Question 1

Match each Indian chief below with his tribe.

Accepted Answer

A)  A-1, B-2, C-3 
B)  A-3, B-4, C-1 
C)  A-2, B-4, C-3 
D)  A-4, B-3, C-2 
E)  A-1, B-3, C-4 
A)  A-1, B-2, C-3 
B)  A-3, B-4, C-1 
C)  A-2, B-4, C-3 
D)  A-4, B-3, C-2 
E)  A-1, B-3, C-4

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James B.Hickok

Accepted Answer

James Butler Hickok, better known as "Wi

Question 3

Explain why the Populist party became the most successful third party in American history up to that time.Explain why it failed to survive the decade of the 1890s.

Accepted Answer

The Populist party, also known as the Pe

Question 4

Trace the history of the currency question in American politics from the aftermath of the Civil War to the passage of the Gold Standard Act.

Accepted Answer

After the Civil War, the United States f

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battle of Little Bighorn

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Little Bighorn, also known

Question 6

In the decades after the Civil War,most American farmers

Accepted Answer

A)  became attached to their family farms. 
B)  diversified their crops. 
C)  became increasingly self-sufficient. 
D)  saw their numbers grow as more people moved west. 
E)  grew a single cash crop. 
A)  became attached to their family farms. 
B)  diversified their crops. 
C)  became increasingly self-sufficient. 
D)  saw their numbers grow as more people moved west. 
E)  grew a single cash crop.

Question 7

Why did free silver become the key issue of the farmers' revolt? What other issues were important to them? Explain why Populism came down to a single-issue movement by 1896 and how this fixation may have harmed their cause.

Accepted Answer

Free silver became the key issue of the

Question 8

The authors contend that "American history cannot be properly understood unless it is viewed in light of the westward-moving experience." Do you agree? Why or why not? What unique contributions did the frontier make to American life?

Accepted Answer

I agree with the authors' contention tha

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James B.Weaver

Accepted Answer

James Baird Weaver (1833–1912) was an Am

Question 10

The decline of the long drive and the cattle boom resulted from

Accepted Answer

A)  the settlement of homesteading farmers on range land. 
B)  a series of extraordinarily severe winters. 
C)  overgrazing and overproduction. 
D)  the inability to recruit enough veteran cowboys. 
E)  barbed-wire fencing. 
A)  the settlement of homesteading farmers on range land. 
B)  a series of extraordinarily severe winters. 
C)  overgrazing and overproduction. 
D)  the inability to recruit enough veteran cowboys. 
E)  barbed-wire fencing.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Indian Reorganization Act ("Indian New Deal")

Accepted Answer

The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), als

Question 12

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A)Dawes Severalty Act is passed; (B)Oklahoma land rush takes place; (C)Indians are granted full citizenship; and (D)Congress restores the tribal basis of Indian life.

Accepted Answer

A)  A, B, C, D 
B)  B, A, C, D 
C)  A, D, B, C 
D)  D, C, A, B 
E)  C, B, D, A 
A)  A, B, C, D 
B)  B, A, C, D 
C)  A, D, B, C 
D)  D, C, A, B 
E)  C, B, D, A

Question 13

What do you think was the major technological innovation that influenced life on the Great Plains frontier? Why?

Accepted Answer

The major technological innovation that

Question 14

The Populist party's presidential candidate in 1892 was

Accepted Answer

A)  James B. Weaver. 
B)  William Jennings Bryan. 
C)  Mary Elizabeth Lease. 
D)  Adlai Stevenson. 
E)  William "Coin" Harvey. 
A)  James B. Weaver. 
B)  William Jennings Bryan. 
C)  Mary Elizabeth Lease. 
D)  Adlai Stevenson. 
E)  William "Coin" Harvey.

