Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-bonanza farms

Accepted Answer

large corporate wheat farms in

Question 2

Miners went on strike in 1892.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Pendleton Act was enacted because of strong Republican support in Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Itinerant and ethnically diverse labor was common in the west.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In 1890,the Bureau of Census announced that

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A) sixty percent of the U.S.population lived west of the Mississippi River. 
B) a majority of Americans were foreign born. 
C) the frontier which had separated the settled from unsettled areas of the continent,no longer existed. 
D) the number of immigrants coming to the United States was at the lowest point in history. 
E) most Americans now lived in urban areas rather than on farms. 
A) sixty percent of the U.S.population lived west of the Mississippi River. 
B) a majority of Americans were foreign born. 
C) the frontier which had separated the settled from unsettled areas of the continent,no longer existed. 
D) the number of immigrants coming to the United States was at the lowest point in history. 
E) most Americans now lived in urban areas rather than on farms.

Question 6

The postwar boom in the range cattle industry began in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Kansas 
B) western Missouri 
C) southern Texas 
D) eastern Oklahoma 
E) Nebraska 
A) Kansas 
B) western Missouri 
C) southern Texas 
D) eastern Oklahoma 
E) Nebraska

Question 7

____________________ is the use of high-pressure streams of water to wash gold or other minerals from soil.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the use of high-pressure streams...

Question 8

The completion of the transcontinental railroad was marked by the use of a(n)"____________________" for the last track.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The completion of the transcontinental railroad was...

Question 9

The first cattle trail ended 800 miles north of Texas in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first cattle trail ended 800 miles...

Question 10

The "Ghost Dance" was

Accepted Answer

A) a religious movement that promised the destruction of the white man and the return of Indian land. 
B) a Halloween celebration popular among Czech and German immigrants on the plains. 
C) the only Indian cultural activity permitted by Indian agents on the reservations in the 1890s. 
D) introduced by Christian missionaries as a means of undermining pagan rituals. 
E) a funeral ritual practiced by the Pueblo Indians. 
A) a religious movement that promised the destruction of the white man and the return of Indian land. 
B) a Halloween celebration popular among Czech and German immigrants on the plains. 
C) the only Indian cultural activity permitted by Indian agents on the reservations in the 1890s. 
D) introduced by Christian missionaries as a means of undermining pagan rituals. 
E) a funeral ritual practiced by the Pueblo Indians.

Question 11

During the 1890s,the American West was the scene of many "wars" between farmers and large ranchers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"Peace Policy"

Accepted Answer

announced by Ulysses S.Grant in his inau

Question 13

The ranchers' contemptuous term for farmers was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ranchers' contemptuous term for farmers was...

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the Mugwumps,Stalwarts,and Half-Breeds?

Accepted Answer

A) They were conflicting groups within the Democratic Party. 
B) Both the Mugwumps and Half-Breeds supported reforms while the Stalwarts opposed reform. 
C) Only the Stalwarts advocated civil-service reform. 
D) All three groups favored extension of the spoils system. 
E) They were three fledging political parties who supported "clean" politics. 
A) They were conflicting groups within the Democratic Party. 
B) Both the Mugwumps and Half-Breeds supported reforms while the Stalwarts opposed reform. 
C) Only the Stalwarts advocated civil-service reform. 
D) All three groups favored extension of the spoils system. 
E) They were three fledging political parties who supported "clean" politics.

Question 15

The goal of the Indian schools was

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation into American culture. 
B) research into Native American culture. 
C) the preservation of Native American language. 
D) training of Native Americans to factory work. 
E) teaching Native Americans how to vote. 
A) assimilation into American culture. 
B) research into Native American culture. 
C) the preservation of Native American language. 
D) training of Native Americans to factory work. 
E) teaching Native Americans how to vote.

Question 16

Many Chinese women were kidnapped and brought to America to be ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many Chinese women were kidnapped and brought...

Question 17

Americans killed millions of buffalo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Wounded Knee occurred at ____________________ Reservation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Wounded Knee occurred at ____________________ Reservation....

Question 19

Miller and Lux only hired Chinese laborers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A Century of Dishonor by ____________________ emphasized the violence,exploitation and broken treaties that characterized relationships between Indians and whites.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A Century of Dishonor by ____________________ emphasized...

Exam 18: A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

IDENTIFICATIONS -bonanza farms

Miners went on strike in 1892.

The Pendleton Act was enacted because of strong Republican support in Congress.

Itinerant and ethnically diverse labor was common in the west.

In 1890,the Bureau of Census announced that

The postwar boom in the range cattle industry began in which of the following?

____________________ is the use of high-pressure streams of water to wash gold or other minerals from soil.

The completion of the transcontinental railroad was marked by the use of a(n)"____________________" for the last track.

The first cattle trail ended 800 miles north of Texas in ____________________.

The "Ghost Dance" was

During the 1890s,the American West was the scene of many "wars" between farmers and large ranchers.

IDENTIFICATIONS -"Peace Policy"

The ranchers' contemptuous term for farmers was ____________________.

Which of the following best describes the Mugwumps,Stalwarts,and Half-Breeds?

The goal of the Indian schools was

Many Chinese women were kidnapped and brought to America to be ____________________.

Americans killed millions of buffalo.

Wounded Knee occurred at ____________________ Reservation.

Miller and Lux only hired Chinese laborers.

A Century of Dishonor by ____________________ emphasized the violence,exploitation and broken treaties that characterized relationships between Indians and whites.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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