Question 1

Western cities like Denver and San Francisco did serve as a major safety valve by providing

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A)  a home for new immigrants from Europe. 
B)  recreational activities for its inhabitants. 
C)  a home for economically struggling farmers, miners, and easterners. 
D)  subsidized and low-cost housing for immigrants from China and Japan. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  a home for new immigrants from Europe. 
B)  recreational activities for its inhabitants. 
C)  a home for economically struggling farmers, miners, and easterners. 
D)  subsidized and low-cost housing for immigrants from China and Japan. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of James B. Hickok.

Accepted Answer

Federal marshal who

Question 3

All of the following are true statements about the Homestead Act EXCEPT

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A)  it was consistent with previous government public land policy designed primarily to raise revenue for government. 
B)  about a half million families carved out new homes in the 40 years after its passage. 
C)  ten times more of the public land ended up in the hands of land speculators than farmers. 
D)  thousands of people didn't last the five years required by the Homestead Act. 
E)  the standard 160 acres provided to farmers proved to be inadequate on the rain-scarce Great Plains. 
A)  it was consistent with previous government public land policy designed primarily to raise revenue for government. 
B)  about a half million families carved out new homes in the 40 years after its passage. 
C)  ten times more of the public land ended up in the hands of land speculators than farmers. 
D)  thousands of people didn't last the five years required by the Homestead Act. 
E)  the standard 160 acres provided to farmers proved to be inadequate on the rain-scarce Great Plains.

Question 4

In the long run, the group that probably did the most to shape the modern West were the

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A)  small businessmen that provided products and services to miners, railroad men, and cowboys. 
B)  miners. 
C)  railroad men. 
D)  cowboys. 
E)  hydraulic engineers. 
A)  small businessmen that provided products and services to miners, railroad men, and cowboys. 
B)  miners. 
C)  railroad men. 
D)  cowboys. 
E)  hydraulic engineers.

Question 5

The Plains Indians were finally forced to surrender and end their resistance to losing their lands

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A)  because they were decimated by their constant intertribal warfare. 
B)  when they realized that agriculture was more profitable than hunting. 
C)  after such famous leaders as Geronimo and Sitting Bull were killed. 
D)  when the government extended a better offer to relocate the Plains Indians to unoccupied, large Western lands. 
E)  by the coming of the railroads and the virtual extermination of the buffalo. 
A)  because they were decimated by their constant intertribal warfare. 
B)  when they realized that agriculture was more profitable than hunting. 
C)  after such famous leaders as Geronimo and Sitting Bull were killed. 
D)  when the government extended a better offer to relocate the Plains Indians to unoccupied, large Western lands. 
E)  by the coming of the railroads and the virtual extermination of the buffalo.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of John Wesley Powell.

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One-armed geologist who explor

Question 7

Why were the conflicts between federal and state military forces and western Indian tribes exceptionally bitter and cruel?

Accepted Answer

The conflicts between federal and state

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the Fetterman massacre.

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Massacre o

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of George A. Custer.

Accepted Answer

Indian fighter who w

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the Cheyenne.

Accepted Answer

American I

Question 11

How did the various mining, ranching, and farming stakeholders on the respective frontiers respond to the social and economic challenges and opportunities of the Industrial Revolution? What role did government play in addressing these challenges and opportunities?

Accepted Answer

The various mining, ranching, and farmin

Question 12

What were the failures and unintended consequences of the Homestead Act?

Accepted Answer

The Homestead Act, passed in 1862, was i

Question 13

How did the building of the railroad across the West impact buffalos?

Accepted Answer

The construction of the railroad across

Question 14

The Nez Perce Indians of Idaho were goaded into war when

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A)  the Sioux began to migrate onto their land. 
B)  gold was discovered on their reservation. 
C)  the federal government attempted to force them onto a reservation. 
D)  the Canadian government attempted to force their return to the United States. 
E)  the U.S. government reneged on a treaty agreement to permit the Nez Perce to keep their native lands. 
A)  the Sioux began to migrate onto their land. 
B)  gold was discovered on their reservation. 
C)  the federal government attempted to force them onto a reservation. 
D)  the Canadian government attempted to force their return to the United States. 
E)  the U.S. government reneged on a treaty agreement to permit the Nez Perce to keep their native lands.

Question 15

The buffalo were nearly exterminated

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A)  as a result of being overhunted by the Indians. 
B)  when their grasslands were turned into wheat and corn fields. 
C)  when their meat became valued in eastern markets. 
D)  by disease. 
E)  through wholesale butchery by whites. 
A)  as a result of being overhunted by the Indians. 
B)  when their grasslands were turned into wheat and corn fields. 
C)  when their meat became valued in eastern markets. 
D)  by disease. 
E)  through wholesale butchery by whites.

Question 16

The largest single source of silver and gold in the frontier of the West was discovered in 1859 in

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A)  Montana. 
B)  the Black Hills of South Dakota. 
C)  California. 
D)  New Mexico. 
E)  Nevada. 
A)  Montana. 
B)  the Black Hills of South Dakota. 
C)  California. 
D)  New Mexico. 
E)  Nevada.

Question 17

Was the reservation system inherently flawed from the beginning, or might it have worked if the federal government had enabled the Indians to keep more and better land and had treated them more fairly?

Accepted Answer

The reservation system was inherently fl

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of Comstock Lode.

Accepted Answer

Gold and silver disc

Question 19

Why did Western Kansas lose half of its population between 1888 and 1892?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a result of a six-year drought 
B)  the repeal of the Homestead Act 
C)  residents left for gold mines in Nevada 
D)  the railroad lured people to larger cities in the east 
E)  the return of aggressive American Indian tribes 
A)  as a result of a six-year drought 
B)  the repeal of the Homestead Act 
C)  residents left for gold mines in Nevada 
D)  the railroad lured people to larger cities in the east 
E)  the return of aggressive American Indian tribes

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the Dawes Severalty Act.

Accepted Answer

An act that dissolved tribes,

Exam 25: The Conquest of the West

Western cities like Denver and San Francisco did serve as a major safety valve by providing

Identify and state the historical significance of James B. Hickok.

All of the following are true statements about the Homestead Act EXCEPT

In the long run, the group that probably did the most to shape the modern West were the

The Plains Indians were finally forced to surrender and end their resistance to losing their lands

Identify and state the historical significance of John Wesley Powell.

Why were the conflicts between federal and state military forces and western Indian tribes exceptionally bitter and cruel?

Identify and state the historical significance of the Fetterman massacre.

Identify and state the historical significance of George A. Custer.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Cheyenne.

How did the various mining, ranching, and farming stakeholders on the respective frontiers respond to the social and economic challenges and opportunities of the Industrial Revolution? What role did government play in addressing these challenges and opportunities?

What were the failures and unintended consequences of the Homestead Act?

How did the building of the railroad across the West impact buffalos?

The Nez Perce Indians of Idaho were goaded into war when

The buffalo were nearly exterminated

The largest single source of silver and gold in the frontier of the West was discovered in 1859 in

Was the reservation system inherently flawed from the beginning, or might it have worked if the federal government had enabled the Indians to keep more and better land and had treated them more fairly?

Identify and state the historical significance of Comstock Lode.

Why did Western Kansas lose half of its population between 1888 and 1892?

Identify and state the historical significance of the Dawes Severalty Act.

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