Question 1

In 1877, President Rutherford Hayes addressed the American approach to dealing with Native Americans, saying:

Accepted Answer

A)  "we must kill the Indian in order to save the man" 
B)  "the only good Indian is a dead one" 
C)  "if we kill the bison, we control the Indians" 
D)  "Indians must be removed from tribes in order to progress" 
E)  "Many, if not most of our Indian wars have had their origin in broken promises and acts of injustice on our part" 
A)  "we must kill the Indian in order to save the man" 
B)  "the only good Indian is a dead one" 
C)  "if we kill the bison, we control the Indians" 
D)  "Indians must be removed from tribes in order to progress" 
E)  "Many, if not most of our Indian wars have had their origin in broken promises and acts of injustice on our part" E

Question 2

If there had been no white hunters in the West, the buffalo:

Accepted Answer

A)  would have remained a vibrant presence on the plains 
B)  population would have increased to unsustainable levels 
C)  would have been killed off by wolves 
D)  population would still have experienced a devastating decline 
E)  would have been domesticated like horses 
A)  would have remained a vibrant presence on the plains 
B)  population would have increased to unsustainable levels 
C)  would have been killed off by wolves 
D)  population would still have experienced a devastating decline 
E)  would have been domesticated like horses D

Question 3

Black migrants to the West were called "Exodusters" because:

Accepted Answer

A)  most were ex-crop dusters 
B)  they were often making their exodus from the South 
C)  they carried topical infections 
D)  most saw the West as an exotic destination 
E)  their bodies were extremely dusty after the long trip 
A)  most were ex-crop dusters 
B)  they were often making their exodus from the South 
C)  they carried topical infections 
D)  most saw the West as an exotic destination 
E)  their bodies were extremely dusty after the long trip B

Question 4

By the late nineteenth century, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians believed:

Accepted Answer

A)  his people should resist white settlement to their very last man, woman, and child 
B)  the time had come to stop fighting and put a stop to his people's needless deaths 
C)  White Americans offered a superior way of life 
D)  magic would save his people from defeat 
E)  a massive alliance of Indians offered one last chance to turn back American settlement 
A)  his people should resist white settlement to their very last man, woman, and child 
B)  the time had come to stop fighting and put a stop to his people's needless deaths 
C)  White Americans offered a superior way of life 
D)  magic would save his people from defeat 
E)  a massive alliance of Indians offered one last chance to turn back American settlement

Question 5

The first great cow town was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Abilene, Kansas 
B)  St. Louis, Missouri 
C)  Fort Worth, Texas 
D)  Butte, Montana 
E)  Denver, Colorado 
A)  Abilene, Kansas 
B)  St. Louis, Missouri 
C)  Fort Worth, Texas 
D)  Butte, Montana 
E)  Denver, Colorado

Question 6

The main goal in passing the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was to swindle the Indians out of their remaining lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the special problems that settlers on the frontier faced, focusing on the conditions that women faced as they settled West.

Accepted Answer

Settlers on the frontier faced numerous

Question 8

Due to high cotton prices, many sharecroppers were able to save money and buy farms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How did the nature of mining change in the second half of the nineteenth century, and what impact did these changes have on the environment?

Accepted Answer

In the second half of the nineteenth cen

Question 10

Describe how the pervasive use of tenancy and sharecropping affected the environment.

Accepted Answer

The pervasive use of tenancy and sharecr

Question 11

Violence in the mining towns was:

Accepted Answer

A)  as common as racial prejudice 
B)  instigated by cattlemen 
C)  never very prominent 
D)  perpetrated by Indians 
E)  not as bad as it sounds 
A)  as common as racial prejudice 
B)  instigated by cattlemen 
C)  never very prominent 
D)  perpetrated by Indians 
E)  not as bad as it sounds

Question 12

One might say that the West actually consisted of three frontiers: the miners', the cowboys', and the farmers'. What problems did each of these groups face?

Accepted Answer

The miners faced a variety of problems i

Question 13

Congress passed the Homestead Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  because the big ranchers lobbied for it 
B)  to encourage settlement of the western lands 
C)  in order to encourage the railroads to build a transcontinental road out of the North 
D)  to place Indians on reservations 
E)  in order to build militias in Indian country 
A)  because the big ranchers lobbied for it 
B)  to encourage settlement of the western lands 
C)  in order to encourage the railroads to build a transcontinental road out of the North 
D)  to place Indians on reservations 
E)  in order to build militias in Indian country

Question 14

The fight for survival in the trans-Mississippi West made men and women:

Accepted Answer

A)  more equal partners than were their eastern counterparts 
B)  have a mutual hatred for Native Americans 
C)  come to an understanding that women would play a subservient role on the frontier 
D)  realize their mistakes that led them to follow a very nomadic lifestyle 
E)  mentally instable 
A)  more equal partners than were their eastern counterparts 
B)  have a mutual hatred for Native Americans 
C)  come to an understanding that women would play a subservient role on the frontier 
D)  realize their mistakes that led them to follow a very nomadic lifestyle 
E)  mentally instable

