Question 1

In their efforts to recruit settlers in the West, railroad companies

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A)  drew millions of East Coast migrants. 
B)  made land available to a large number of women, sometimes as much as 20 percent of the grants made. 
C)  relocated entire villages of Germans, as well as Irish laborers. 
D)  None of these choices 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  drew millions of East Coast migrants. 
B)  made land available to a large number of women, sometimes as much as 20 percent of the grants made. 
C)  relocated entire villages of Germans, as well as Irish laborers. 
D)  None of these choices 
E)  All of these choices

Question 2

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. 
Plains Indians (Northern, Central, and Southern Plains)

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The Plains Indians were a diverse group

Question 3

Describe the "boom-bust" economic cycles of mining, cattle ranching, and farming. What economic and environmental factors contributed to this pattern? How did these cycles affect settlers in the West?

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The "boom-bust" economic cycles of minin

Question 4

What was the popular mythic image of the cowboy, the vaquero , and the gaucho? How was the Wild West image of cowboys and Indians created?

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The popular mythic image of the cowboy,

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. 
Yellowstone National Park

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Yellowstone National Park is a renowned

Question 6

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. 
Dawes Severalty Act

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The Dawes Severalty Act, also known as t

Question 7

Which of the following characterized relations between Anglos and Mexican-Americans in Texas in the 1840s and 1850s?

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A)  Intermarriage 
B)  Harassment of Mexican-Americans by Anglos and retaliation by Mexican bandits 
C)  Friendship cemented by their mutual hatred of blacks and Indians 
D)  Peaceful coexistence because most Mexican-Americans assimilated into Anglo society 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Intermarriage 
B)  Harassment of Mexican-Americans by Anglos and retaliation by Mexican bandits 
C)  Friendship cemented by their mutual hatred of blacks and Indians 
D)  Peaceful coexistence because most Mexican-Americans assimilated into Anglo society 
E)  None of these choices

Question 8

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 Armstrong Custer, Battle of Little Bighorn

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George Armstrong Custer was a United Sta

Question 9

Which of the following describes a method that many late nineteenth century eastern reformers wanted to use to deal with Native Americans?

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A)  They wanted to civilize and Christianize them, teach them English, and destroy their native culture. 
B)  They wanted to build special schools so that Indians could study and pass on their native cultures. 
C)  They wanted to put Indian men into the army so that they would learn the discipline of the white man. 
D)  They wanted to move them to cities so that they could be modernized and Americanized. 
E)  They wanted to allow them to roam the western prairies, far from urban corruption and westernizing influences. 
A)  They wanted to civilize and Christianize them, teach them English, and destroy their native culture. 
B)  They wanted to build special schools so that Indians could study and pass on their native cultures. 
C)  They wanted to put Indian men into the army so that they would learn the discipline of the white man. 
D)  They wanted to move them to cities so that they could be modernized and Americanized. 
E)  They wanted to allow them to roam the western prairies, far from urban corruption and westernizing influences.

Question 10

What methods did the United States government use to remove Indians from western land so that non-Indians could use it? In what ways did the various Indian tribes react to these methods?

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The United States government used a vari

Question 11

Which of the following statements concerning "Buffalo Bill" Cody is not true?

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A)  He was a famous scout. 
B)  In the popular imagination, he came to represent an idealized hero. 
C)  He represented the American government in negotiations with the Apache. 
D)  He killed over thousands of bison in the late 1860s. 
E)  Edward Judson wrote a widely-read dime novel about him. 
A)  He was a famous scout. 
B)  In the popular imagination, he came to represent an idealized hero. 
C)  He represented the American government in negotiations with the Apache. 
D)  He killed over thousands of bison in the late 1860s. 
E)  Edward Judson wrote a widely-read dime novel about him.

Question 12

How was Indian life on the Great Plains transformed in the second half of the nineteenth century?

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Indian life on the Great Plains was tran

Question 13

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. 
Curtis Act

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The Curtis Act, officially known as "An

Question 14

The 19th century conservation movement

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A)  destroyed the old legend of the western frontier as the seedbed of American virtues. 
B)  emphasized the abundance of western land. 
C)  attempted to educate the public about the destruction of the environment. 
D)  lobbied against the continual flooding of the Sacramento River. 
E)  secretly funded entrepreneurs to avert government legislation. 
A)  destroyed the old legend of the western frontier as the seedbed of American virtues. 
B)  emphasized the abundance of western land. 
C)  attempted to educate the public about the destruction of the environment. 
D)  lobbied against the continual flooding of the Sacramento River. 
E)  secretly funded entrepreneurs to avert government legislation.

