Question 1

The conventional explanation that the buffalo disappeared from the plains due to overhunting by whites in the West is incomplete because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the buffalo never disappeared from the plains 
B)  whites actually hunted very few buffalo 
C)  estimates of the buffalo population decline have since been shown to be exaggerated 
D)  it ignores buffalo migration to Mexico and Canada 
E)  it does not account for environmental factors, such as changes in climate and competition for forage with other animals 
A)  the buffalo never disappeared from the plains 
B)  whites actually hunted very few buffalo 
C)  estimates of the buffalo population decline have since been shown to be exaggerated 
D)  it ignores buffalo migration to Mexico and Canada 
E)  it does not account for environmental factors, such as changes in climate and competition for forage with other animals

Question 2

The postwar South suffered from an acute shortage of:

Accepted Answer

A)  capital 
B)  labor 
C)  cotton 
D)  domestic help 
E)  water 
A)  capital 
B)  labor 
C)  cotton 
D)  domestic help 
E)  water

Question 3

Range wars erupted by the late nineteenth century because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian encroachments on white lands 
B)  the impact of the growing buffalo population on available cattle land 
C)  the use of barbed-wire fences 
D)  rancher conflicts with the U.S. military regarding enforcement of federal land laws 
E)  conflicts over the proper roles and responsibilities for women engaged in ranching 
A)  Indian encroachments on white lands 
B)  the impact of the growing buffalo population on available cattle land 
C)  the use of barbed-wire fences 
D)  rancher conflicts with the U.S. military regarding enforcement of federal land laws 
E)  conflicts over the proper roles and responsibilities for women engaged in ranching

Question 4

The Mississippi Plan led in stripping blacks of their voting rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Redeemers were all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  conservative 
B)  pro-business 
C)  members of the Republican party 
D)  white politicians 
E)  members of the Democratic party 
A)  conservative 
B)  pro-business 
C)  members of the Republican party 
D)  white politicians 
E)  members of the Democratic party

Question 6

In the late 1800s, the South experienced major increases in production in all of the following areas EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  automobiles 
B)  lumber 
C)  tobacco products 
D)  coal 
E)  textiles 
A)  automobiles 
B)  lumber 
C)  tobacco products 
D)  coal 
E)  textiles

Question 7

Joseph Glidden:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a railroad man who reaped great profits from the early cattle drives 
B)  perfected the invention of barbed wire 
C)  made his fame as a buffalo hunter, slaughtering thousands of the animals 
D)  led the sheep ranchers against the cattlemen for control of western grazing lands 
E)  called for regulation of bonanza farms 
A)  was a railroad man who reaped great profits from the early cattle drives 
B)  perfected the invention of barbed wire 
C)  made his fame as a buffalo hunter, slaughtering thousands of the animals 
D)  led the sheep ranchers against the cattlemen for control of western grazing lands 
E)  called for regulation of bonanza farms

Question 8

So many critical developments shaping politics, economy, and society during the latter part of the nineteenth century were the products of unintended consequences. Identify two or three examples of unintended consequences and why they are important to understanding the history of this period.

Accepted Answer

One example of an unintended consequence

Question 9

Why was the expansion of railroads significant to the growth of the cattle industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  As the railroads increased the ability to ship huge numbers of western cattle, more cow towns were established in the West. 
B)  The railroads enabled eastern cattle to be shipped west and feed the region's growing population. 
C)  The railroads opened up Mexico as a market for American meat. 
D)  Cowboys from the eastern states could now travel to the West to apply their expertise. 
E)  The railroads increased the industry's profit margin by eliminating the need for cowboys. 
A)  As the railroads increased the ability to ship huge numbers of western cattle, more cow towns were established in the West. 
B)  The railroads enabled eastern cattle to be shipped west and feed the region's growing population. 
C)  The railroads opened up Mexico as a market for American meat. 
D)  Cowboys from the eastern states could now travel to the West to apply their expertise. 
E)  The railroads increased the industry's profit margin by eliminating the need for cowboys.

