Question 1

In the warfare that raged between the Indians and the American military after the Civil War,

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A)  the Indians were never as well armed as the soldiers. 
B)  the U.S. army was able to dominate with its superior technology. 
C)  there was often great cruelty and massacres on both sides. 
D)  Indians proved to be no match for the soldiers. 
E)  Indians and soldiers seldom came into face-to-face combat. 
A)  the Indians were never as well armed as the soldiers. 
B)  the U.S. army was able to dominate with its superior technology. 
C)  there was often great cruelty and massacres on both sides. 
D)  Indians proved to be no match for the soldiers. 
E)  Indians and soldiers seldom came into face-to-face combat. C

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battle of Wounded Knee

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The Battle of Wounded Knee, also known as the Wounded Knee Massacre, occurred on December 29, 1890, near Wounded Knee Creek on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the U.S. state of South Dakota. This tragic event is considered one of the final clashes between federal troops and Native Americans in the United States, and it marked the end of the Indian Wars.

The historical significance of the Battle of Wounded Knee lies in several key aspects:

1. End of Armed Native Resistance: The massacre at Wounded Knee is often cited as the last significant engagement between Native American warriors and U.S. military forces. It symbolized the ultimate defeat of Native American resistance against U.S. expansion and the imposition of federal control over Native lands and life.

2. Ghost Dance Movement: The event was closely tied to the Ghost Dance movement, a spiritual and cultural revival among Native Americans that aimed to restore their traditional way of life and to bring about the return of the buffalo and the disappearance of white settlers. The U.S. government viewed the movement as a threat and sought to suppress it, leading to heightened tensions.

3. Massacre: The incident began as an attempt to disarm the Miniconjou Lakota Sioux, but it quickly escalated into a massacre. The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment opened fire on the encamped Native Americans, killing as many as 300 men, women, and children. The disproportionate use of force and the high number of civilian casualties led many to label the event a massacre rather than a battle.

4. Medals of Honor Controversy: In the aftermath of the massacre, twenty U.S. soldiers were awarded Medals of Honor, the nation's highest military commendation. This has been a point of contention and controversy, as many view the actions of the soldiers as unwarranted and the awards as inappropriate given the nature of the event.

5. Symbol of Injustice: Wounded Knee has become a powerful symbol of the injustices perpetrated against Native Americans by the U.S. government. It is remembered as a somber example of the violence and oppression faced by indigenous peoples during the westward expansion of the United States.

6. Activism and Remembrance: In 1973, Wounded Knee was the site of a 71-day standoff between the American Indian Movement (AIM) and federal law enforcement, which brought renewed attention to the historical event and the ongoing struggles of Native Americans. It remains a place of remembrance and has been a catalyst for activism and advocacy for Native American rights.

The Battle of Wounded Knee is a significant historical event that encapsulates the tragic consequences of U.S. policy towards Native Americans and serves as a reminder of the need for reconciliation and recognition of past wrongs.

Question 3

Do you agree that the frontier was for Americans as much a symbol and a state of mind as it was an actual place?
Did that symbol weaken with the closing of the frontier in 1890, or did it actually gain strength once the actual frontier was gone?

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Yes, I agree that the frontier was for Americans as much a symbol and a state of mind as it was an actual place. The idea of the frontier represented opportunity, freedom, and the potential for a fresh start. It was a symbol of the American spirit of exploration, expansion, and rugged individualism.

With the closing of the frontier in 1890, the physical space for westward expansion and the pioneering spirit seemed to come to an end. However, the symbol of the frontier did not weaken; in fact, it gained strength once the actual frontier was gone. The idea of the frontier continued to shape American identity and culture, influencing literature, art, and popular imagination. The frontier myth persisted and became a powerful symbol of American exceptionalism and the belief in endless possibilities.

Even though the physical frontier had closed, the idea of the frontier as a state of mind continued to inspire Americans to push boundaries, explore new frontiers, and seek out new opportunities. The frontier may have ended as a physical place, but its legacy lived on in the American psyche, continuing to shape the nation's identity and aspirations.

Question 4

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.

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Radical can be defined as advocating or

Question 5

For farm men and women, Grangers were a godsend because

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A)  they required members to pitch in and help each other during harvest season. 
B)  the picnics, concerts and lectures they offered helped ease their isolation. 
C)  their secret rituals kept out people they didn't like. 
D)  they sold farming supplies at a deep discount. 
E)  they formed their own banks and credit unions that farmers could utilize to finance their operations. 
A)  they required members to pitch in and help each other during harvest season. 
B)  the picnics, concerts and lectures they offered helped ease their isolation. 
C)  their secret rituals kept out people they didn't like. 
D)  they sold farming supplies at a deep discount. 
E)  they formed their own banks and credit unions that farmers could utilize to finance their operations.

