Question 1

After the discovery of the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, experienced

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A)  an orgy of speculation and building. 
B)  an increase in the police force. 
C)  a religious revival. 
D)  an exodus of the female population to Reno. 
E)  looting by mobs and random terrorist activity by snipers. 
A)  an orgy of speculation and building. 
B)  an increase in the police force. 
C)  a religious revival. 
D)  an exodus of the female population to Reno. 
E)  looting by mobs and random terrorist activity by snipers.

Question 2

Which of the following characterized frontier communities?

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A)  cooperation among neighbors as a form of insurance in a rugged environment. 
B)  communal households and a trend away from nuclear families and toward frontier polygamy. 
C)  deep suspicion of neighbors or any outsiders who were not kin. 
D)  widespread homosexuality because of a shortage of women on the frontier. 
E)  matriarchal leadership, because the men tended to be away from home for months at a time. 
A)  cooperation among neighbors as a form of insurance in a rugged environment. 
B)  communal households and a trend away from nuclear families and toward frontier polygamy. 
C)  deep suspicion of neighbors or any outsiders who were not kin. 
D)  widespread homosexuality because of a shortage of women on the frontier. 
E)  matriarchal leadership, because the men tended to be away from home for months at a time.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes cowboys?

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A)  Cowboys were well paid and generally enjoying comfortable working conditions. 
B)  Cowboys were almost always white, because there was a deep prejudice against blacks and Mexicans among cattlemen. 
C)  Cowboys were usually the owner-operators of cattle ranches. 
D)  Cowboys were usually ne'er-do-well drifters. 
E)  Most were in their teens and twenties and worked for a year or two before pursuing different livelihoods. 
A)  Cowboys were well paid and generally enjoying comfortable working conditions. 
B)  Cowboys were almost always white, because there was a deep prejudice against blacks and Mexicans among cattlemen. 
C)  Cowboys were usually the owner-operators of cattle ranches. 
D)  Cowboys were usually ne'er-do-well drifters. 
E)  Most were in their teens and twenties and worked for a year or two before pursuing different livelihoods.

Question 4

Why did reformers draw a parallel between the treatment of slaves and Indians? How did the reformers justify the drastic reductions of Indian reservation lands?

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Reformers drew a parallel between the tr

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. 
Joseph McCoy, cattle drives

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Joseph McCoy was a businessman and cattl

Question 6

What role was Deseret to play for Mormons?

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A)  It was the location where their religion was first established. 
B)  It was a place of worship for newcomers to the faith. 
C)  It was a new country that Brigham Young and the Mormons tried to create. 
D)  It was the last name of the original founder of the Mormon religion. 
E)  It was a sacred word, applied only to the most devout of the faith. 
A)  It was the location where their religion was first established. 
B)  It was a place of worship for newcomers to the faith. 
C)  It was a new country that Brigham Young and the Mormons tried to create. 
D)  It was the last name of the original founder of the Mormon religion. 
E)  It was a sacred word, applied only to the most devout of the faith.

Question 7

How did whites attempt to control and change Indians? What was the government policy towards where Indians should live? How did some Americans and government officials try to transform Indians? How successful were they? Explain.

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Whites attempted to control and change I

Question 8

Which of the following was not a reason the days of the open range and great cattle drives came to an end after the mid-1880s?

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A)  The ranges were overgrazed and too crowded. 
B)  Severe winters and dry summers in 1885 and 1886 caused severe hardships. 
C)  The demand for beef declined as more people turned to cheaper food. 
D)  The expansion of the railroads throughout the West cut across grazing areas. 
E)  Cattle prices declined. 
A)  The ranges were overgrazed and too crowded. 
B)  Severe winters and dry summers in 1885 and 1886 caused severe hardships. 
C)  The demand for beef declined as more people turned to cheaper food. 
D)  The expansion of the railroads throughout the West cut across grazing areas. 
E)  Cattle prices declined.

Question 9

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on Map B of the western United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Nevada

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The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 10

Historian Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier thesis" saw the frontier as the key to understanding American history. Elaborate on Turner's belief that the American character was largely determined by the existence of a frontier. Do you agree or disagree with Turner? Explain why.

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Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier the

Exam 17: The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West

After the discovery of the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, experienced

Which of the following characterized frontier communities?

Which of the following statements best describes cowboys?

Why did reformers draw a parallel between the treatment of slaves and Indians? How did the reformers justify the drastic reductions of Indian reservation lands?

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. Joseph McCoy, cattle drives

What role was Deseret to play for Mormons?

How did whites attempt to control and change Indians? What was the government policy towards where Indians should live? How did some Americans and government officials try to transform Indians? How successful were they? Explain.

Which of the following was not a reason the days of the open range and great cattle drives came to an end after the mid-1880s?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on Map B of the western United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Nevada

Historian Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier thesis" saw the frontier as the key to understanding American history. Elaborate on Turner's belief that the American character was largely determined by the existence of a frontier. Do you agree or disagree with Turner? Explain why.

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