Question 1

The strongest ally of Mark Hanna and the Republicans in the 1896 presidential election was

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A) a strong economy that raised wheat and other commodity prices. 
B) McKinley's vigorous campaigning. 
C) fear of the alleged radicalism of William Jennings Bryan and his free silver cause. 
D) the nearly unanimous support of the nation's trained economists. 
E) the divisions in the Democratic Party. 
A) a strong economy that raised wheat and other commodity prices. 
B) McKinley's vigorous campaigning. 
C) fear of the alleged radicalism of William Jennings Bryan and his free silver cause. 
D) the nearly unanimous support of the nation's trained economists. 
E) the divisions in the Democratic Party.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Yellowstone

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 3

Write your definition of radical. Then use this definition to argue that the farmers' response to their problems in the 1880s and 1890s was or was not radical.

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Radical can be defined as advocating or

Question 4

The original purpose of the Grange was to

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A) get involved in politics. 
B) support an inflationary monetary policy. 
C) stimulate self-improvement through educational and social activities. 
D) improve the farmers' collective plight. 
E) support the Homestead law. 
A) get involved in politics. 
B) support an inflationary monetary policy. 
C) stimulate self-improvement through educational and social activities. 
D) improve the farmers' collective plight. 
E) support the Homestead law.

Question 5

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-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 6

Why were the conflicts between federal and state military forces and western Indian tribes exceptionally bitter and cruel?

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The conflicts between federal and state

Question 7

A Century of Dishonor (1881), which chronicled the dismal history of Indian-white relations, was authored by

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A) Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
B) Helen Hunt Jackson. 
C) Chief Joseph. 
D) Joseph F.Glidden. 
E) Chief Black Elk of the Ogala Sioux. 
A) Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
B) Helen Hunt Jackson. 
C) Chief Joseph. 
D) Joseph F.Glidden. 
E) Chief Black Elk of the Ogala Sioux.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ghost Dance

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The Ghost Dance was a spiritual movement

Question 9

Which one of the following was least sympathetic to workers and farmers hard-pressed by the Depression of 1893?

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A) John P.Altgeld 
B) Richard Olney 
C) Eugene V.Debs 
D) Jacob Coxey 
E) William Jennings Bryan 
A) John P.Altgeld 
B) Richard Olney 
C) Eugene V.Debs 
D) Jacob Coxey 
E) William Jennings Bryan

Question 10

The authors contend that "American history cannot be properly understood unless it is viewed in light of the westward-moving experience." Do you agree? Why or why not? What unique contributions did the frontier make to American life?

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I agree with the authors' contention tha

Question 11

Farmers were slow to organize and promote their interest because they

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A) were divided between small, self-sufficient family farmers and large cash crop farmers with onerous mortgages. 
B) did not possess the money necessary to establish a national political movement. 
C) did not believe they could compete politically with wealthier, more powerful manufacturers and railroad barons. 
D) were too busy trying to eke out a living. 
E) were, by nature, highly independent and individualistic. 
A) were divided between small, self-sufficient family farmers and large cash crop farmers with onerous mortgages. 
B) did not possess the money necessary to establish a national political movement. 
C) did not believe they could compete politically with wealthier, more powerful manufacturers and railroad barons. 
D) were too busy trying to eke out a living. 
E) were, by nature, highly independent and individualistic.

Question 12

The 1896 presidential election marked the last time that

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A) rural America would defeat urban America. 
B) the South remained solid for the Democratic party. 
C) a third-party candidate had a serious chance at the White House. 
D) factory workers would favor inflation. 
E) a serious effort to win the White House would be made with mostly agrarian votes. 
A) rural America would defeat urban America. 
B) the South remained solid for the Democratic party. 
C) a third-party candidate had a serious chance at the White House. 
D) factory workers would favor inflation. 
E) a serious effort to win the White House would be made with mostly agrarian votes.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Wesley Powell

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John Wesley Powell (1834–1902) was a piv

Question 14

The Buffalo Soldiers were

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A) U.S.Army units who survived on the plains by killing buffalo. 
B) African American cavalry and soldiers who served in the frontier wars. 
C) soldiers who sought to defeat the Indians by depriving them of their primary food supply. 
D) soldiers who were killed in the Fetterman massacre. 
E) soldiers who were court martialed for assisting Plains Indians with food and other provisions. 
A) U.S.Army units who survived on the plains by killing buffalo. 
B) African American cavalry and soldiers who served in the frontier wars. 
C) soldiers who sought to defeat the Indians by depriving them of their primary food supply. 
D) soldiers who were killed in the Fetterman massacre. 
E) soldiers who were court martialed for assisting Plains Indians with food and other provisions.