Question 6

One major problem with the Homestead Act was that

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A)  the government continued to try to maximize its revenue from public lands. 
B)  160 acres were inadequate for productive farming on the rain-scarce Great Plains. 
C)  midwestern farmers had to give up raising livestock because of stiff competition with the West. 
D)  most homesteaders knew little or nothing about farming in the West. 
E)  it took several years to earn a profit from farming a homestead. 
A)  the government continued to try to maximize its revenue from public lands. 
B)  160 acres were inadequate for productive farming on the rain-scarce Great Plains. 
C)  midwestern farmers had to give up raising livestock because of stiff competition with the West. 
D)  most homesteaders knew little or nothing about farming in the West. 
E)  it took several years to earn a profit from farming a homestead.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mary Elizabeth Lease

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Mary Elizabeth Lease was a prominent fig

Question 8

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

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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 9

The first major farmers' organization was the

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A)  National Grange. 
B)  Populists. 
C)  Greenback Labor party. 
D)  Farmers' Alliance. 
E)  American Farm Bureau. 
A)  National Grange. 
B)  Populists. 
C)  Greenback Labor party. 
D)  Farmers' Alliance. 
E)  American Farm Bureau.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Peter Altgeld

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John Peter Altgeld was an American polit

Question 11

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?

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The Turner Thesis, proposed by historian

Question 12

Explain the relative decline in the importance of agriculture in the American economy in the late nineteenth century. In what ways was the farmers' protest based primarily on their economic woes, and to what extent was it a protest against the loss of an older American way of life based on agriculture and small towns?

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The relative decline in the importance o

Question 13

The depression of the 1890s and episodes like the Pullman Strike made the election of 1896 shape up as a

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A)  battle between down-and-out workers and farmers and establishment conservatives. 
B)  conflict between the insurgent Populists and the two established political parties. 
C)  sectional conflict with the West aligned against the Northeast and South. 
D)  contest over the power of the federal government to manage a modern industrial economy like the United States. 
E)  clash of cultures between ordinary middle-class Americans and European-oriented radicals and reformers. 
A)  battle between down-and-out workers and farmers and establishment conservatives. 
B)  conflict between the insurgent Populists and the two established political parties. 
C)  sectional conflict with the West aligned against the Northeast and South. 
D)  contest over the power of the federal government to manage a modern industrial economy like the United States. 
E)  clash of cultures between ordinary middle-class Americans and European-oriented radicals and reformers.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fetterman massacre

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The Fetterman Massacre, also known as th

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Colored Farmers National Alliance

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Question 16

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

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 17

As a result of the Battle of Little Bighorn

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A)  the government sent extensive military reinforcements to the Dakotas and Montana. 
B)  the government signed another Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868, abandoning the Bozeman Trail and guaranteeing the Sioux their lands. 
C)  the government adopted a policy of civilizing the Indians rather than trying to conquer them. 
D)  white settlers agreed to halt their expansion beyond the 100th meridian. 
E)  the conflict between the U.S. army and the Sioux came to a peaceful end. 
A)  the government sent extensive military reinforcements to the Dakotas and Montana. 
B)  the government signed another Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868, abandoning the Bozeman Trail and guaranteeing the Sioux their lands. 
C)  the government adopted a policy of civilizing the Indians rather than trying to conquer them. 
D)  white settlers agreed to halt their expansion beyond the 100th meridian. 
E)  the conflict between the U.S. army and the Sioux came to a peaceful end.

Question 18

The Dawes Severalty Act was designed to promote Indian

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A)  prosperity. 
B)  annihilation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  culture. 
E)  education. 
A)  prosperity. 
B)  annihilation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  culture. 
E)  education.

Question 19

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

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The major technological innovation that

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dingley Tariff bill

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The Dingley Tariff bill, officially know

In the warfare that raged between the Indians and the American military after the Civil War,

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Wounded Knee

Do you agree that the frontier was for Americans as much a symbol and a state of mind as it was an actual place? Did that symbol weaken with the closing of the frontier in 1890, or did it actually gain strength once the actual frontier was gone?

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.

For farm men and women, Grangers were a godsend because

One major problem with the Homestead Act was that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mary Elizabeth Lease

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

The first major farmers' organization was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Peter Altgeld

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?

The depression of the 1890s and episodes like the Pullman Strike made the election of 1896 shape up as a

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fetterman massacre

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Colored Farmers National Alliance

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

As a result of the Battle of Little Bighorn

The Dawes Severalty Act was designed to promote Indian

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dingley Tariff bill

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920–1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933–1939

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933–1941

America in World War II 1941–1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 5: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

In the warfare that raged between the Indians and the American military after the Civil War,

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Wounded Knee

Do you agree that the frontier was for Americans as much a symbol and a state of mind as it was an actual place? Did that symbol weaken with the closing of the frontier in 1890, or did it actually gain strength once the actual frontier was gone?

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.

For farm men and women, Grangers were a godsend because

One major problem with the Homestead Act was that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mary Elizabeth Lease

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

The first major farmers' organization was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Peter Altgeld

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?

The depression of the 1890s and episodes like the Pullman Strike made the election of 1896 shape up as a

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fetterman massacre

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Colored Farmers National Alliance

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

As a result of the Battle of Little Bighorn

The Dawes Severalty Act was designed to promote Indian

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dingley Tariff bill

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920–1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933–1939

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933–1941

America in World War II 1941–1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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