Question 1

All of the following are true statements about Indians who ended up on reservations in the 1870s and 1880s except

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A)  they were fed meagerly by the U.S. government and not annihilated by the U.S. Army. 
B)  they were forced to eke out an existence. 
C)  they became wards of the U.S. government. 
D)  they felt protected and well-provided for by the U.S. government. 
E)  many died from diseases. 
A)  they were fed meagerly by the U.S. government and not annihilated by the U.S. Army. 
B)  they were forced to eke out an existence. 
C)  they became wards of the U.S. government. 
D)  they felt protected and well-provided for by the U.S. government. 
E)  many died from diseases.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William F. Cody

Accepted Answer

William F. Cody, also known as Buffalo B

Question 3

In the presidential election of 1896, McKinley carried

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A)  the upper Mississippi Valley. 
B)  most urban workers. 
C)  the South. 
D)  the West. 
E)  New England. 
A)  the upper Mississippi Valley. 
B)  most urban workers. 
C)  the South. 
D)  the West. 
E)  New England.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Long Drive

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The Long Drive refers to the overland ca

Question 5

A major problem faced by settlers on the Great Plains in the 1870s was

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A)  the high price of land. 
B)  the low market value of grain. 
C)  the scarcity of water. 
D)  overcrowding. 
E)  the opposition of miners. 
A)  the high price of land. 
B)  the low market value of grain. 
C)  the scarcity of water. 
D)  overcrowding. 
E)  the opposition of miners.

Question 6

Was the reservation system inherently flawed from the beginning, or might it have worked if the federal government had enabled the Indians to keep more and better land and had treated them more fairly?

Accepted Answer

The reservation system was inherently fl

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dodge City, Kansas

Accepted Answer

Dodge City, Kansas, is a city with a ric

Question 8

In the election of 1896, the major issue became

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A)  restoration of protective tariffs. 
B)  enactment of an income tax. 
C)  government programs for those unemployed as a result of the depression. 
D)  guaranteeing unions the right to organize and collectively bargain. 
E)  free and unlimited coinage of silver. 
A)  restoration of protective tariffs. 
B)  enactment of an income tax. 
C)  government programs for those unemployed as a result of the depression. 
D)  guaranteeing unions the right to organize and collectively bargain. 
E)  free and unlimited coinage of silver.

Question 9

The original purpose of the Grange was to

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A)  get involved in politics. 
B)  support an inflationary monetary policy. 
C)  stimulate self-improvement through educational and social activities. 
D)  improve the farmers' collective plight. 
E)  support the Homestead law. 
A)  get involved in politics. 
B)  support an inflationary monetary policy. 
C)  stimulate self-improvement through educational and social activities. 
D)  improve the farmers' collective plight. 
E)  support the Homestead law.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Gold Standard Act

Accepted Answer

The Gold Standard Act was a United State

Question 11

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

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A)  small businessmen that provided products and services to miners, railroad men, and cowboys. 
B)  miners. 
C)  railroad men. 
D)  cowboys. 
E)  hydraulic engineers. 
A)  small businessmen that provided products and services to miners, railroad men, and cowboys. 
B)  miners. 
C)  railroad men. 
D)  cowboys. 
E)  hydraulic engineers.

Question 12

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

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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)  were defeated militarily by the U.S. Army in various Indian wars. 
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)  were defeated militarily by the U.S. Army in various Indian wars.

Question 13

Late nineteenth-century Populist farmers held grievances against

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A)  ​railroads. 
B)  ​state governments. 
C)  ​corporations and processors who provided products and services for farmers. 
D)  ​the two major political parties. 
E)  ​banks. 
A)  ​railroads. 
B)  ​state governments. 
C)  ​corporations and processors who provided products and services for farmers. 
D)  ​the two major political parties. 
E)  ​banks.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Homestead Act

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

Question 15

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 16

The Plains Indians were finally forced to surrender and end their resistance to losing their lands

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A)  because they were decimated by their constant intertribal warfare. 
B)  when they realized that agriculture was more profitable than hunting. 
C)  after such famous leaders as Geronimo and Sitting Bull were killed. 
D)  when the government extended a better offer to relocate the Plains Indians to unoccupied, large Western lands. 
E)  by the coming of the railroads and the virtual extermination of the buffalo. 
A)  because they were decimated by their constant intertribal warfare. 
B)  when they realized that agriculture was more profitable than hunting. 
C)  after such famous leaders as Geronimo and Sitting Bull were killed. 
D)  when the government extended a better offer to relocate the Plains Indians to unoccupied, large Western lands. 
E)  by the coming of the railroads and the virtual extermination of the buffalo.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Nez Percé

Accepted Answer

The Nez Percé were a Native American tri

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pullman Strike

Accepted Answer

The Pullman Strike was a significant eve

Question 19

The buffalo were nearly exterminated

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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.

Question 20

Match each individual with his role in the Pullman strike: 
A.Richard Olney
B.Eugene V. Debs
C.George Pullman
D.John P. Altgeld
1)Head of the American Railway Union that organized the strike
2)Governor of Illinois who sympathized with the striking workers
3)United States attorney general who brought in federal troops to crush the strike
4)Owner of the "palace railroad car" company and the company town where the strike began

Accepted Answer

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

All of the following are true statements about Indians who ended up on reservations in the 1870s and 1880s except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William F. Cody

In the presidential election of 1896, McKinley carried

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Long Drive

A major problem faced by settlers on the Great Plains in the 1870s was

Was the reservation system inherently flawed from the beginning, or might it have worked if the federal government had enabled the Indians to keep more and better land and had treated them more fairly?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dodge City, Kansas

In the election of 1896, the major issue became

The original purpose of the Grange was to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gold Standard Act

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

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

Late nineteenth-century Populist farmers held grievances against

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Homestead Act

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?

The Plains Indians were finally forced to surrender and end their resistance to losing their lands

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nez Percé

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pullman Strike

The buffalo were nearly exterminated

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

All of the following are true statements about Indians who ended up on reservations in the 1870s and 1880s except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William F. Cody

In the presidential election of 1896, McKinley carried

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Long Drive

A major problem faced by settlers on the Great Plains in the 1870s was

Was the reservation system inherently flawed from the beginning, or might it have worked if the federal government had enabled the Indians to keep more and better land and had treated them more fairly?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dodge City, Kansas

In the election of 1896, the major issue became

The original purpose of the Grange was to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gold Standard Act

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

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

Late nineteenth-century Populist farmers held grievances against

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Homestead Act

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?

The Plains Indians were finally forced to surrender and end their resistance to losing their lands

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nez Percé

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pullman Strike

The buffalo were nearly exterminated

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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