Question 10

The Mississippi Plan:

Accepted Answer

A)  guaranteed black voting rights 
B)  stripped blacks' voting rights 
C)  guaranteed black civil rights 
D)  stripped blacks of their civil rights 
E)  gave blacks confiscated land 
A)  guaranteed black voting rights 
B)  stripped blacks' voting rights 
C)  guaranteed black civil rights 
D)  stripped blacks of their civil rights 
E)  gave blacks confiscated land

Question 11

The very poor generally did not migrate to the West because:

Accepted Answer

A)  western communities prohibited the settlement of poor people 
B)  they had everything they needed in their native communities 
C)  it was easier to migrate to the South 
D)  they generally could not afford the expense of transportation, land, and supplies 
E)  because they were only qualified to work in factories 
A)  western communities prohibited the settlement of poor people 
B)  they had everything they needed in their native communities 
C)  it was easier to migrate to the South 
D)  they generally could not afford the expense of transportation, land, and supplies 
E)  because they were only qualified to work in factories

Question 12

"Furnishing" merchants provided the following services:

Accepted Answer

A)  legal assistance 
B)  food, clothing, seed, and other items on credit 
C)  loans to purchase land 
D)  voter registration opportunities 
E)  medical services 
A)  legal assistance 
B)  food, clothing, seed, and other items on credit 
C)  loans to purchase land 
D)  voter registration opportunities 
E)  medical services

Question 13

The Comstock Lode refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a reservation set aside for Indians in Texas 
B)  a mining discovery of gold and silver in Nevada 
C)  a black disenfranchisement plan promoted by Bourbons 
D)  a cattle drive that ran through Ohio 
E)  the largest mountain in the Rockies 
A)  a reservation set aside for Indians in Texas 
B)  a mining discovery of gold and silver in Nevada 
C)  a black disenfranchisement plan promoted by Bourbons 
D)  a cattle drive that ran through Ohio 
E)  the largest mountain in the Rockies

Question 14

Women in the western territories and states were the last to get the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe the pattern of race relations in the South from the end of Reconstruction to 1900.

Accepted Answer

The pattern of race relations in the Sou

Question 16

Benjamin Singleton:

Accepted Answer

A)  was an early promoter of black migration to the West 
B)  won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his capture of Sitting Bull 
C)  invented the refrigerated railroad car 
D)  was elected Readjuster governor of Virginia in 1879 
E)  became the first African American elected to Congress 
A)  was an early promoter of black migration to the West 
B)  won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his capture of Sitting Bull 
C)  invented the refrigerated railroad car 
D)  was elected Readjuster governor of Virginia in 1879 
E)  became the first African American elected to Congress

Question 17

In the landmark case Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company:

Accepted Answer

A)  New South leader Robert Woodruff sued a company polluting the Coca-Cola bottling plant 
B)  America's clean air laws were established 
C)  the judge ruled on the legality of dumping mining debris in water sources 
D)  Woodruff, a mine employee, sued because of an injury 
E)  the court ruled that open-pit mines were illegal in Michigan 
A)  New South leader Robert Woodruff sued a company polluting the Coca-Cola bottling plant 
B)  America's clean air laws were established 
C)  the judge ruled on the legality of dumping mining debris in water sources 
D)  Woodruff, a mine employee, sued because of an injury 
E)  the court ruled that open-pit mines were illegal in Michigan

Question 18

King Cotton survived the Civil War and expanded over new acreage:

Accepted Answer

A)  because traditional overplanting of the crop continued 
B)  due to expanding its export market 
C)  because the U.S. government now gave farmers new subsidies 
D)  in spite of growing claims of collusion in the marketplace 
E)  even as synthetic materials were invented in the 1890s 
A)  because traditional overplanting of the crop continued 
B)  due to expanding its export market 
C)  because the U.S. government now gave farmers new subsidies 
D)  in spite of growing claims of collusion in the marketplace 
E)  even as synthetic materials were invented in the 1890s

Question 19

Describe the role of women in the New West.

Accepted Answer

In the New West, the role of women has e

Question 20

The number of cotton mills in the South more than doubled between 1880 and 1900.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The conventional explanation that the buffalo disappeared from the plains due to overhunting by whites in the West is incomplete because:

The postwar South suffered from an acute shortage of:

Range wars erupted by the late nineteenth century because of:

The Mississippi Plan led in stripping blacks of their voting rights.

Redeemers were all of the following EXCEPT:

In the late 1800s, the South experienced major increases in production in all of the following areas EXCEPT:

Joseph Glidden:

So many critical developments shaping politics, economy, and society during the latter part of the nineteenth century were the products of unintended consequences. Identify two or three examples of unintended consequences and why they are important to understanding the history of this period.

Why was the expansion of railroads significant to the growth of the cattle industry?

The Mississippi Plan:

The very poor generally did not migrate to the West because:

"Furnishing" merchants provided the following services:

The Comstock Lode refers to:

Women in the western territories and states were the last to get the right to vote.

Describe the pattern of race relations in the South from the end of Reconstruction to 1900.

Benjamin Singleton:

In the landmark case Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company:

King Cotton survived the Civil War and expanded over new acreage:

Describe the role of women in the New West.

The number of cotton mills in the South more than doubled between 1880 and 1900.

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

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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

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A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

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