Question 1

Americans killed millions of buffalo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Compare and contrast the federal and state governments' treatment of the Plains Indians and Mexican Americans in the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

In the late nineteenth century, both the

Question 4

Fredrick Jackson Turner's thesis included an early call for environmental protection of the west.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

In 1890,the Bureau of Census announced that

Accepted Answer

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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 11

The Supreme Court case Plessy v.Ferguson stated that

Accepted Answer

A) the right of blacks to vote was not constitutionally protected. 
B) black Americans could be prevented from running for office. 
C) Jim Crow laws were illegal. 
D) black and white Americans could be segregated by race,but must be supplied with equal facilities. 
E) the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to private acts of discrimination. 
A) the right of blacks to vote was not constitutionally protected. 
B) black Americans could be prevented from running for office. 
C) Jim Crow laws were illegal. 
D) black and white Americans could be segregated by race,but must be supplied with equal facilities. 
E) the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to private acts of discrimination.

Question 12

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...

Question 13

Ida B.Wells was a southern black journalist who carried on an extensive campaign against lynching.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The writings of Thomas Nelson Page

Accepted Answer

A) dealt realistically with the problems of southern society. 
B) were not read outside the South. 
C) criticized lynching. 
D) encouraged a diversified economy in the New South. 
E) romanticized plantation society of the Old South. 
A) dealt realistically with the problems of southern society. 
B) were not read outside the South. 
C) criticized lynching. 
D) encouraged a diversified economy in the New South. 
E) romanticized plantation society of the Old South.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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 16

The Spanish brought the first cattle into Texas in the 1700s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the post-Civil War period,the Spanish speaking peoples of the Southwest and California

Accepted Answer

A) preserved many of their distinctive traditions. 
B) increasingly turned to the courts in an attempt to preserve their land rights. 
C) lost much of their political influence. 
D) were forced out of the gold fields. 
E) all of these choices 
A) preserved many of their distinctive traditions. 
B) increasingly turned to the courts in an attempt to preserve their land rights. 
C) lost much of their political influence. 
D) were forced out of the gold fields. 
E) all of these choices

Question 18

Industrialization of the west added to its ethnic diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Many whites believed that Booker T.Washington encouraged black Americans to accept permanent second-class citizenship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Open-range grazing declined in the West because

Accepted Answer

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.

Americans killed millions of buffalo.

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

Compare and contrast the federal and state governments' treatment of the Plains Indians and Mexican Americans in the late nineteenth century.

Fredrick Jackson Turner's thesis included an early call for environmental protection of the west.

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

In 1890,the Bureau of Census announced that

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

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

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

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

The Supreme Court case Plessy v.Ferguson stated that

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

Ida B.Wells was a southern black journalist who carried on an extensive campaign against lynching.

The writings of Thomas Nelson Page

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

The Spanish brought the first cattle into Texas in the 1700s.

In the post-Civil War period,the Spanish speaking peoples of the Southwest and California

Industrialization of the west added to its ethnic diversity.

Many whites believed that Booker T.Washington encouraged black Americans to accept permanent second-class citizenship.

Open-range grazing declined in the West because

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

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 1939-1945

The Age of Containment 1946-1953

America at Midcentury 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War 1963-1974

Uncertain Times 1974-1992

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

A Time of Hope and Fear 1993-2014

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Exam 2: A Transformed Nation: The West and the New South, 1865-1900

Americans killed millions of buffalo.

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

Compare and contrast the federal and state governments' treatment of the Plains Indians and Mexican Americans in the late nineteenth century.

Fredrick Jackson Turner's thesis included an early call for environmental protection of the west.

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

In 1890,the Bureau of Census announced that

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

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

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

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

The Supreme Court case Plessy v.Ferguson stated that

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

Ida B.Wells was a southern black journalist who carried on an extensive campaign against lynching.

The writings of Thomas Nelson Page

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

The Spanish brought the first cattle into Texas in the 1700s.

In the post-Civil War period,the Spanish speaking peoples of the Southwest and California

Industrialization of the west added to its ethnic diversity.

Many whites believed that Booker T.Washington encouraged black Americans to accept permanent second-class citizenship.

Open-range grazing declined in the West because

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

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 1939-1945

The Age of Containment 1946-1953

America at Midcentury 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War 1963-1974

Uncertain Times 1974-1992

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

A Time of Hope and Fear 1993-2014

Filters