Question 15

The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 occurred when

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A)  Congress opened 2 million lands for settlement in the Oklahoma Territory on April 22, 1889, and people raced to stake out homesteads. 
B)  gold was discovered in the Oklahoma Territory and thousands headed West hoping to get rich. 
C)  oil was discovered in the Oklahoma Territory and people rushed to stake out land and oil rights. 
D)  Congress forced the Santa Fe Railroad to sell land it had been hoarding. 
E)  thousands of "Exodusters" fled Mississippi for freedom in the Oklahoma Territory. 
A)  Congress opened 2 million lands for settlement in the Oklahoma Territory on April 22, 1889, and people raced to stake out homesteads. 
B)  gold was discovered in the Oklahoma Territory and thousands headed West hoping to get rich. 
C)  oil was discovered in the Oklahoma Territory and people rushed to stake out land and oil rights. 
D)  Congress forced the Santa Fe Railroad to sell land it had been hoarding. 
E)  thousands of "Exodusters" fled Mississippi for freedom in the Oklahoma Territory.

Question 16

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. 
Juan Cortina

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Juan Nepomuceno Cortina Goseacochea (May

Question 17

What roles did the federal government, the army, and the railroads play in the settlement of the West?

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The federal government, the army, and th

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. 
Dry Farming

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Dry farming is an agricultural technique

Question 19

Although Wild West Shows celebrated cowboys as quintessentially American, in truth they shared much in common with the

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A)  Mexican vaqueros and Argentinean gauchos ; 
B)  sheepherders of the English Lake District; 
C)  crusaders of Medieval Europe; 
D)  Barbary pirates of the early 19th century; 
E)  Puritans of Colonial Massachusetts. 
A)  Mexican vaqueros and Argentinean gauchos ; 
B)  sheepherders of the English Lake District; 
C)  crusaders of Medieval Europe; 
D)  Barbary pirates of the early 19th century; 
E)  Puritans of Colonial Massachusetts.

Question 20

Which of the following statements does not apply to the schools that white reformers and the federal government established for Indians in the late 19th century?

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A)  The schools attempted to get Indians to abandon their traditional cultures. 
B)  The schools focused primarily on vocational training. 
C)  The schools did not completely stamp out Indian identity. 
D)  They included boarding schools modeled after those established for emancipated slaves. 
E)  There were large federal tuition grants to enable Indians to attend Eastern Ivy League colleges. 
A)  The schools attempted to get Indians to abandon their traditional cultures. 
B)  The schools focused primarily on vocational training. 
C)  The schools did not completely stamp out Indian identity. 
D)  They included boarding schools modeled after those established for emancipated slaves. 
E)  There were large federal tuition grants to enable Indians to attend Eastern Ivy League colleges.

Exam 17: The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West

In their efforts to recruit settlers in the West, railroad companies

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. Plains Indians (Northern, Central, and Southern Plains)

Describe the "boom-bust" economic cycles of mining, cattle ranching, and farming. What economic and environmental factors contributed to this pattern? How did these cycles affect settlers in the West?

What was the popular mythic image of the cowboy, the vaquero , and the gaucho? How was the Wild West image of cowboys and Indians created?

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. Yellowstone National Park

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. Dawes Severalty Act

Which of the following characterized relations between Anglos and Mexican-Americans in Texas in the 1840s and 1850s?

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 Armstrong Custer, Battle of Little Bighorn

Which of the following describes a method that many late nineteenth century eastern reformers wanted to use to deal with Native Americans?

What methods did the United States government use to remove Indians from western land so that non-Indians could use it? In what ways did the various Indian tribes react to these methods?

Which of the following statements concerning "Buffalo Bill" Cody is not true?

How was Indian life on the Great Plains transformed in the second half of the nineteenth century?

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. Curtis Act

The 19th century conservation movement

The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 occurred when

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. Juan Cortina

What roles did the federal government, the army, and the railroads play in the settlement of the West?

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. Dry Farming

Although Wild West Shows celebrated cowboys as quintessentially American, in truth they shared much in common with the

Which of the following statements does not apply to the schools that white reformers and the federal government established for Indians in the late 19th century?

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