Question 1

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  declared constitutional 
B)  placed under the jurisdiction of the court 
C)  declared unconstitutional 
D)  endorsed by the Democratic party 
E)  replaced by the Civil Rights Act of 1876 
A)  declared constitutional 
B)  placed under the jurisdiction of the court 
C)  declared unconstitutional 
D)  endorsed by the Democratic party 
E)  replaced by the Civil Rights Act of 1876

Question 2

The rise of the cattle industry:

Accepted Answer

A)  saw the decline of the railroad 
B)  made San Francisco the fastest growing city in the nation 
C)  made Chicago the fastest growing city in the nation 
D)  was also the decline of the agricultural industry 
E)  also saw the rise in international trade 
A)  saw the decline of the railroad 
B)  made San Francisco the fastest growing city in the nation 
C)  made Chicago the fastest growing city in the nation 
D)  was also the decline of the agricultural industry 
E)  also saw the rise in international trade

Question 3

Cow town refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the destinations where cattle in the West were shipped 
B)  the open ranges where cattle roamed free 
C)  Indian trading depots where cattle were traded for other goods 
D)  Chicago 
E)  towns that grew up in the West as a result of the expanding cattle industry 
A)  the destinations where cattle in the West were shipped 
B)  the open ranges where cattle roamed free 
C)  Indian trading depots where cattle were traded for other goods 
D)  Chicago 
E)  towns that grew up in the West as a result of the expanding cattle industry

Question 4

The 1890 census reported that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians still outnumbered whites in the West 
B)  more people lived in big cities than in rural areas 
C)  the frontier era in American development was over 
D)  it would take several more generations to close the American West to settlement 
E)  California had become the most populous state in the Union 
A)  Indians still outnumbered whites in the West 
B)  more people lived in big cities than in rural areas 
C)  the frontier era in American development was over 
D)  it would take several more generations to close the American West to settlement 
E)  California had become the most populous state in the Union

Question 5

Why was hydraulic mining so damaging to the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It used up what little water resources existed in the West. 
B)  It entailed the removal of entire mountain ranges, which killed wildlife and changed the climate. 
C)  It caused tons of dirt and debris to clog rivers, kill fish, and pollute downstream farmland. 
D)  It caused the migration of wildlife like raccoons, bears, and deer into nearby big cities. 
E)  This is a trick question. Hydraulic mining caused no significant environmental damage. 
A)  It used up what little water resources existed in the West. 
B)  It entailed the removal of entire mountain ranges, which killed wildlife and changed the climate. 
C)  It caused tons of dirt and debris to clog rivers, kill fish, and pollute downstream farmland. 
D)  It caused the migration of wildlife like raccoons, bears, and deer into nearby big cities. 
E)  This is a trick question. Hydraulic mining caused no significant environmental damage.

Question 6

Following the 1867 "Report on the Condition of the Indian Tribes," Congress decided that the best way to end the Indian wars was:

Accepted Answer

A)  to send in the army, under men such as George Custer, to break the morale of the Indians 
B)  to systematically kill most of the buffalo 
C)  to "Americanize" the Indians by offering them an education at the white man's schools 
D)  to persuade the Indians to live on out-of-the-way reservations 
E)  to allow Indians to follow old traditions such as the Ghost Dance 
A)  to send in the army, under men such as George Custer, to break the morale of the Indians 
B)  to systematically kill most of the buffalo 
C)  to "Americanize" the Indians by offering them an education at the white man's schools 
D)  to persuade the Indians to live on out-of-the-way reservations 
E)  to allow Indians to follow old traditions such as the Ghost Dance

Question 7

The so-called frontier thesis is problematic because, among other things:

Accepted Answer

A)  it argued the frontier was an insignificant force for American history 
B)  it exaggerated the homogenizing effect of the frontier environment and virtually ignored the role of women 
C)  it suggested the frontier could endure limitless expansion 
D)  it claimed Indians did more to shape the frontier than white settlers 
E)  it said the American frontier experience was identical to the experiences endured by all developed nations 
A)  it argued the frontier was an insignificant force for American history 
B)  it exaggerated the homogenizing effect of the frontier environment and virtually ignored the role of women 
C)  it suggested the frontier could endure limitless expansion 
D)  it claimed Indians did more to shape the frontier than white settlers 
E)  it said the American frontier experience was identical to the experiences endured by all developed nations

Question 8

The Indian wars effectively ended with the capture of Geronimo, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What was the African American experience during the latter part of the nineteenth century? How did that experience vary depending on the region?