Question 15

For farm men and women, Grangers were a godsend because

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A) they required members to pitch in and help each other during harvest season. 
B) the picnics, concerts and lectures they offered helped ease their isolation. 
C) their secret rituals kept out people they didn't like. 
D) they sold farming supplies at a deep discount. 
E) they formed their own banks and credit unions that farmers could utilize to finance their operations. 
A) they required members to pitch in and help each other during harvest season. 
B) the picnics, concerts and lectures they offered helped ease their isolation. 
C) their secret rituals kept out people they didn't like. 
D) they sold farming supplies at a deep discount. 
E) they formed their own banks and credit unions that farmers could utilize to finance their operations.

Question 16

Which of the following was not among the qualifications that helped William McKinley earn the Republican presidential nomination in 1896?

Accepted Answer

A) He came from the key electoral swing state of Ohio. 
B) He had acquired many years of honorable service in Congress. 
C) He was a likable and esteemed Civil War veteran. 
D) He was backed by the skilled political manager and fund raiser Mark Hanna. 
E) He was an energetic and charismatic campaigner. 
A) He came from the key electoral swing state of Ohio. 
B) He had acquired many years of honorable service in Congress. 
C) He was a likable and esteemed Civil War veteran. 
D) He was backed by the skilled political manager and fund raiser Mark Hanna. 
E) He was an energetic and charismatic campaigner.

Question 17

How does the new western history revive the idea of the West's uniqueness in American history? How does it differ from the Turner thesis? How does the West compare as a distinctive American region with New England, the South, or the Midwest?

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The new western history revives the idea

Question 18

Late-nineteenth-century farmers believed that their difficulties stemmed primarily from

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A) low tariff rates. 
B) overproduction. 
C) a deflated currency and low prices for their agricultural goods. 
D) immigration laws. 
E) insufficient agricultural exports. 
A) low tariff rates. 
B) overproduction. 
C) a deflated currency and low prices for their agricultural goods. 
D) immigration laws. 
E) insufficient agricultural exports.

Question 19

The buffalo were nearly exterminated

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A) as a result of being overhunted by the Indians. 
B) when their grasslands were turned into wheat and corn fields. 
C) when their meat became valued in eastern markets. 
D) by disease. 
E) through wholesale butchery by whites. 
A) as a result of being overhunted by the Indians. 
B) when their grasslands were turned into wheat and corn fields. 
C) when their meat became valued in eastern markets. 
D) by disease. 
E) through wholesale butchery by whites.

Question 20

In the decades after the Civil War, most American farmers

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A) bartered to obtain many of their necessities. 
B) diversified their crops. 
C) became increasingly self-sufficient. 
D) saw their numbers grow as more people moved west. 
E) grew a single cash crop such as wheat or corn. 
A) bartered to obtain many of their necessities. 
B) diversified their crops. 
C) became increasingly self-sufficient. 
D) saw their numbers grow as more people moved west. 
E) grew a single cash crop such as wheat or corn.

Exam 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

The strongest ally of Mark Hanna and the Republicans in the 1896 presidential election was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Yellowstone

Write your definition of radical. Then use this definition to argue that the farmers' response to their problems in the 1880s and 1890s was or was not radical.

The original purpose of the Grange was to

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Frontier towns where cattle were shipped east after being driven north on the "Long Drive" from Texas included

Why were the conflicts between federal and state military forces and western Indian tribes exceptionally bitter and cruel?

A Century of Dishonor (1881), which chronicled the dismal history of Indian-white relations, was authored by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ghost Dance

Which one of the following was least sympathetic to workers and farmers hard-pressed by the Depression of 1893?

The authors contend that "American history cannot be properly understood unless it is viewed in light of the westward-moving experience." Do you agree? Why or why not? What unique contributions did the frontier make to American life?

Farmers were slow to organize and promote their interest because they

The 1896 presidential election marked the last time that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Wesley Powell

The Buffalo Soldiers were

For farm men and women, Grangers were a godsend because

Which of the following was not among the qualifications that helped William McKinley earn the Republican presidential nomination in 1896?

How does the new western history revive the idea of the West's uniqueness in American history? How does it differ from the Turner thesis? How does the West compare as a distinctive American region with New England, the South, or the Midwest?

Late-nineteenth-century farmers believed that their difficulties stemmed primarily from

The buffalo were nearly exterminated

In the decades after the Civil War, most American farmers

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Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Frontier towns where cattle were shipped east after being driven north on the "Long Drive" from Texas included