Question 1

To protect their interests, in the 1880s Mexican-Americans in Arizona and New Mexico

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A)  formed a vigilante group called Las Gorras Blancas (the White Caps). 
B)  lobbied the government for more soldiers. 
C)  built forts that protected their land. 
D)  hired mercenaries to patrol their land and expel any trespassers. 
E)  worked to convince the Mexican government to re-annex the American southwest. 
A)  formed a vigilante group called Las Gorras Blancas (the White Caps). 
B)  lobbied the government for more soldiers. 
C)  built forts that protected their land. 
D)  hired mercenaries to patrol their land and expel any trespassers. 
E)  worked to convince the Mexican government to re-annex the American southwest. A

Question 2

Which of the following was not one of the methods that Joseph G. McCoy employed to turn the cattle industry into a bonanza?

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A)  He built a new stockyard in Abilene. 
B)  He guaranteed the transport of his steers in railcars. 
C)  He earned kickbacks from the railroads. 
D)  He surveyed and shortened the Chisholm Trail. 
E)  He built giant stockyards in Chicago, where cattle dealers could raise steers cheaply and save large sums in transportation. 
A)  He built a new stockyard in Abilene. 
B)  He guaranteed the transport of his steers in railcars. 
C)  He earned kickbacks from the railroads. 
D)  He surveyed and shortened the Chisholm Trail. 
E)  He built giant stockyards in Chicago, where cattle dealers could raise steers cheaply and save large sums in transportation. E

Question 3

Frederick Jackson Turner was

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A)  a painter of American western landscapes. 
B)  a historian who put forth the thesis that the frontier was the key to the American character. 
C)  the author of Ramona , a tale of doomed love set on a California Spanish-Mexican ranch. 
D)  a one-armed veteran of the Civil War who charted the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. 
E)  the author of Roughing It , a mining novel. 
A)  a painter of American western landscapes. 
B)  a historian who put forth the thesis that the frontier was the key to the American character. 
C)  the author of Ramona , a tale of doomed love set on a California Spanish-Mexican ranch. 
D)  a one-armed veteran of the Civil War who charted the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. 
E)  the author of Roughing It , a mining novel. B

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
American Adam

Accepted Answer

The term "American Adam" refers to a con

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
George Perkins Marsh, John Muir

Accepted Answer

George Perkins Marsh (1801–1882) was an

Question 6

Which of the following statements best describes the attitude of western state governments regarding woman suffrage?

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A)  They believed that the West was a place where "men were men and women were women," and only men should vote. 
B)  They generally supported woman suffrage, sometimes hoping that it would attract women, families, and economic growth. 
C)  They preferred to wait and see how the "experiment" of woman suffrage would work out in the more progressive eastern states. 
D)  It was not a major concern, because there were few women in most western states. 
E)  They refused to grant women suffrage because they feared women would vote for prohibition, put an end to gambling and brothels, and in general "clean up government." 
A)  They believed that the West was a place where "men were men and women were women," and only men should vote. 
B)  They generally supported woman suffrage, sometimes hoping that it would attract women, families, and economic growth. 
C)  They preferred to wait and see how the "experiment" of woman suffrage would work out in the more progressive eastern states. 
D)  It was not a major concern, because there were few women in most western states. 
E)  They refused to grant women suffrage because they feared women would vote for prohibition, put an end to gambling and brothels, and in general "clean up government."

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Cowboys

Accepted Answer

Cowboys were historically cattle herders

Question 8

What traditions shaped open-range ranching in the Americas? What was its environmental impact?

Accepted Answer

Open-range ranching in the Americas was

Question 9

Describe the "mythic frontiersman" and give examples of how this character has been portrayed in American culture. Did myths about the frontier reflect reality or an idealized version of frontier life? Why have Americans had such a fondness for the frontier myth? How did this myth influence the conservation movement?

Accepted Answer

The "mythic frontiersman" is a character

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Sitting Bull

Accepted Answer

Sitting Bull, whose Lakota name was Tȟat

Question 11

Which of these individuals ¾ a president, a painter, and a writer ¾ were deeply influenced by the frontier myth, enjoyed the physical challenges of the West, and rejected the constraints of the genteel urban world of their youth?

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A)  Franklin Roosevelt, Georgia O'Keeffe, Henry James 
B)  Grover Cleveland, Jackson Pollock, Helen Hunt Jackson 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt, Frederick Remington, Owen Wister 
D)  Rutherford B. Hayes, Asher Durand, Theodore Dreiser 
E)  Benjamin Harrison, Frederic Church, Hamlin Garland 
A)  Franklin Roosevelt, Georgia O'Keeffe, Henry James 
B)  Grover Cleveland, Jackson Pollock, Helen Hunt Jackson 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt, Frederick Remington, Owen Wister 
D)  Rutherford B. Hayes, Asher Durand, Theodore Dreiser 
E)  Benjamin Harrison, Frederic Church, Hamlin Garland

Question 12

Examine what role religion had in the settlement of the West. What Americans moved West because of religious reasons, and what were their experiences? How did the government assist or hamper the success of their settlements?

