Question 1

Which of the following is a correct statement about the ecologies among native tribes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deer were their livestock. 
B)  Swordfish were the primary prey of hunting and fishing parties. 
C)  Wheat was the most common crop. 
D)  Some of the tribes inhabited permanent settlements. 
A)  Deer were their livestock. 
B)  Swordfish were the primary prey of hunting and fishing parties. 
C)  Wheat was the most common crop. 
D)  Some of the tribes inhabited permanent settlements. D

Question 2

Compare and contrast the social positions of each of the following groups in relationship to white men: women, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

When comparing and contrasting the social positions of women, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Native Americans in relationship to white men, it is important to consider historical and contemporary factors that have shaped their experiences.

Women have historically been marginalized and oppressed in comparison to white men. They have faced barriers in accessing education, employment, and political power. While progress has been made in terms of gender equality, women still face wage gaps, underrepresentation in leadership positions, and societal expectations that limit their autonomy.

African-Americans have also faced systemic racism and discrimination in comparison to white men. From slavery to Jim Crow laws to ongoing police brutality and mass incarceration, African-Americans have been denied equal opportunities and faced violence and oppression. They continue to experience disparities in education, healthcare, and economic opportunities.

Asian-Americans have faced a complex history of discrimination and exclusion, including the Chinese Exclusion Act and Japanese internment during World War II. While Asian-Americans are often perceived as a model minority, they still face stereotypes, discrimination, and barriers to advancement in various sectors. They also experience the "bamboo ceiling" in corporate America, limiting their access to leadership positions.

Native Americans have experienced colonization, forced assimilation, and ongoing marginalization in comparison to white men. They have faced displacement from their lands, broken treaties, and high rates of poverty and violence. Native Americans also experience disparities in healthcare, education, and representation in government.

In summary, women, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Native Americans have all faced social positions of marginalization and oppression in comparison to white men. While progress has been made in addressing these inequalities, there is still much work to be done to achieve true equity and justice for all groups.

Question 3

As a result of changes in the Southern backcountry in the late nineteenth century, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  farmers in that area became more dependent on merchants. 
B)  yeomen farmers and African Americans began to ally against large landowners. 
C)  poor farmers were allowed to let their animals feed on the open range. 
D)  yeomen forged a political alliance with large landowners. 
A)  farmers in that area became more dependent on merchants. 
B)  yeomen farmers and African Americans began to ally against large landowners. 
C)  poor farmers were allowed to let their animals feed on the open range. 
D)  yeomen forged a political alliance with large landowners. A

Question 4

Which of the following was true of life in the Great Plains region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Railroad expansion crippled farming in the region by using up all of the best and most fertile land. 
B)  Settlers in the Plains found that wells were cheap to dig once machinery was introduced into the region. 
C)  The pattern of settlement meant that settlers often suffered social isolation. 
D)  Pioneer farm families had little water but an abundance of timber. 
A)  Railroad expansion crippled farming in the region by using up all of the best and most fertile land. 
B)  Settlers in the Plains found that wells were cheap to dig once machinery was introduced into the region. 
C)  The pattern of settlement meant that settlers often suffered social isolation. 
D)  Pioneer farm families had little water but an abundance of timber.

Question 5

A farmer operating under the crop-lien system usually ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced soil erosion 
B)  increased his production 
C)  sank ever deeper into debt 
D)  added land to his holdings 
A)  reduced soil erosion 
B)  increased his production 
C)  sank ever deeper into debt 
D)  added land to his holdings

Question 6

Discuss the expansion of America's railroad system in the late nineteenth century, and examine the impact of this expansion on the American economy and on American concepts of time and space.

