Question 1

Who established the first time zones in the United States in 1883?

Accepted Answer

A)  President Benjamin Harrison 
B)  The railroads 
C)  The army 
D)  Congress 
A)  President Benjamin Harrison 
B)  The railroads 
C)  The army 
D)  Congress

Question 2

Which of the following was instrumental in ending armed Indian resistance against whites?

Accepted Answer

A)  The weakening tribal power due to assimilation into White society 
B)  The relentless pursuit of Native American tribes people by U.S. soldiers 
C)  Large military engagements that decimated the Native male population 
D)  The tireless work of White missionaries and teachers 
A)  The weakening tribal power due to assimilation into White society 
B)  The relentless pursuit of Native American tribes people by U.S. soldiers 
C)  Large military engagements that decimated the Native male population 
D)  The tireless work of White missionaries and teachers

Question 3

Discuss the similarities and differences between the reservation policy and the Dawes Severalty Act, and explain the consequences of both.

Accepted Answer

The reservation policy and the Dawes Sev

Question 4

Which of the following was a feature of open-range ranching?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rounding up of wild cattle roaming free on the range 
B)  The slaughtering and butchering of cattle on the range 
C)  The purchase of thousands of acres of land for grazing 
D)  The grazing of cattle on public land 
A)  The rounding up of wild cattle roaming free on the range 
B)  The slaughtering and butchering of cattle on the range 
C)  The purchase of thousands of acres of land for grazing 
D)  The grazing of cattle on public land

Question 5

Discuss the economic systems of the Native Americans in the Plains, the Southwest, and the Northwest, and explain the role of white settlement and United States government policy in the decline of these systems in the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The economic systems of the Native Ameri

Question 6

The rapid development of railroads in the United States was accomplished _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in large measure through the investment of European banking firms 
B)  exclusively through the support of a large number of small investors 
C)  with the assistance of some of the largest government subsidies ever granted 
D)  almost entirely through the investment of a handful of shrewd millionaires 
A)  in large measure through the investment of European banking firms 
B)  exclusively through the support of a large number of small investors 
C)  with the assistance of some of the largest government subsidies ever granted 
D)  almost entirely through the investment of a handful of shrewd millionaires

Question 7

Discuss the characteristics of the crop-lien system, and explain the system's impact on poor southern farmers.

Accepted Answer

The crop-lien system was a credit system

Question 8

California became the nation's leader in irrigated agricultural acreage largely as a result of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  farming skills learned by white settlers from Native Americans 
B)  the creation of water divisions that regulated water rights 
C)  a state law that allowed farmers to organize irrigation districts 
D)  a law declaring the rivers of the state to be public property subject to state supervision 
A)  farming skills learned by white settlers from Native Americans 
B)  the creation of water divisions that regulated water rights 
C)  a state law that allowed farmers to organize irrigation districts 
D)  a law declaring the rivers of the state to be public property subject to state supervision

Question 9

Discuss the economic transformation of the South after Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

After Reconstruction, the South underwen

Question 10

Which group were the first Americans of northern European ancestry to practice extensive agricultural irrigation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Vikings 
B)  The Mormons 
C)  The Puritans 
D)  The Quakers 
A)  The Vikings 
B)  The Mormons 
C)  The Puritans 
D)  The Quakers

Question 11

Which of the following was a result of the Clapp rider to the Indian appropriations bill of 1906?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many Indians who were declared to be of mixed blood were duped into signing away their land to white speculators. 
B)  Indian reservations began to establish their own military forces. 
C)  After receiving training in scientific farming, many Indians gained economic independence. 
D)  The United States Army began to safeguard Indian reservations and Indian treaty rights. 
A)  Many Indians who were declared to be of mixed blood were duped into signing away their land to white speculators. 
B)  Indian reservations began to establish their own military forces. 
C)  After receiving training in scientific farming, many Indians gained economic independence. 
D)  The United States Army began to safeguard Indian reservations and Indian treaty rights.

Question 12

As a result of the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902, ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  farmers in the West were allowed to organize into irrigation districts and operate irrigation projects 
B)  proceeds from the sale of public lands in the West would be used to finance irrigation projects 
C)  the federal government transferred all of its public-domain lands in California to the state 
D)  Western farmers intending an economically productive use of river water were given the right to appropriation 
A)  farmers in the West were allowed to organize into irrigation districts and operate irrigation projects 
B)  proceeds from the sale of public lands in the West would be used to finance irrigation projects 
C)  the federal government transferred all of its public-domain lands in California to the state 
D)  Western farmers intending an economically productive use of river water were given the right to appropriation

Question 13

Discuss the features of the United States government's reservation policy and explain the consequences of this policy.

