Question 1

The root cause of the American farmers' problems after 1880 was

Accepted Answer

A)  urban growth. 
B)  foreign competition. 
C)  the declining number of farms and farmers. 
D)  the shortage of farm machinery. 
E)  low prices and a deflated currency. 
A)  urban growth. 
B)  foreign competition. 
C)  the declining number of farms and farmers. 
D)  the shortage of farm machinery. 
E)  low prices and a deflated currency.

Question 2

In post-Civil War America,Indians surrendered their lands only when they

Accepted Answer

A)  chose to migrate farther west. 
B)  received solemn promises from the government that they would be left alone and provided with supplies on the remaining land. 
C)  lost their mobility as the whites killed their horses. 
D)  were allowed to control the supply of food and other staples to the reservations. 
E)  traded land for rifles and blankets. 
A)  chose to migrate farther west. 
B)  received solemn promises from the government that they would be left alone and provided with supplies on the remaining land. 
C)  lost their mobility as the whites killed their horses. 
D)  were allowed to control the supply of food and other staples to the reservations. 
E)  traded land for rifles and blankets.

Question 3

In a bid to win labor's support,the Populist party

Accepted Answer

A)  supported restrictions on immigration. 
B)  nominated Samuel Gompers for president. 
C)  opposed injunctions against labor strikes. 
D)  endorsed workmen's compensation laws. 
E)  proposed a law guaranteeing the right to organize and strike. 
A)  supported restrictions on immigration. 
B)  nominated Samuel Gompers for president. 
C)  opposed injunctions against labor strikes. 
D)  endorsed workmen's compensation laws. 
E)  proposed a law guaranteeing the right to organize and strike.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sooner State

Accepted Answer

The term "Sooner State" is a nickname fo

Question 5

In the long run,the group that probably did the most to shape the modern West was the

Accepted Answer

A)  trappers. 
B)  miners. 
C)  railroad men. 
D)  cowboys. 
E)  hydraulic engineers. 
A)  trappers. 
B)  miners. 
C)  railroad men. 
D)  cowboys. 
E)  hydraulic engineers.

Question 6

In 1890,when the superintendent of the census announced that a stable frontier line was no longer discernible,Americans were disturbed because

Accepted Answer

A)  they knew that the Homestead Act would no longer do them much good. 
B)  they thought that there would be a renewal of Indian warfare. 
C)  the idea of an endlessly open West had been an element of America's history from the beginning. 
D)  many of them hoped eventually to migrate to the West. 
E)  they feared that an influx of new western states would strengthen the Populists and other radicals. 
A)  they knew that the Homestead Act would no longer do them much good. 
B)  they thought that there would be a renewal of Indian warfare. 
C)  the idea of an endlessly open West had been an element of America's history from the beginning. 
D)  many of them hoped eventually to migrate to the West. 
E)  they feared that an influx of new western states would strengthen the Populists and other radicals.

Question 7

Frontier towns where cattle were shipped east after being driven north on the "Long Drive" from Texas included

Accepted Answer

A)  Dodge City, Kansas. 
B)  Deadwood, South Dakota. 
C)  Abilene, Kansas. 
D)  Abilene, Texas. 
E)  Cheyenne, Wyoming. 
A)  Dodge City, Kansas. 
B)  Deadwood, South Dakota. 
C)  Abilene, Kansas. 
D)  Abilene, Texas. 
E)  Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Question 8

The consolidation of Republican power and eclipse of the Populists after the 1896 elections can be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  eastern labor's opposition to free silver. 
B)  the return of general economic prosperity. 
C)  the decline of middle-class values. 
D)  the relative decline of rural America in relation to the cities. 
E)  increasing levels of voter participation in national elections. 
A)  eastern labor's opposition to free silver. 
B)  the return of general economic prosperity. 
C)  the decline of middle-class values. 
D)  the relative decline of rural America in relation to the cities. 
E)  increasing levels of voter participation in national elections.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"fourth party system"

Accepted Answer

The "Fourth Party System" is a term used

Question 10

A Century of Dishonor (1881),which chronicled the dismal history of Indian-white relations,was authored by

Accepted Answer

A)  Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
B)  Helen Hunt Jackson. 
C)  Chief Joseph. 
D)  Joseph F. Glidden. 
E)  William F. Cody. 
A)  Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
B)  Helen Hunt Jackson. 
C)  Chief Joseph. 
D)  Joseph F. Glidden. 
E)  William F. Cody.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sitting Bull

Accepted Answer

Sitting Bull (c. 1831 – December 15, 189

Question 12

With agricultural production rising dramatically in the post-Civil War years

Accepted Answer

A)  more farmers could purchase land. 
B)  tenant farming spread rapidly throughout the Midwest and South. 
C)  bankruptcies declined. 
D)  western farmers prospered, while southern farmers had grave troubles selling their cotton. 
E)  the government began encouraging the development of soil banks. 
A)  more farmers could purchase land. 
B)  tenant farming spread rapidly throughout the Midwest and South. 
C)  bankruptcies declined. 
D)  western farmers prospered, while southern farmers had grave troubles selling their cotton. 
E)  the government began encouraging the development of soil banks.