Accepted Answer

The expansion of America's railroad syst

Question 7

The nationwide standardization of time-keeping became a necessity for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the event of a national emergency, the military needed to be assured of a regularity of time from place to place. 
B)  Railroad scheduling required that there be a regularity of time from place to place. 
C)  Monetary transactions undertaken by the nation's leading financial institutions required a regularity of time from place to place. 
D)  The transfer of raw materials to factories and finished products to consumers required a regularity of time from place to place. 
A)  In the event of a national emergency, the military needed to be assured of a regularity of time from place to place. 
B)  Railroad scheduling required that there be a regularity of time from place to place. 
C)  Monetary transactions undertaken by the nation's leading financial institutions required a regularity of time from place to place. 
D)  The transfer of raw materials to factories and finished products to consumers required a regularity of time from place to place.

Question 8

Most whites who migrated to the West and the Great Plains did so for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to Christianize the native peoples. 
B)  They were lured there by mining syndicates and lumber companies that promised high-paying jobs. 
C)  They were desirous of material success. 
D)  They were supposed to conduct government-financed agricultural research. 
A)  They wanted to Christianize the native peoples. 
B)  They were lured there by mining syndicates and lumber companies that promised high-paying jobs. 
C)  They were desirous of material success. 
D)  They were supposed to conduct government-financed agricultural research.

Question 9

Who was a leading figure in the early conservation movement and called for Congress to give President Harrison the authority to create forest reserves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moses E. Clapp 
B)  Helen Hunt Jackson 
C)  Johnny Ringo 
D)  John Muir 
A)  Moses E. Clapp 
B)  Helen Hunt Jackson 
C)  Johnny Ringo 
D)  John Muir

Question 10

Which of the following had an impact on American awareness of Native American life in the 1880s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Looking Backward 
B)  A Century of Dishonor 
C)  Wings of the Dove 
D)  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 
A)  Looking Backward 
B)  A Century of Dishonor 
C)  Wings of the Dove 
D)  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Question 11

Cattle ranching became increasingly profitable in the 1860s and gave rise to the lucrative cattle industry due to__________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a decline in beef imported from Europe 
B)  court decisions that allowed livestock to be moved freely across state lines 
C)  railroad expansion and population growth 
D)  investment funds made available by the discovery of mineral deposits in the West 
A)  a decline in beef imported from Europe 
B)  court decisions that allowed livestock to be moved freely across state lines 
C)  railroad expansion and population growth 
D)  investment funds made available by the discovery of mineral deposits in the West

Question 12

For which of the following reasons did the federal government refuse to transfer public domain lands to the states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Such transfers were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
B)  Such transfers would raise the question of who would regulate waterways that ran through more than one state. 
C)  Such transfers would deny the federal government the power to control water and land conservation. 
D)  The federal government feared that such transfers would lead to ecological problems associated with practices such as strip mining. 
A)  Such transfers were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
B)  Such transfers would raise the question of who would regulate waterways that ran through more than one state. 
C)  Such transfers would deny the federal government the power to control water and land conservation. 
D)  The federal government feared that such transfers would lead to ecological problems associated with practices such as strip mining.

Question 13

In attempting to change the sexual division of labor within western Indian tribes, reformers sometimes caused ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a decline in the economic independence of Indian women 
B)  a feeling of emasculation among Indian males 
C)  warfare between tribal factions 
D)  a breakdown of the political systems of western tribes 
A)  a decline in the economic independence of Indian women 
B)  a feeling of emasculation among Indian males 
C)  warfare between tribal factions 
D)  a breakdown of the political systems of western tribes

Question 14

Which of the following groups was the primary beneficiary of the Timber and Stone Act of 1878?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lumber companies 
B)  Southern freedmen 
C)  Unemployed miners 
D)  Recent immigrants 
A)  Lumber companies 
B)  Southern freedmen 
C)  Unemployed miners 
D)  Recent immigrants

Question 15

What was the primary purpose of laws against miscegenation passed by state legislatures in the American West?

