Question 1

Booker T. Washington argued that the black community needed to focus on establishing an economic foundation before agitating for political and social equality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What was the significance of the American Tobacco Company?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bankrupt soon after its founding after the Civil War, it demonstrated the often insurmountable economic difficulties due to the South's ongoing dependence on plantations over factories. 
B)  Contrary to many companies in the North that joined forces with their competitors, it remained a tiny but successful family owned business and offered a model for the rest of the South. 
C)  Run by the Duke family and controlling the majority of the nation's cigarette production, it contributed to the dramatic rise of the tobacco industry in the post-Civil War South. 
D)  The first such government-owned company in the United States, it came to represent the federal government's approach to rebuilding the nation's economy and agriculture after the Civil War. 
E)  The North's largest industrial employer, it greatly helped revamp the nation's economy after the Civil War and brought migrants to New England in massive numbers. 
A)  Bankrupt soon after its founding after the Civil War, it demonstrated the often insurmountable economic difficulties due to the South's ongoing dependence on plantations over factories. 
B)  Contrary to many companies in the North that joined forces with their competitors, it remained a tiny but successful family owned business and offered a model for the rest of the South. 
C)  Run by the Duke family and controlling the majority of the nation's cigarette production, it contributed to the dramatic rise of the tobacco industry in the post-Civil War South. 
D)  The first such government-owned company in the United States, it came to represent the federal government's approach to rebuilding the nation's economy and agriculture after the Civil War. 
E)  The North's largest industrial employer, it greatly helped revamp the nation's economy after the Civil War and brought migrants to New England in massive numbers.

Question 3

Match each description with the item below.
-Henry Grady

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 4

Describe the government's policy toward Indians. How did this policy develop over the years, and what were the main factors that influenced its development?

Accepted Answer

The government's policy toward Indians h

Question 5

The 1896 Supreme Court decision in ________ legitimized racial segregation as constitutional by affirming the idea of "separate but equal."

Accepted Answer

A)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
B)  Eugene v. Debs 
C)  Marbury v. Madison 
D)  McCullough v. Maryland 
E)  Dred Scott v. Sanford 
A)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
B)  Eugene v. Debs 
C)  Marbury v. Madison 
D)  McCullough v. Maryland 
E)  Dred Scott v. Sanford

Question 6

Why was hydraulic mining so damaging to the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It used up what little water resources existed in the West and put a stop to western migration. 
B)  It entailed the removal of entire mountain ranges, which killed wildlife and changed the climate. 
C)  It caused tons of dirt and debris to clog rivers, kill fish, and pollute downstream farmland. 
D)  It caused the migration of wildlife like raccoons, bears, and deer into nearby big cities. 
E)  It relied on sifting gold dust and nuggets out of riverbeds by means of "placer" mining, or "panning." 
A)  It used up what little water resources existed in the West and put a stop to western migration. 
B)  It entailed the removal of entire mountain ranges, which killed wildlife and changed the climate. 
C)  It caused tons of dirt and debris to clog rivers, kill fish, and pollute downstream farmland. 
D)  It caused the migration of wildlife like raccoons, bears, and deer into nearby big cities. 
E)  It relied on sifting gold dust and nuggets out of riverbeds by means of "placer" mining, or "panning."

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

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 9

Proponents of the New South believed that the South should

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminate agriculture and focus solely on industrialization. 
B)  form a separate nation from the North. 
C)  build a society of small farms as well as industrialize. 
D)  once again be dominated by planter aristocrats. 
E)  encourage immigration to provide cheap labor. 
A)  eliminate agriculture and focus solely on industrialization. 
B)  form a separate nation from the North. 
C)  build a society of small farms as well as industrialize. 
D)  once again be dominated by planter aristocrats. 
E)  encourage immigration to provide cheap labor.

Question 10

Why was Birmingham, Alabama, named the "Pittsburgh of the South"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an iron center. 
B)  It lacked natural resources. 
C)  It was Andrew Carnegie's birthplace. 
D)  It lacked racial segregation. 
E)  It had the same population size. 
A)  It was an iron center. 
B)  It lacked natural resources. 
C)  It was Andrew Carnegie's birthplace. 
D)  It lacked racial segregation. 
E)  It had the same population size.

Question 11

Match each description with the item below.
-Frederick Jackson Turner

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

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 13

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

Accepted Answer

The development of the New South and the

Question 14

A number of the cowboys who participated in the Texas cattle drives were African American.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The redeemers emphasized the restoration of

Accepted Answer

A)  slavery. 
B)  Republican rule. 
C)  white supremacy. 
D)  black political activity. 
E)  publicly funded education. 
A)  slavery. 
B)  Republican rule. 
C)  white supremacy. 
D)  black political activity. 
E)  publicly funded education.

Question 16

Who was Benjamin Singleton?

Accepted Answer

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 17

Describe the experiences of miners, farmers, ranchers, and women in the West in the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The experiences of miners, farmers, ranc

Question 18

As part of the crop-lien system, which of the following services did "crossroads" merchants provide in exchange for the pledge of a portion of participants' future crops?

Accepted Answer

A)  legal assistance 
B)  food, clothing, seed, and other items "on credit" 
C)  loans to purchase land 
D)  livestock and jobs in the cattle industry 
E)  medical services 
A)  legal assistance 
B)  food, clothing, seed, and other items "on credit" 
C)  loans to purchase land 
D)  livestock and jobs in the cattle industry 
E)  medical services

Question 19

In the 1860s, the federal government forced numerous Native American tribes to leave lands that the government had promised would be theirs forever.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Exam 18: The New South and the New West

Booker T. Washington argued that the black community needed to focus on establishing an economic foundation before agitating for political and social equality.

What was the significance of the American Tobacco Company?

Match each description with the item below. -Henry Grady

Describe the government's policy toward Indians. How did this policy develop over the years, and what were the main factors that influenced its development?

The 1896 Supreme Court decision in ________ legitimized racial segregation as constitutional by affirming the idea of "separate but equal."

Why was hydraulic mining so damaging to the environment?

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

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

Proponents of the New South believed that the South should

Why was Birmingham, Alabama, named the "Pittsburgh of the South"?

Match each description with the item below. -Frederick Jackson Turner

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

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

A number of the cowboys who participated in the Texas cattle drives were African American.

The redeemers emphasized the restoration of

Who was Benjamin Singleton?

Describe the experiences of miners, farmers, ranchers, and women in the West in the late nineteenth century.

As part of the crop-lien system, which of the following services did "crossroads" merchants provide in exchange for the pledge of a portion of participants' future crops?

In the 1860s, the federal government forced numerous Native American tribes to leave lands that the government had promised would be theirs forever.

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

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