Accepted Answer

The United States government's reservati

Question 14

White settlers in the frontier communities of the American West made which of the following a distinguishing social characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Race 
B)  Level of education 
C)  Marital status 
D)  Religion 
A)  Race 
B)  Level of education 
C)  Marital status 
D)  Religion

Question 15

Examine the characteristics of life on the Great Plains in the late 1800s. What developments ultimately helped to alleviate the hardships of Plains settlers?

Accepted Answer

Life on the Great Plains in the late 180

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the early conservation movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The early conservation movement met little opposition in the West because the people there felt close to nature. 
B)  Because the need for conservation was so clear, the movement met little opposition in any part of the nation. 
C)  The movement and its leaders were subjected to nationwide ridicule. 
D)  Opposition to the movement was strongest in the West. 
A)  The early conservation movement met little opposition in the West because the people there felt close to nature. 
B)  Because the need for conservation was so clear, the movement met little opposition in any part of the nation. 
C)  The movement and its leaders were subjected to nationwide ridicule. 
D)  Opposition to the movement was strongest in the West.

Question 17

Discuss the characteristics of the natural-resource frontier and the methods used by developers to gain land and extraction rights. What role did the federal government play in the development of this frontier?

Accepted Answer

The natural-resource frontier refers to

Question 18

Canada's management of Indian affairs differed from that of the United States in that __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Royal Mounted Police adopted a more aggressive stance against Indian resistance to acculturation 
B)  Canada granted Indians the rights of British subjects and proceeded more slowly in attempting to acculturate them 
C)  the Canadian government treated Indian tribes as foreign nations 
D)  Canada outlawed intermarriage between whites and Indians 
A)  the Royal Mounted Police adopted a more aggressive stance against Indian resistance to acculturation 
B)  Canada granted Indians the rights of British subjects and proceeded more slowly in attempting to acculturate them 
C)  the Canadian government treated Indian tribes as foreign nations 
D)  Canada outlawed intermarriage between whites and Indians

Question 19

After the Civil War, small backcountry farmers in the South shifted toward __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  subsistence agriculture 
B)  crops other than cotton 
C)  commercial farming 
D)  agricultural diversification 
A)  subsistence agriculture 
B)  crops other than cotton 
C)  commercial farming 
D)  agricultural diversification

Question 20

Examine the debate concerning water rights in the Western states, the various ways those states regulated water usage, and the importance of the Newlands Reclamation Act to the agricultural and general economic development of the West.

Accepted Answer

The debate concerning water rights in th

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

Who established the first time zones in the United States in 1883?

Which of the following was instrumental in ending armed Indian resistance against whites?

Discuss the similarities and differences between the reservation policy and the Dawes Severalty Act, and explain the consequences of both.

Which of the following was a feature of open-range ranching?

Discuss the economic systems of the Native Americans in the Plains, the Southwest, and the Northwest, and explain the role of white settlement and United States government policy in the decline of these systems in the late nineteenth century.

The rapid development of railroads in the United States was accomplished _____________________.

Discuss the characteristics of the crop-lien system, and explain the system's impact on poor southern farmers.

California became the nation's leader in irrigated agricultural acreage largely as a result of ____________.

Discuss the economic transformation of the South after Reconstruction.

Which group were the first Americans of northern European ancestry to practice extensive agricultural irrigation?

Which of the following was a result of the Clapp rider to the Indian appropriations bill of 1906?

As a result of the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902, ___________________.

Discuss the features of the United States government's reservation policy and explain the consequences of this policy.

White settlers in the frontier communities of the American West made which of the following a distinguishing social characteristic?

Examine the characteristics of life on the Great Plains in the late 1800s. What developments ultimately helped to alleviate the hardships of Plains settlers?

Which of the following is true of the early conservation movement?

Discuss the characteristics of the natural-resource frontier and the methods used by developers to gain land and extraction rights. What role did the federal government play in the development of this frontier?

Canada's management of Indian affairs differed from that of the United States in that __________________.

After the Civil War, small backcountry farmers in the South shifted toward __________________.

Examine the debate concerning water rights in the Western states, the various ways those states regulated water usage, and the importance of the Newlands Reclamation Act to the agricultural and general economic development of the West.

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Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

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American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

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The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

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Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

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