Question 1

Which of the following held spiritual significance to Plains Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  The American bison 
B)  The beaver 
C)  The coyote 
D)  The horse 
A)  The American bison 
B)  The beaver 
C)  The coyote 
D)  The horse

Question 2

As the result of a Mexican law passed in 1833, California missions were used primarily

Accepted Answer

A)  to organize Indian labor. 
B)  as a refuge for Native Americans fighting against removal to Indian Country by federal authorities. 
C)  to care for European American migrants who needed shelter until they could build their own homes. 
D)  to provide a safe haven to residents who had been the victims of anti-Catholic hate crimes. 
A)  to organize Indian labor. 
B)  as a refuge for Native Americans fighting against removal to Indian Country by federal authorities. 
C)  to care for European American migrants who needed shelter until they could build their own homes. 
D)  to provide a safe haven to residents who had been the victims of anti-Catholic hate crimes.

Question 3

Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
? item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,and/or cultural consequences of this item?

Accepted Answer

The American Fur Company was a prominent

Question 4

Instructions:
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Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Samuel Seymour and Titian Ramsey Peale

Accepted Answer

Samuel Seymour and Titian Ramsey Peale w

Question 5

Which of the following are generally recognized as having been the first white migrants along the Oregon Trail?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laura and Almanzo Wilder and Rose and Gillette Lane 
B)  Narcissa and Marcus Whitman and Eliza and Henry Spalding 
C)  Bill Cody and Wyatt Earp 
D)  Elizabeth and Charles Finney 
A)  Laura and Almanzo Wilder and Rose and Gillette Lane 
B)  Narcissa and Marcus Whitman and Eliza and Henry Spalding 
C)  Bill Cody and Wyatt Earp 
D)  Elizabeth and Charles Finney

Question 6

Which of the following is true of European American migrants trekking West along the Oregon and California trails?

Accepted Answer

A)  Death rates from disease were significantly higher than in society at large. 
B)  Their encounters with Indians were usually peaceful. 
C)  They only killed bison or other animals for food. 
D)  They were constantly subjected to Indian attacks. 
A)  Death rates from disease were significantly higher than in society at large. 
B)  Their encounters with Indians were usually peaceful. 
C)  They only killed bison or other animals for food. 
D)  They were constantly subjected to Indian attacks.

Question 7

Which of the following caused a significant increase in the demand for western timber?

Accepted Answer

A)  The housing boom in the Old Northwest 
B)  The decision by Congress to double the number of ships in the United States Navy 
C)  The California Gold Rush 
D)  The expansion of the South's slave society into the Old Southwest 
A)  The housing boom in the Old Northwest 
B)  The decision by Congress to double the number of ships in the United States Navy 
C)  The California Gold Rush 
D)  The expansion of the South's slave society into the Old Southwest

Question 8

Once people made the decision to move west, the decision of where to move was often influenced by which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  The availability of employment for all family members 
B)  The availability of quality public education 
C)  The presence of the amenities associated with urban areas in the Northeast 
D)  The similarity of climate between their new residence and their old residence 
A)  The availability of employment for all family members 
B)  The availability of quality public education 
C)  The presence of the amenities associated with urban areas in the Northeast 
D)  The similarity of climate between their new residence and their old residence

Question 9

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Daniel Boone

Accepted Answer

Daniel Boone was a frontiersman and expl

Question 10

By the 1850s, San Francisco

Accepted Answer

A)  had lost its pre-eminence to new metropolitan centers in California. 
B)  was merely a small rural settlement. 
C)  enjoyed prosperity almost exclusively due to the cotton trade. 
D)  had become the West Coast gateway to the interior. 
A)  had lost its pre-eminence to new metropolitan centers in California. 
B)  was merely a small rural settlement. 
C)  enjoyed prosperity almost exclusively due to the cotton trade. 
D)  had become the West Coast gateway to the interior.