Question 13

Why were the conflicts between federal and state military forces and western Indian tribes exceptionally bitter and cruel?

Accepted Answer

The conflicts between federal and state

Question 14

Write your definition of radical.Then use this definition to argue that the farmers' response to their problems in the 1880s and 1890s was or was not radical.

Accepted Answer

Radical can be defined as advocating or

Question 15

What makes the Turner Thesis so provocative? Why do most modern historians not accept it,or accept it only with reservations? What are the most valid parts of Turner's argument that still hold up?

Accepted Answer

The Turner Thesis, proposed by historian

Question 16

Which one of the following was least sympathetic to workers and farmers hard-pressed by the Depression of 1893?

Accepted Answer

A)  John P. Altgeld 
B)  Richard Olney 
C)  Eugene V. Debs 
D)  Jacob Coxey 
E)  William Jennings Bryan 
A)  John P. Altgeld 
B)  Richard Olney 
C)  Eugene V. Debs 
D)  Jacob Coxey 
E)  William Jennings Bryan

Question 17

The Farmers' Alliance was originally formed to

Accepted Answer

A)  drive up farm prices by reducing crop production. 
B)  advance agriculturally useful education in state land-grant colleges. 
C)  end the rise of tenant farming. 
D)  undermine eastern bankers by providing low-cost loans to farmers. 
E)  break the economic grip of the railroads through farmers' cooperatives. 
A)  drive up farm prices by reducing crop production. 
B)  advance agriculturally useful education in state land-grant colleges. 
C)  end the rise of tenant farming. 
D)  undermine eastern bankers by providing low-cost loans to farmers. 
E)  break the economic grip of the railroads through farmers' cooperatives.

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a true statement about women on the frontier?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women worked as prostitutes on the frontier. 
B)  Some women made money running boarding houses. 
C)  Women earned a kind of equality on the frontier. 
D)  Frontier women got the right to vote much later than women in the East. 
E)  Women found a variety of opportunities in the West. 
A)  Women worked as prostitutes on the frontier. 
B)  Some women made money running boarding houses. 
C)  Women earned a kind of equality on the frontier. 
D)  Frontier women got the right to vote much later than women in the East. 
E)  Women found a variety of opportunities in the West.

Question 19

The severe economic depression of the 1890s strengthened the Populists' argument that

Accepted Answer

A)  the abolition of all metallic money in favor of paper was essential. 
B)  white and black farmers had common economic interests 
C)  they should form a progressive coalition with pro-silver Democrats. 
D)  farmers had nothing in common with the residents of industrial cities. 
E)  wage earners and farmers alike were victims of an oppressive economic system. 
A)  the abolition of all metallic money in favor of paper was essential. 
B)  white and black farmers had common economic interests 
C)  they should form a progressive coalition with pro-silver Democrats. 
D)  farmers had nothing in common with the residents of industrial cities. 
E)  wage earners and farmers alike were victims of an oppressive economic system.

Question 20

Mark Hanna,the Ohio Republican president-maker,believed that the prime function of the federal government was to

Accepted Answer

A)  defend against foreign enemies. 
B)  maintain a laissez-faire policy. 
C)  not "rock the boat" of prosperity. 
D)  overturn the trickle down theory of economics. 
E)  provide aid to big business. 
A)  defend against foreign enemies. 
B)  maintain a laissez-faire policy. 
C)  not "rock the boat" of prosperity. 
D)  overturn the trickle down theory of economics. 
E)  provide aid to big business.

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

The root cause of the American farmers' problems after 1880 was

In post-Civil War America,Indians surrendered their lands only when they

In a bid to win labor's support,the Populist party

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sooner State

In the long run,the group that probably did the most to shape the modern West was the

In 1890,when the superintendent of the census announced that a stable frontier line was no longer discernible,Americans were disturbed because

Frontier towns where cattle were shipped east after being driven north on the "Long Drive" from Texas included

The consolidation of Republican power and eclipse of the Populists after the 1896 elections can be attributed to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"fourth party system"

A Century of Dishonor (1881),which chronicled the dismal history of Indian-white relations,was authored by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sitting Bull

With agricultural production rising dramatically in the post-Civil War years

Why were the conflicts between federal and state military forces and western Indian tribes exceptionally bitter and cruel?

Write your definition of radical.Then use this definition to argue that the farmers' response to their problems in the 1880s and 1890s was or was not radical.

What makes the Turner Thesis so provocative? Why do most modern historians not accept it,or accept it only with reservations? What are the most valid parts of Turner's argument that still hold up?

Which one of the following was least sympathetic to workers and farmers hard-pressed by the Depression of 1893?

The Farmers' Alliance was originally formed to

Which of these is NOT a true statement about women on the frontier?

The severe economic depression of the 1890s strengthened the Populists' argument that

Mark Hanna,the Ohio Republican president-maker,believed that the prime function of the federal government was to

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The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

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