citizenship and specified other civil rights that they would be guaranteed.

Question 14

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 15

Describe the experiences of women in the New West.

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The experiences of women in the New West

Question 16

What was the crop-lien system in the South? Explain how it shaped the region after the Civil War.

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The crop-lien system in the South was a

Question 17

The "open range" meant

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A)  small ranchers could graze their cattle anywhere. 
B)  land was owned by the Indians. 
C)  animals were protected from ranchers and hunters. 
D)  land ownership had to be approved by Congress. 
E)  land was open to mining. 
A)  small ranchers could graze their cattle anywhere. 
B)  land was owned by the Indians. 
C)  animals were protected from ranchers and hunters. 
D)  land ownership had to be approved by Congress. 
E)  land was open to mining.

Question 18

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 19

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

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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 20

By the year 1870, enough time had passed that the approach to settling the West no longer involved the exploitation and near-extermination of Native Americans, only economic opportunity and personal freedom.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: The New South and the New West

The 1890 census indicated that

So many critical developments shaping politics, economy, and society during the latter part of the nineteenth century were the products of unintended consequences. Identify two or three examples of unintended consequences and why they are important to understanding the history of this period.

In much of the nineteenth century, women in Texas were legally prohibited from

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

In what way did King Cotton survive beyond the Civil War in the 1880s?

Match each description with the item below. -Ida B. Wells

Match each description with the item below. -Chief Joseph

Match each description with the item below. -Black Kettle

In what ways was the New South "new," and in what ways was it not?

The number of cotton mills in the South more than doubled between 1880 and 1900.

Violence in the mining towns was

The first great cattle town was

What was the purpose of the Dawes Severalty 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.

Describe the experiences of women in the New West.

What was the crop-lien system in the South? Explain how it shaped the region after the Civil War.

The "open range" meant

The rise of the cattle industry

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

By the year 1870, enough time had passed that the approach to settling the West no longer involved the exploitation and near-extermination of Native Americans, only economic opportunity and personal freedom.

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

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The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First-Century America

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