Question 1

How did the discovery of gold in various parts of the American West transform the region?

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The discovery of gold in various parts o

Question 2

Among the following, the least likely to migrate to the cattle and farming frontier were

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A)  Eastern city dwellers. 
B)  Eastern farmers. 
C)  recent immigrants. 
D)  blacks. 
E)  Midwestern farmers. 
A)  Eastern city dwellers. 
B)  Eastern farmers. 
C)  recent immigrants. 
D)  blacks. 
E)  Midwestern farmers.

Question 3

If you were a farmer in western Kansas in 1887, what would be three or four of your major problems? How would you try to solve them? Would you be likely to seek help? Where? Why? What measures would you adopt to solve these identified problems? Where would you turn to help solve these identified problems? Which political and professional organizations might you turn to help solve these problems?

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As a farmer in western Kansas in 1887, I

Question 4

Frontier towns where cattle were shipped east after being driven north on the "Long Drive" from Texas included

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A)  Dodge City, Kansas. 
B)  Deadwood, South Dakota. 
C)  Abilene, Kansas. 
D)  Abilene, Texas. 
E)  Cheyenne, Wyoming. 
A)  Dodge City, Kansas. 
B)  Deadwood, South Dakota. 
C)  Abilene, Kansas. 
D)  Abilene, Texas. 
E)  Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of William F. Cody.

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Hunter and crack shot, he kill

Question 6

One major problem with the Homestead Act was that

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A)  the government continued to try to maximize its revenue from public lands. 
B)  160 acres were inadequate for productive farming on the rain-scarce Great Plains. 
C)  Midwestern farmers had to give up raising livestock because of stiff competition with the West. 
D)  most homesteaders knew little or nothing about farming in the West. 
E)  it took several years to earn a profit from farming a homestead. 
A)  the government continued to try to maximize its revenue from public lands. 
B)  160 acres were inadequate for productive farming on the rain-scarce Great Plains. 
C)  Midwestern farmers had to give up raising livestock because of stiff competition with the West. 
D)  most homesteaders knew little or nothing about farming in the West. 
E)  it took several years to earn a profit from farming a homestead.

Question 7

Compare and contrast western expansion in Canada and the United States. Be sure to consider the actions of settlers as well as the role of government.

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The western expansion in Canada and the

Question 8

Large numbers of Europeans were persuaded to come to America to farm on the Northern frontier by

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A)  railroad agents who offered to sell them cheap land. 
B)  churches and other nonprofit organizations. 
C)  the offer of free homestead land by the U.S. government. 
D)  European governments. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  railroad agents who offered to sell them cheap land. 
B)  churches and other nonprofit organizations. 
C)  the offer of free homestead land by the U.S. government. 
D)  European governments. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of Geronimo.

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A prominent leader a

Question 10

A major problem faced by settlers on the Great Plains in the 1870s was

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A)  the high price of land. 
B)  the low market value of grain. 
C)  the scarcity of water. 
D)  overcrowding. 
E)  the opposition of miners. 
A)  the high price of land. 
B)  the low market value of grain. 
C)  the scarcity of water. 
D)  overcrowding. 
E)  the opposition of miners.

Question 11

The Homestead Act was less successful than hoped. Why? Consider the provisions of the law. What were its strengths, its weaknesses, and its loopholes? How did the environmental conditions on the Great Plains affect the Homestead Act?

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The Homestead Act, passed in 1862, was i

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of Nez Perce.

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Indian tribe displac

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of Sand Creek, Colorado.

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Site of the massacre

Question 14

What did the superintendent of the census announce in 1890?