Question 15

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-James Oliver

Accepted Answer

A) editor of the Atlanta Constitution 
B) made improved plow for plains farmers 
C) a livestock dealer who helped establish Abilene, Kansas, as the first successful cow town 
D) the foremost promoter of black migration to the West 
E) founded American Tobacco Company
F)said that the Indian wars were the result of broken promises by Americans
G)wrote that the frontier had shaped American national character
H)led massacre of 200 Indians at Sand Creek
I)barbed-wire promoter
J)author of A Century of Dishonor 
A) editor of the Atlanta Constitution 
B) made improved plow for plains farmers 
C) a livestock dealer who helped establish Abilene, Kansas, as the first successful cow town 
D) the foremost promoter of black migration to the West 
E) founded American Tobacco Company
F)said that the Indian wars were the result of broken promises by Americans
G)wrote that the frontier had shaped American national character
H)led massacre of 200 Indians at Sand Creek
I)barbed-wire promoter
J)author of A Century of Dishonor

Question 16

Why was Helen Hunt Jackson's book A Century of Dishonor so influential?

Accepted Answer

A)  It affected American attitudes toward Indians in a way similar to how Uncle Tom's Cabin mobilized the abolitionist movement a generation earlier. 
B)  It provoked an intensification of efforts to exterminate the Native American population. 
C)  It forced the New South to acknowledge racial equality. 
D)  It mobilized black opinion to fight discrimination in the South. 
E)  It inspired the preservationist movement by focusing attention on the decline of the buffalo. 
A)  It affected American attitudes toward Indians in a way similar to how Uncle Tom's Cabin mobilized the abolitionist movement a generation earlier. 
B)  It provoked an intensification of efforts to exterminate the Native American population. 
C)  It forced the New South to acknowledge racial equality. 
D)  It mobilized black opinion to fight discrimination in the South. 
E)  It inspired the preservationist movement by focusing attention on the decline of the buffalo.

Question 17

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Benjamin "Pap" Singleton

Accepted Answer

A) editor of the Atlanta Constitution 
B) made improved plow for plains farmers 
C) a livestock dealer who helped establish Abilene, Kansas, as the first successful cow town 
D) the foremost promoter of black migration to the West 
E) founded American Tobacco Company
F)said that the Indian wars were the result of broken promises by Americans
G)wrote that the frontier had shaped American national character
H)led massacre of 200 Indians at Sand Creek
I)barbed-wire promoter
J)author of A Century of Dishonor 
A) editor of the Atlanta Constitution 
B) made improved plow for plains farmers 
C) a livestock dealer who helped establish Abilene, Kansas, as the first successful cow town 
D) the foremost promoter of black migration to the West 
E) founded American Tobacco Company
F)said that the Indian wars were the result of broken promises by Americans
G)wrote that the frontier had shaped American national character
H)led massacre of 200 Indians at Sand Creek
I)barbed-wire promoter
J)author of A Century of Dishonor

Question 18

Describe the government's policy toward Indians. How did this policy develop over the years, and what were the main factors that influenced its development?

Accepted Answer

The government's policy toward Indians h

Question 19

One of the goals of the New South prophets was a diversified agriculture. What factors stood in the way of this goal?

Accepted Answer

Several factors stood in the way of achi

Question 20

As railroads brought piles of lumber to the West:

Accepted Answer

A)  the lumber industry experienced a shortage of lumber in the East 
B)  farmers protested this development 
C)  local lumber companies protested 
D)  farmers could upgrade their houses 
E)  Indians protested the arrival of this commodity 
A)  the lumber industry experienced a shortage of lumber in the East 
B)  farmers protested this development 
C)  local lumber companies protested 
D)  farmers could upgrade their houses 
E)  Indians protested the arrival of this commodity

Exam 18: The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

In 1877, President Rutherford Hayes addressed the American approach to dealing with Native Americans, saying:

If there had been no white hunters in the West, the buffalo:

Black migrants to the West were called "Exodusters" because:

By the late nineteenth century, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians believed:

The first great cow town was:

The main goal in passing the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was to swindle the Indians out of their remaining lands.

Describe the special problems that settlers on the frontier faced, focusing on the conditions that women faced as they settled West.

Due to high cotton prices, many sharecroppers were able to save money and buy farms.

How did the nature of mining change in the second half of the nineteenth century, and what impact did these changes have on the environment?

Describe how the pervasive use of tenancy and sharecropping affected the environment.

Violence in the mining towns was:

One might say that the West actually consisted of three frontiers: the miners', the cowboys', and the farmers'. What problems did each of these groups face?

Congress passed the Homestead Act:

The fight for survival in the trans-Mississippi West made men and women:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -James Oliver

Why was Helen Hunt Jackson's book A Century of Dishonor so influential?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Benjamin "Pap" Singleton

Describe the government's policy toward Indians. How did this policy develop over the years, and what were the main factors that influenced its development?

One of the goals of the New South prophets was a diversified agriculture. What factors stood in the way of this goal?

As railroads brought piles of lumber to the West:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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