Question 1

Under the Homestead Act,a total of ____________________ acres of public land was claimed by settlers.

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The answer of Under the Homestead Act,a total of ____________________...

Question 2

By the 1870s,the highest production of gold came from which method of mining?

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A) picks 
B) hydraulic mining 
C) tin pans 
D) shovels 
E) dynamite 
A) picks 
B) hydraulic mining 
C) tin pans 
D) shovels 
E) dynamite

Question 3

The Compromise of 1877 marked the end of nineteenth-century federal support for civil rights.Discuss race relations in the New South period,describe the institutionalization of discrimination,and examine the response of black and white reformers.

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Essay should address several key points:

Question 4

In the mining frontier,

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A) the largest and most profitable mines were owned by large mining corporations. 
B) small independent miners controlled production and set prices. 
C) labor/management relations were peaceful due to high pay and industry profits. 
D) environmental concerns prevented the use of wasteful and destructive technologies. 
E) Native Americans supplied most of the labor force. 
A) the largest and most profitable mines were owned by large mining corporations. 
B) small independent miners controlled production and set prices. 
C) labor/management relations were peaceful due to high pay and industry profits. 
D) environmental concerns prevented the use of wasteful and destructive technologies. 
E) Native Americans supplied most of the labor force.

Question 5

In the years following the Civil War the southern agricultural economy

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A) depended on food production. 
B) depended on the crop lien system. 
C) recovered quickly from the devastation of the war years. 
D) received extensive government subsidies. 
E) depended on investments from England and Europe. 
A) depended on food production. 
B) depended on the crop lien system. 
C) recovered quickly from the devastation of the war years. 
D) received extensive government subsidies. 
E) depended on investments from England and Europe.

Question 6

The five "civilized tribes"

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A) sided with the Confederacy during the Civil War. 
B) were nomadic hunters who followed the buffalo across the plains. 
C) were the first organized group to openly oppose slavery in the United States. 
D) received millions of additional acres of land from the federal government in the 1860s. 
E) moved to Mexico after the Civil War. 
A) sided with the Confederacy during the Civil War. 
B) were nomadic hunters who followed the buffalo across the plains. 
C) were the first organized group to openly oppose slavery in the United States. 
D) received millions of additional acres of land from the federal government in the 1860s. 
E) moved to Mexico after the Civil War.

Question 7

Post-Civil War relations between Anglos and Mexican Americans in Texas were characterized by

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A) cooperation and friendliness. 
B) intimidation and hostility. 
C) mass deportations to Mexico. 
D) mutual respect and admiration. 
E) constant warfare. 
A) cooperation and friendliness. 
B) intimidation and hostility. 
C) mass deportations to Mexico. 
D) mutual respect and admiration. 
E) constant warfare.

Question 8

In 1886,Henry Grady announced the emergence of a modern,progressive,industrialized New South.Discuss Grady's vision,examine the southern economy and assess whether or not the goals of the New South ideology were actually achieved by the turn of the century.

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Essay should address several key points:

Question 9

The first immigration restriction legislation in the U.S.was directed toward

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A) Chinese migration. 
B) Irish migration. 
C) Japanese migration. 
D) German migration. 
E) Italian migration. 
A) Chinese migration. 
B) Irish migration. 
C) Japanese migration. 
D) German migration. 
E) Italian migration.

Question 10

The Foreign Miners Tax of 1850 effectively forced ____________________ out of the California gold fields.

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The answer of The Foreign Miners Tax of 1850 effectively...

Question 11

The Texas Rangers protected Mexican Americans from Anglo violence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most cowboys in the Old West were

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A) men who led solitary lives marked by personal freedom. 
B) gunfighters who rode oversized horses. 
C) laborers who worked for industrial corporations. 
D) similar to the handsome romantic heroes depicted in western movies. 
E) black,Indian,and Mexican American. 
A) men who led solitary lives marked by personal freedom. 
B) gunfighters who rode oversized horses. 
C) laborers who worked for industrial corporations. 
D) similar to the handsome romantic heroes depicted in western movies. 
E) black,Indian,and Mexican American.

Question 13

The Foreign Miners Tax of 1850 was intended to protect Mexican land claims in California.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Charles Guiteau is noted as the

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A) paranoid schizophrenic who assassinated James A.Garfield. 
B) Mugwump leader who ran as the vice presidential candidate in 1892. 
C) congressman who led the civil-service reform movement. 
D) major northern Democratic leader of the 1880s. 
E) a writer whose work inspired significant reforms in the Gilded Age. 
A) paranoid schizophrenic who assassinated James A.Garfield. 
B) Mugwump leader who ran as the vice presidential candidate in 1892. 
C) congressman who led the civil-service reform movement. 
D) major northern Democratic leader of the 1880s. 
E) a writer whose work inspired significant reforms in the Gilded Age.

Question 15

Since most Plains Indian cultures traditionally included an economy based on individually owned farms,tribal members quickly adapted to reservation life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Ida Wells was an advocate for

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A) copper miners. 
B) Chinese women in California. 
C) southern blacks. 
D) civil reform in government. 
E) Mexican Americans. 
A) copper miners. 
B) Chinese women in California. 
C) southern blacks. 
D) civil reform in government. 
E) Mexican Americans.

Question 17

Discrimination against the Chinese reached a peak in 1882 with the ____________________ Act.

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The answer of Discrimination against the Chinese reached a peak...

Question 18

Describe the major political issues in presidential politics in the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

Until the pivotal election of 1896,presi

Question 19

The phrase "Rum,Romanism,and Rebellion," used in the election of 1884 to describe Democrats,hurt the electoral chances of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The phrase "Rum,Romanism,and Rebellion," used in the...

Question 20

Open-range grazing declined in the West because

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A) the range had become overstocked. 
B) record cold killed thousands of free range cattle. 
C) scientific breeding proved more profitable. 
D) ranchers began fencing their land. 
E) all of these choices. 
A) the range had become overstocked. 
B) record cold killed thousands of free range cattle. 
C) scientific breeding proved more profitable. 
D) ranchers began fencing their land. 
E) all of these choices.

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

Under the Homestead Act,a total of ____________________ acres of public land was claimed by settlers.

By the 1870s,the highest production of gold came from which method of mining?

The Compromise of 1877 marked the end of nineteenth-century federal support for civil rights.Discuss race relations in the New South period,describe the institutionalization of discrimination,and examine the response of black and white reformers.

In the mining frontier,

In the years following the Civil War the southern agricultural economy

The five "civilized tribes"

Post-Civil War relations between Anglos and Mexican Americans in Texas were characterized by

In 1886,Henry Grady announced the emergence of a modern,progressive,industrialized New South.Discuss Grady's vision,examine the southern economy and assess whether or not the goals of the New South ideology were actually achieved by the turn of the century.

The first immigration restriction legislation in the U.S.was directed toward

The Foreign Miners Tax of 1850 effectively forced ____________________ out of the California gold fields.

The Texas Rangers protected Mexican Americans from Anglo violence.

Most cowboys in the Old West were

The Foreign Miners Tax of 1850 was intended to protect Mexican land claims in California.

Charles Guiteau is noted as the

Since most Plains Indian cultures traditionally included an economy based on individually owned farms,tribal members quickly adapted to reservation life.

Ida Wells was an advocate for

Discrimination against the Chinese reached a peak in 1882 with the ____________________ Act.

Describe the major political issues in presidential politics in the late nineteenth century.

The phrase "Rum,Romanism,and Rebellion," used in the election of 1884 to describe Democrats,hurt the electoral chances of ____________________.

Open-range grazing declined in the West because

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