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A)  a frontier line was no longer discernable 
B)  more Americans lived in the West than the East 
C)  the frontier line had expanded 
D)  gold rushes in the West had tripled the population 
E)  Buffalo outnumbered people in Montana 
A)  a frontier line was no longer discernable 
B)  more Americans lived in the West than the East 
C)  the frontier line had expanded 
D)  gold rushes in the West had tripled the population 
E)  Buffalo outnumbered people in Montana

Question 15

In 1890, when the superintendent of the census announced that a stable frontier line was no longer discernible,
Americans were disturbed because

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A)  they knew that the Homestead Act would no longer do them much good. 
B)  they thought that there would be a renewal of Indian warfare. 
C)  the idea of an endlessly open West had been an element of America's history from the beginning. 
D)  many of them hoped eventually to migrate to the West. 
E)  they feared that an influx of new western states would strengthen the Populists and other radicals. 
A)  they knew that the Homestead Act would no longer do them much good. 
B)  they thought that there would be a renewal of Indian warfare. 
C)  the idea of an endlessly open West had been an element of America's history from the beginning. 
D)  many of them hoped eventually to migrate to the West. 
E)  they feared that an influx of new western states would strengthen the Populists and other radicals.

Question 16

Sooners were settlers who "jumped the gun" in order to

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A)  pan gold in California. 
B)  stake claims in the Comstock Lode in Nevada. 
C)  claim land in Oklahoma before the territory was legally opened to settlement. 
D)  drive the first cattle to Montana and Wyoming. 
E)  grab town sites in the Dakotas. 
A)  pan gold in California. 
B)  stake claims in the Comstock Lode in Nevada. 
C)  claim land in Oklahoma before the territory was legally opened to settlement. 
D)  drive the first cattle to Montana and Wyoming. 
E)  grab town sites in the Dakotas.

Question 17

The Dawes Severalty Act was designed to promote Indian

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A)  prosperity. 
B)  annihilation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  culture. 
E)  education. 
A)  prosperity. 
B)  annihilation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  culture. 
E)  education.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of William J. Fetterman.

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Captain who was ambu

Question 19

All of the following are true statements about Indians who ended up on reservations in the 1870s and 1880s EXCEPT

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A)  they were fed meagerly by the U.S. government and not annihilated by the U.S. Army. 
B)  they were forced to eke out an existence. 
C)  they became wards of the U.S. government. 
D)  they felt protected and well-provided for by the U.S. government. 
E)  many died from diseases. 
A)  they were fed meagerly by the U.S. government and not annihilated by the U.S. Army. 
B)  they were forced to eke out an existence. 
C)  they became wards of the U.S. government. 
D)  they felt protected and well-provided for by the U.S. government. 
E)  many died from diseases.

Question 20

The 19th-century humanitarians who advocated kind treatment of the Indians

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A)  had no more respect for traditional Indian culture than those who sought to exterminate them. 
B)  advocated improving the reservation system. 
C)  opposed passage of the Dawes Act. 
D)  understood the value of the Indians' religious and cultural practices. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  had no more respect for traditional Indian culture than those who sought to exterminate them. 
B)  advocated improving the reservation system. 
C)  opposed passage of the Dawes Act. 
D)  understood the value of the Indians' religious and cultural practices. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Exam 25: The Conquest of the West

How did the discovery of gold in various parts of the American West transform the region?

Among the following, the least likely to migrate to the cattle and farming frontier were

Frontier towns where cattle were shipped east after being driven north on the "Long Drive" from Texas included

Identify and state the historical significance of William F. Cody.

One major problem with the Homestead Act was that

Compare and contrast western expansion in Canada and the United States. Be sure to consider the actions of settlers as well as the role of government.

Large numbers of Europeans were persuaded to come to America to farm on the Northern frontier by

Identify and state the historical significance of Geronimo.

A major problem faced by settlers on the Great Plains in the 1870s was

The Homestead Act was less successful than hoped. Why? Consider the provisions of the law. What were its strengths, its weaknesses, and its loopholes? How did the environmental conditions on the Great Plains affect the Homestead Act?

Identify and state the historical significance of Nez Perce.

Identify and state the historical significance of Sand Creek, Colorado.

What did the superintendent of the census announce in 1890?

In 1890, when the superintendent of the census announced that a stable frontier line was no longer discernible, Americans were disturbed because

Sooners were settlers who "jumped the gun" in order to

The Dawes Severalty Act was designed to promote Indian

Identify and state the historical significance of William J. Fetterman.

All of the following are true statements about Indians who ended up on reservations in the 1870s and 1880s EXCEPT

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