Accepted Answer

A)  To prevent white males from marrying Indian women 
B)  To prevent intermarriage between white women and Indian men 
C)  To prevent intermarriage between white women and men of Asian descent 
D)  To prevent white males from marrying Hispanic women 
A)  To prevent white males from marrying Indian women 
B)  To prevent intermarriage between white women and Indian men 
C)  To prevent intermarriage between white women and men of Asian descent 
D)  To prevent white males from marrying Hispanic women

Question 16

Most Whites associated with Indian reform groups of the 1880s believed that__________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians could never be successfully assimilated into American society 
B)  Indian cultures should be protected and preserved 
C)  Indians could succeed in American society only if they adopted middle-class values 
D)  Indians should be protected from white encroachment by the United States Army 
A)  Indians could never be successfully assimilated into American society 
B)  Indian cultures should be protected and preserved 
C)  Indians could succeed in American society only if they adopted middle-class values 
D)  Indians should be protected from white encroachment by the United States Army

Question 17

The isolation of Western farmers was lessened by _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  long drives and declining prices for beef 
B)  the use of barbed wire and the expansion of the railroads 
C)  a high ratio of women to men and the wide use of machinery 
D)  the expansion of mail-order companies and the availability of Rural Free Delivery 
A)  long drives and declining prices for beef 
B)  the use of barbed wire and the expansion of the railroads 
C)  a high ratio of women to men and the wide use of machinery 
D)  the expansion of mail-order companies and the availability of Rural Free Delivery

Question 18

In the Southwest, the Navajo tribe placed great value on ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  deer 
B)  buffalo 
C)  sheep 
D)  elk 
A)  deer 
B)  buffalo 
C)  sheep 
D)  elk

Question 19

What was the first national park in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yosemite National Park 
B)  Yellowstone National Park 
C)  Crater Lake National Park 
D)  Glacier National Park 
A)  Yosemite National Park 
B)  Yellowstone National Park 
C)  Crater Lake National Park 
D)  Glacier National Park

Question 20

The reservation policy of the U.S. government__________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  led to the successful assimilation of most western Indians into mainstream American culture 
B)  weakened every aspect of traditional Native American life 
C)  allowed native tribes the independence they needed to protect and preserve their way of life 
D)  increased the possibility of unity among the disparate tribes and thus the increased possibility of violence against whites 
A)  led to the successful assimilation of most western Indians into mainstream American culture 
B)  weakened every aspect of traditional Native American life 
C)  allowed native tribes the independence they needed to protect and preserve their way of life 
D)  increased the possibility of unity among the disparate tribes and thus the increased possibility of violence against whites

Exam 15: The Ecology of the West and South, 1865-1900

Which of the following is a correct statement about the ecologies among native tribes?

Compare and contrast the social positions of each of the following groups in relationship to white men: women, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Native Americans.

As a result of changes in the Southern backcountry in the late nineteenth century, __________.

Which of the following was true of life in the Great Plains region?

A farmer operating under the crop-lien system usually ________________.

Discuss the expansion of America's railroad system in the late nineteenth century, and examine the impact of this expansion on the American economy and on American concepts of time and space.

The nationwide standardization of time-keeping became a necessity for which of the following reasons?

Most whites who migrated to the West and the Great Plains did so for which of the following reasons?

Who was a leading figure in the early conservation movement and called for Congress to give President Harrison the authority to create forest reserves?

Which of the following had an impact on American awareness of Native American life in the 1880s?

Cattle ranching became increasingly profitable in the 1860s and gave rise to the lucrative cattle industry due to__________________.

For which of the following reasons did the federal government refuse to transfer public domain lands to the states?

In attempting to change the sexual division of labor within western Indian tribes, reformers sometimes caused ______________.

Which of the following groups was the primary beneficiary of the Timber and Stone Act of 1878?

What was the primary purpose of laws against miscegenation passed by state legislatures in the American West?

Most Whites associated with Indian reform groups of the 1880s believed that__________________.

The isolation of Western farmers was lessened by _____________.

In the Southwest, the Navajo tribe placed great value on ______________________.

What was the first national park in the United States?

The reservation policy of the U.S. government__________________.

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