Question 15

For Native Americans in the West,tribes were

Accepted Answer

A)  the way they perceived their differences with other Indian groups. 
B)  a system of socially organizing themselves. 
C)  a fiction of the white imagination. 
D)  a better alternative to the scattered bands that they had had in the past. 
E)  None of these 
A)  the way they perceived their differences with other Indian groups. 
B)  a system of socially organizing themselves. 
C)  a fiction of the white imagination. 
D)  a better alternative to the scattered bands that they had had in the past. 
E)  None of these

Question 16

After exploring much of the West,geologist John Wesley Powell warned in 1874 that

Accepted Answer

A)  the rush of settlers was devastating the western environment. 
B)  land west of the 100th meridian could not be farmed without extensive irrigation. 
C)  damming western rivers for irrigation purposes would damage mountains and forests. 
D)  mining was the only industry that could sustain the western economy. 
E)  the cattle industry would eventually falter because of severe western winters. 
A)  the rush of settlers was devastating the western environment. 
B)  land west of the 100th meridian could not be farmed without extensive irrigation. 
C)  damming western rivers for irrigation purposes would damage mountains and forests. 
D)  mining was the only industry that could sustain the western economy. 
E)  the cattle industry would eventually falter because of severe western winters.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Hope Harvey

Accepted Answer

William Hope "Coin" Harvey was an Americ

Question 18

The safety valve theory that the West dampened class conflict,while exaggerated,did have some validity because

Accepted Answer

A)  free western land did attract many immigrants to the West who might have crowded urban job markets. 
B)  western farmers tended to be politically more conservative than those in the East. 
C)  wealthy western farmers hired many unemployed laborers from eastern cities. 
D)  eastern city dwellers headed west to get free homesteads during depressions. 
E)  western cities had less class conflict than those in the East. 
A)  free western land did attract many immigrants to the West who might have crowded urban job markets. 
B)  western farmers tended to be politically more conservative than those in the East. 
C)  wealthy western farmers hired many unemployed laborers from eastern cities. 
D)  eastern city dwellers headed west to get free homesteads during depressions. 
E)  western cities had less class conflict than those in the East.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Arapahoes

Accepted Answer

The Arapahoes, also known as the Arapaho

Question 20

The buffalo were nearly exterminated

Accepted Answer

A)  as a result of being overhunted by the Indians. 
B)  when their grasslands were turned into wheat and corn fields. 
C)  when their meat became valued in eastern markets. 
D)  by disease. 
E)  through wholesale butchery by whites. 
A)  as a result of being overhunted by the Indians. 
B)  when their grasslands were turned into wheat and corn fields. 
C)  when their meat became valued in eastern markets. 
D)  by disease. 
E)  through wholesale butchery by whites.

Exam 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Match each Indian chief below with his tribe.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James B.Hickok

Explain why the Populist party became the most successful third party in American history up to that time.Explain why it failed to survive the decade of the 1890s.

Trace the history of the currency question in American politics from the aftermath of the Civil War to the passage of the Gold Standard Act.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Little Bighorn

In the decades after the Civil War,most American farmers

Why did free silver become the key issue of the farmers' revolt? What other issues were important to them? Explain why Populism came down to a single-issue movement by 1896 and how this fixation may have harmed their cause.

The authors contend that "American history cannot be properly understood unless it is viewed in light of the westward-moving experience." Do you agree? Why or why not? What unique contributions did the frontier make to American life?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James B.Weaver

The decline of the long drive and the cattle boom resulted from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Indian Reorganization Act ("Indian New Deal")

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A)Dawes Severalty Act is passed; (B)Oklahoma land rush takes place; (C)Indians are granted full citizenship; and (D)Congress restores the tribal basis of Indian life.

What do you think was the major technological innovation that influenced life on the Great Plains frontier? Why?

The Populist party's presidential candidate in 1892 was

For Native Americans in the West,tribes were

After exploring much of the West,geologist John Wesley Powell warned in 1874 that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Hope Harvey

The safety valve theory that the West dampened class conflict,while exaggerated,did have some validity because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Arapahoes

The buffalo were nearly exterminated

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America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

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