Question 1

Who was known as "The Pathfinder"?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Jacob Astor 
B)  Stephen Austin 
C)  Davy Crockett 
D)  John C. Frémont 
A)  John Jacob Astor 
B)  Stephen Austin 
C)  Davy Crockett 
D)  John C. Frémont

Question 2

Which enterprising merchant assisted in 1821 with charting the "Santa Fe Trail" running between Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Becknell 
B)  Davy Crockett 
C)  George Catlin 
D)  Samuel Seymour 
A)  William Becknell 
B)  Davy Crockett 
C)  George Catlin 
D)  Samuel Seymour

Question 3

Even though the West was often depicted in popular literature of the early nineteenth century as a violent place, in the minds of many Americans it also symbolized the nation's core value of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  materialism 
B)  idealism 
C)  communalism 
D)  freedom 
A)  materialism 
B)  idealism 
C)  communalism 
D)  freedom

Question 4

Appalachian West fur trappers _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  had little interaction with Indians in the region 
B)  often put inferior pelts on the market, which severely hurt their chances of selling in the international marketplace 
C)  often married Indian women 
D)  suffered severe economic setbacks in the 1820s 
A)  had little interaction with Indians in the region 
B)  often put inferior pelts on the market, which severely hurt their chances of selling in the international marketplace 
C)  often married Indian women 
D)  suffered severe economic setbacks in the 1820s

Question 5

Wheat farming in California depended on

Accepted Answer

A)  massive irrigation projects. 
B)  skills taught to European-American migrants by Native Americans. 
C)  Indian laborers held in bondage. 
D)  mechanized agriculture. 
A)  massive irrigation projects. 
B)  skills taught to European-American migrants by Native Americans. 
C)  Indian laborers held in bondage. 
D)  mechanized agriculture.

Question 6

What was the "rendezvous"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an annual, multi-day gathering of American, Indian, Mexican, and mixed-race fur trappers from throughout the West. 
B)  It was gathering in which all of the ethnic groups that lived in New Orleans competed for a story-telling prize. 
C)  It was the geographic point after which wagon trains had to depend on Native American guides to lead them safely to their destination. 
D)  After barn raisings in Midwestern farm communities, it was an opportunity for the participants to celebrate with story telling, dancing, and drinking. 
A)  It was an annual, multi-day gathering of American, Indian, Mexican, and mixed-race fur trappers from throughout the West. 
B)  It was gathering in which all of the ethnic groups that lived in New Orleans competed for a story-telling prize. 
C)  It was the geographic point after which wagon trains had to depend on Native American guides to lead them safely to their destination. 
D)  After barn raisings in Midwestern farm communities, it was an opportunity for the participants to celebrate with story telling, dancing, and drinking.

Question 7

After 1852, anger toward the Mormons in the Utah territory increased throughout the United States for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Mormons officially sanctioned polygamy. 
B)  The Mormons prohibited all non-Mormons from entering their state of "Deseret." 
C)  The Mormons engaged in a rebellion against the government of the United States. 
D)  The Mormons publicized their belief that Jesus was not divine and not the Son of God. 
A)  The Mormons officially sanctioned polygamy. 
B)  The Mormons prohibited all non-Mormons from entering their state of "Deseret." 
C)  The Mormons engaged in a rebellion against the government of the United States. 
D)  The Mormons publicized their belief that Jesus was not divine and not the Son of God.

Question 8

Largely as a result of the Leatherstocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper, frontiersmen such as Daniel Boone became a symbol of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Altruism and personal sacrifice 
B)  Humility and purity of thought 
C)  Individualism and freedom 
D)  Selfishness and greed 
A)  Altruism and personal sacrifice 
B)  Humility and purity of thought 
C)  Individualism and freedom 
D)  Selfishness and greed

Question 9

Who were the first Anglo-American artists to travel West, hired by the federal government to accompany explorer Stephen H. Long?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cyrus McCormick and John Deere 
B)  Michael D. Row and Daniel Boone 
C)  Samuel Seymour and Titan Ramsay Peale 
D)  George Catlin and James H. Simpson 
A)  Cyrus McCormick and John Deere 
B)  Michael D. Row and Daniel Boone 
C)  Samuel Seymour and Titan Ramsay Peale 
D)  George Catlin and James H. Simpson

Who was known as "The Pathfinder"?

Which enterprising merchant assisted in 1821 with charting the "Santa Fe Trail" running between Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico?

Even though the West was often depicted in popular literature of the early nineteenth century as a violent place, in the minds of many Americans it also symbolized the nation's core value of __________.

Appalachian West fur trappers _____________.

Wheat farming in California depended on

What was the "rendezvous"?

After 1852, anger toward the Mormons in the Utah territory increased throughout the United States for which of the following reasons?

Largely as a result of the Leatherstocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper, frontiersmen such as Daniel Boone became a symbol of which of the following?

Who were the first Anglo-American artists to travel West, hired by the federal government to accompany explorer Stephen H. Long?

Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492-1600

Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720

Becoming America, 1720-1760

The Ends of Empire, 1754-1774

American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1860-1865

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877

The Ecology of the West and South, 1865-1900

Building Factories, Building Cities, 1877-1900

Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900

The Progressive ERA, 1895-1920

The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914

Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

The New ERA, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

The Tumultuous Sixties, 1960-1968

A Pivotal ERA, 1969-1980

Conservatism Revived, 1980-1992

Into the Global Millennium: America Since 1992

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Exam 11: The Contested West, 1815-1860

Who was known as "The Pathfinder"?

Which enterprising merchant assisted in 1821 with charting the "Santa Fe Trail" running between Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico?

Even though the West was often depicted in popular literature of the early nineteenth century as a violent place, in the minds of many Americans it also symbolized the nation's core value of __________.

Appalachian West fur trappers _____________.

Wheat farming in California depended on

What was the "rendezvous"?

After 1852, anger toward the Mormons in the Utah territory increased throughout the United States for which of the following reasons?

Largely as a result of the Leatherstocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper, frontiersmen such as Daniel Boone became a symbol of which of the following?

Who were the first Anglo-American artists to travel West, hired by the federal government to accompany explorer Stephen H. Long?

Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492-1600

Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720

Becoming America, 1720-1760

The Ends of Empire, 1754-1774

American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1860-1865

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877

The Ecology of the West and South, 1865-1900

Building Factories, Building Cities, 1877-1900

Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900

The Progressive ERA, 1895-1920

The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914

Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

The New ERA, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

The Tumultuous Sixties, 1960-1968

A Pivotal ERA, 1969-1980

Conservatism Revived, 1980-1992

Into the Global Millennium: America Since 1992

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