Accepted Answer

The African American experience during t

Question 10

In much of the nineteenth century, women in Texas were legally prohibited from:

Accepted Answer

A)  serving on juries 
B)  farming 
C)  getting any education 
D)  getting married 
E)  suing for divorce 
A)  serving on juries 
B)  farming 
C)  getting any education 
D)  getting married 
E)  suing for divorce

Question 11

Why was Alabama named the "Pittsburgh of the South"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an iron center. 
B)  It had pirates. 
C)  It was Andrew Carnegie's birthplace. 
D)  It lacked racial segregation. 
E)  It had the same population size. 
A)  It was an iron center. 
B)  It had pirates. 
C)  It was Andrew Carnegie's birthplace. 
D)  It lacked racial segregation. 
E)  It had the same population size.

Question 12

Hydraulic mining was the technique that proved least damaging to the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Joseph Glidden

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 14

Six states were created from the western territories in the years 1889-1890. These states were not admitted before 1889 because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Democrats in Congress were reluctant to create states out of territories that were heavily Republican 
B)  the lawlessness of many western towns discouraged Congress from admitting the territories as states 
C)  polygamy, as practiced by the Mormons in the West, was unacceptable to Congress 
D)  if large mining firms had been forced to pay state taxes, they would have had to close down 
E)  the cattle ranchers lobbied for continued open range as regulated by the territorial legislatures 
A)  Democrats in Congress were reluctant to create states out of territories that were heavily Republican 
B)  the lawlessness of many western towns discouraged Congress from admitting the territories as states 
C)  polygamy, as practiced by the Mormons in the West, was unacceptable to Congress 
D)  if large mining firms had been forced to pay state taxes, they would have had to close down 
E)  the cattle ranchers lobbied for continued open range as regulated by the territorial legislatures

Question 15

The average annual income of white southerners was double that of Americans outside the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The major champion of the New South gospel was:

Accepted Answer

A)  J. L. M. Curry 
B)  Henry W. Grady 
C)  John Ruffin Green 
D)  Edmund Ruffin 
E)  C. Vann Woodward 
A)  J. L. M. Curry 
B)  Henry W. Grady 
C)  John Ruffin Green 
D)  Edmund Ruffin 
E)  C. Vann Woodward

Question 17

Proponents of the New South believed that the South should:

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminate agriculture 
B)  form a separate nation 
C)  industrialize 
D)  be dominated by planter aristocrats 
E)  encourage immigration of cheap labor 
A)  eliminate agriculture 
B)  form a separate nation 
C)  industrialize 
D)  be dominated by planter aristocrats 
E)  encourage immigration of cheap labor

Question 18

The New South gospel emphasized all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  industrialization 
B)  sectional peace 
C)  women's rights 
D)  racial harmony 
E)  better education 
A)  industrialization 
B)  sectional peace 
C)  women's rights 
D)  racial harmony 
E)  better education

Question 19

Cattle drives:

Accepted Answer

A)  delivered herds to the slaughterhouses in Chicago 
B)  were conducted by cowboys, twenty-five percent of whom were African Americans 
C)  typically started from ranches in Kansas and Oklahoma 
D)  caused the extinction of Texas longhorns 
E)  almost always began in Montana and ended in Texas 
A)  delivered herds to the slaughterhouses in Chicago 
B)  were conducted by cowboys, twenty-five percent of whom were African Americans 
C)  typically started from ranches in Kansas and Oklahoma 
D)  caused the extinction of Texas longhorns 
E)  almost always began in Montana and ended in Texas

Question 20

The Indian tribe that defeated Custer and put up the greatest resistance to U.S. domination was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Apache 
B)  Comanche 
C)  Crow 
D)  Sioux 
E)  Blackfeet 
A)  Apache 
B)  Comanche 
C)  Crow 
D)  Sioux 
E)  Blackfeet

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

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was:

The rise of the cattle industry:

Cow town refers to:

The 1890 census reported that:

Why was hydraulic mining so damaging to the environment?

Following the 1867 "Report on the Condition of the Indian Tribes," Congress decided that the best way to end the Indian wars was:

The so-called frontier thesis is problematic because, among other things:

The Indian wars effectively ended with the capture of Geronimo, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.

What was the African American experience during the latter part of the nineteenth century? How did that experience vary depending on the region?

In much of the nineteenth century, women in Texas were legally prohibited from:

Why was Alabama named the "Pittsburgh of the South"?

Hydraulic mining was the technique that proved least damaging to the environment.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Joseph Glidden

Six states were created from the western territories in the years 1889-1890. These states were not admitted before 1889 because:

The average annual income of white southerners was double that of Americans outside the South.

The major champion of the New South gospel was:

Proponents of the New South believed that the South should:

The New South gospel emphasized all the following EXCEPT:

Cattle drives:

The Indian tribe that defeated Custer and put up the greatest resistance to U.S. domination was the:

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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