Question 11

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Mountain Meadows Massacre

Accepted Answer

The Mountain Meadows Massacre was a viol

Question 12

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Homestead Act of 1862

Accepted Answer

The Homestead Act of 1862 was a law pass

Question 13

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-George Catlin

Accepted Answer

George Catlin was an American painter, a

Question 14

Beginning in 1820, why did western migrants find the Midwest more attractive than the Southwest?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States government would finance a move to the Midwest but not to the Southwest. 
B)  The transportation routes of the Midwest were better developed than those of the Southwest. 
C)  The growing season was much longer in the Midwest. 
D)  They could obtain free land. 
A)  The United States government would finance a move to the Midwest but not to the Southwest. 
B)  The transportation routes of the Midwest were better developed than those of the Southwest. 
C)  The growing season was much longer in the Midwest. 
D)  They could obtain free land.

Question 15

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-General Santa Anna

Accepted Answer

General Santa Anna was a prominent Mexic

Question 16

Which of the following is true of women in California in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because their skills were in demand, they could charge high fees for cooking, laundering, and sewing. 
B)  The worked on family farms as they had done in the East and Midwest. 
C)  Many married women built reputations as hostesses by providing food and entertainment for their husbands' bachelor friends. 
D)  They were usually engaged in mining for gold alongside the male settlers. 
A)  Because their skills were in demand, they could charge high fees for cooking, laundering, and sewing. 
B)  The worked on family farms as they had done in the East and Midwest. 
C)  Many married women built reputations as hostesses by providing food and entertainment for their husbands' bachelor friends. 
D)  They were usually engaged in mining for gold alongside the male settlers.

Question 17

Discuss the causes and consequences of the Black Hawk War.

Accepted Answer

The Black Hawk War, which took place in

Question 18

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-women in mining settlements

Accepted Answer

Women in mining settlements were women w

Question 19

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the California Gold Rush

Accepted Answer

The California Gold Rush was a significa

Question 20

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Sam Houston

Accepted Answer

Sam Houston was a significant figure in

Which of the following held spiritual significance to Plains Indians?

As the result of a Mexican law passed in 1833, California missions were used primarily

Which of the following are generally recognized as having been the first white migrants along the Oregon Trail?

Which of the following is true of European American migrants trekking West along the Oregon and California trails?

Which of the following caused a significant increase in the demand for western timber?

Once people made the decision to move west, the decision of where to move was often influenced by which of the following factors?

By the 1850s, San Francisco

Beginning in 1820, why did western migrants find the Midwest more attractive than the Southwest?

Which of the following is true of women in California in the 1850s?

Discuss the causes and consequences of the Black Hawk War.

Three Old Worlds Create a New

Europeans Colonize North America

North America in the Atlantic World

Becoming America

The Ends of Empire

American Revolutions

Forging a Nation

Defining the Nation

The Rise of the South

The Restless North

Politics and the Fate of the Union

Transforming Fire: the Civil War

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution

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Exam 11: The Contested West

Which of the following held spiritual significance to Plains Indians?

As the result of a Mexican law passed in 1833, California missions were used primarily

Which of the following are generally recognized as having been the first white migrants along the Oregon Trail?

Which of the following is true of European American migrants trekking West along the Oregon and California trails?

Which of the following caused a significant increase in the demand for western timber?

Once people made the decision to move west, the decision of where to move was often influenced by which of the following factors?

By the 1850s, San Francisco

Beginning in 1820, why did western migrants find the Midwest more attractive than the Southwest?

Which of the following is true of women in California in the 1850s?

Discuss the causes and consequences of the Black Hawk War.

Three Old Worlds Create a New

Europeans Colonize North America

North America in the Atlantic World

Becoming America

The Ends of Empire

American Revolutions

Forging a Nation

Defining the Nation

The Rise of the South

The Restless North

Politics and the Fate of the Union

Transforming Fire: the Civil War

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution

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