Question 1

In Owen Wister's novel,The Virginian (1902),the American cowboy was

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A)  castigated for his poor relations with Indians, Mexicans, and Chinese. 
B)  lamented as having lost his innocence and decency. 
C)  seen as fast disappearing, as urbanization spread west. 
D)  criticized for being too quick to use violence. 
E)  portrayed as a simple and virtuous frontiersman. 
A)  castigated for his poor relations with Indians, Mexicans, and Chinese. 
B)  lamented as having lost his innocence and decency. 
C)  seen as fast disappearing, as urbanization spread west. 
D)  criticized for being too quick to use violence. 
E)  portrayed as a simple and virtuous frontiersman.

Question 2

In the late nineteenth century,which of the following was NOT a major western industry that relied on the East for markets and capital?

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A)  mining 
B)  fur trading 
C)  ranching 
D)  commercial farming 
E)  timbering 
A)  mining 
B)  fur trading 
C)  ranching 
D)  commercial farming 
E)  timbering

Question 3

The ________ Act of 1887 sought to assimilate Native Americans into the larger white culture.

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The answer of The ________ Act of 1887 sought to...

Question 4

In the mid-nineteenth century,Hispanic society in the Southwest grew,despite the increasing Anglo-American settlement in that area.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the latter half of the nineteenth century,the structure of the cattle industry became increasingly corporate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A Paiute prophet named Wovoka was responsible for the "________."

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The answer of A Paiute prophet named Wovoka was responsible...

Question 7

During the nineteenth century,in the Far West the term "coolie"

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A)  was a description for all Asian immigrants. 
B)  was an epithet used by whites to describe members of Chinese tongs. 
C)  applied to all non-Indians who came to the Far West before the California gold rush. 
D)  was a slang term for prostitutes in mining towns. 
E)  referred to Chinese indentured servants. 
A)  was a description for all Asian immigrants. 
B)  was an epithet used by whites to describe members of Chinese tongs. 
C)  applied to all non-Indians who came to the Far West before the California gold rush. 
D)  was a slang term for prostitutes in mining towns. 
E)  referred to Chinese indentured servants.

Question 8

Describe the rise and decline of the western Plains farmer in the late nineteenth century.

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The late nineteenth century saw a signif

Question 9

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

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A)  resulted in the deportation of half of the Chinese in the United States. 
B)  was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
C)  banned Chinese in the United States from becoming naturalized citizens. 
D)  was only applied in California. 
E)  had little effect on the size of the Chinese population in America. 
A)  resulted in the deportation of half of the Chinese in the United States. 
B)  was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
C)  banned Chinese in the United States from becoming naturalized citizens. 
D)  was only applied in California. 
E)  had little effect on the size of the Chinese population in America.

Question 10

Permanent settlements were somewhat rare among the Plains Indians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Secret societies,known as ________,were organized by Chinese Americans.

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The answer of Secret societies,known as ________,were organized by Chinese...

Question 12

In the 1840s and 1850s,in the Far West,the response by white Americans to the Chinese

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A)  moved from initial hostility to gradual acceptance. 
B)  was one of consistent acceptance. 
C)  was one of consistent hostility. 
D)  moved from initial acceptance to gradual hostility. 
E)  depended mainly on whether the white American was pro-slavery or antislavery. 
A)  moved from initial hostility to gradual acceptance. 
B)  was one of consistent acceptance. 
C)  was one of consistent hostility. 
D)  moved from initial acceptance to gradual hostility. 
E)  depended mainly on whether the white American was pro-slavery or antislavery.

Question 13

Beginning in 1865,more than 12,000 Chinese found work building the ________.

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transconti

Question 14

The real West of the mid-nineteenth century bore little resemblance to its popular image.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Timber Culture Act and the Desert Land Act were both designed to limit individual homesteaders in the American West.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which tribe should NOT be included among the Plains Indians?

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A)  Yurok 
B)  Sioux 
C)  Arapaho 
D)  Pawnee 
E)  Cheyenne 
A)  Yurok 
B)  Sioux 
C)  Arapaho 
D)  Pawnee 
E)  Cheyenne

Question 17

The Comstock Lode primarily produced

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A)  copper. 
B)  silver. 
C)  gold. 
D)  lead. 
E)  zinc. 
A)  copper. 
B)  silver. 
C)  gold. 
D)  lead. 
E)  zinc.

Question 18

Range wars in the West were often fought between ranchers and ________.

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The answer of Range wars in the West were often...

Question 19

Between 1865 and 1875,the number of buffalo in the American West declined from 15 million to under 1,000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The western working class was highly multiracial and stratified along racial lines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: The Conquest of the Far West

In Owen Wister's novel,The Virginian (1902),the American cowboy was

In the late nineteenth century,which of the following was NOT a major western industry that relied on the East for markets and capital?

The ________ Act of 1887 sought to assimilate Native Americans into the larger white culture.

In the mid-nineteenth century,Hispanic society in the Southwest grew,despite the increasing Anglo-American settlement in that area.

During the latter half of the nineteenth century,the structure of the cattle industry became increasingly corporate.

A Paiute prophet named Wovoka was responsible for the "________."

During the nineteenth century,in the Far West the term "coolie"

Describe the rise and decline of the western Plains farmer in the late nineteenth century.

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Permanent settlements were somewhat rare among the Plains Indians.

Secret societies,known as ________,were organized by Chinese Americans.

In the 1840s and 1850s,in the Far West,the response by white Americans to the Chinese

Beginning in 1865,more than 12,000 Chinese found work building the ________.

The real West of the mid-nineteenth century bore little resemblance to its popular image.

The Timber Culture Act and the Desert Land Act were both designed to limit individual homesteaders in the American West.

Which tribe should NOT be included among the Plains Indians?

The Comstock Lode primarily produced

Range wars in the West were often fought between ranchers and ________.

Between 1865 and 1875,the number of buffalo in the American West declined from 15 million to under 1,000.

The western working class was highly multiracial and stratified along racial lines.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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