Accepted Answer

Religion played a significant role in th

Question 13

What did "agribusinesses" need to be successful?

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A)  Minimal investments of capital 
B)  Minimal investments in labor 
C)  Heavy investments in equipment 
D)  160-acre farms 
E)  Small government subsidies 
A)  Minimal investments of capital 
B)  Minimal investments in labor 
C)  Heavy investments in equipment 
D)  160-acre farms 
E)  Small government subsidies

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Comstock Lode

Accepted Answer

The Comstock Lode is a significant silve

Question 15

"Buffalo Bill" Cody's Wild West Show

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A)  established the model that county fairs would follow in programming annual livestock contests. 
B)  was actually the brainchild of Helen Hunt Jackson. 
C)  presented mock battles of army scouts and Indians as morality dramas of good versus evil. 
D)  counteracted the dime-novel image of the West. 
E)  was more successful in Europe than the U.S. 
A)  established the model that county fairs would follow in programming annual livestock contests. 
B)  was actually the brainchild of Helen Hunt Jackson. 
C)  presented mock battles of army scouts and Indians as morality dramas of good versus evil. 
D)  counteracted the dime-novel image of the West. 
E)  was more successful in Europe than the U.S.

Question 16

The cultural adaptation of Spanish-speaking Americans to Anglo society went relatively smoothly in

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A)  California 
B)  Arizona and New Mexico 
C)  Texas 
D)  Florida 
E)  Vermont 
A)  California 
B)  Arizona and New Mexico 
C)  Texas 
D)  Florida 
E)  Vermont

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Edmunds-Tucker Act

Accepted Answer

The Edmunds-Tucker Act, formally known a

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867 and the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868

Accepted Answer

The Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867 was an

Question 19

Whose campaign to protect the wilderness led to the establishment of Yosemite National Park and the founding of the Sierra Club?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph G. McCoy 
B)  Hamlin Garland 
C)  Owen Wister 
D)  John Wesley Powell 
E)  John Muir 
A)  Joseph G. McCoy 
B)  Hamlin Garland 
C)  Owen Wister 
D)  John Wesley Powell 
E)  John Muir

Question 20

The significance of the Treaty of Fort Laramie is that it led to the

Accepted Answer

A)  surrender of Sitting Bull and his exile to a reservation in Florida. 
B)  establishment of the Great Sioux Reserve in what is now South Dakota 
C)  protection of the Bozeman Trail, which guaranteed that Indians could continue traditional nomadic migration patterns. 
D)  creation of a network of boarding schools whose purpose was to Americanize and uplift the Indian. 
E)  relocation of Chief Joseph and the Nez Percés Indians to land in Canada. 
A)  surrender of Sitting Bull and his exile to a reservation in Florida. 
B)  establishment of the Great Sioux Reserve in what is now South Dakota 
C)  protection of the Bozeman Trail, which guaranteed that Indians could continue traditional nomadic migration patterns. 
D)  creation of a network of boarding schools whose purpose was to Americanize and uplift the Indian. 
E)  relocation of Chief Joseph and the Nez Percés Indians to land in Canada.

Exam 17: The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West

To protect their interests, in the 1880s Mexican-Americans in Arizona and New Mexico

Which of the following was not one of the methods that Joseph G. McCoy employed to turn the cattle industry into a bonanza?

Frederick Jackson Turner was

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. American Adam

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. George Perkins Marsh, John Muir

Which of the following statements best describes the attitude of western state governments regarding woman suffrage?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Cowboys

What traditions shaped open-range ranching in the Americas? What was its environmental impact?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Sitting Bull

Which of these individuals ¾ a president, a painter, and a writer ¾ were deeply influenced by the frontier myth, enjoyed the physical challenges of the West, and rejected the constraints of the genteel urban world of their youth?

Examine what role religion had in the settlement of the West. What Americans moved West because of religious reasons, and what were their experiences? How did the government assist or hamper the success of their settlements?

What did "agribusinesses" need to be successful?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Comstock Lode

"Buffalo Bill" Cody's Wild West Show

The cultural adaptation of Spanish-speaking Americans to Anglo society went relatively smoothly in

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Edmunds-Tucker Act

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867 and the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868

Whose campaign to protect the wilderness led to the establishment of Yosemite National Park and the founding of the Sierra Club?

The significance of the Treaty of Fort Laramie is that it led to the

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