Question 1

The Mormon Church eventually abandoned polygamy in response to

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A)  the protests of Mormon women. 
B)  the opposition of the women's suffrage movement. 
C)  legislation that instituted harsh punishment for polygamous men. 
D)  an anti-polygamy pronouncement by Brigham Young. 
A)  the protests of Mormon women. 
B)  the opposition of the women's suffrage movement. 
C)  legislation that instituted harsh punishment for polygamous men. 
D)  an anti-polygamy pronouncement by Brigham Young.

Question 2

Mark Twain's experience in Nevada was an example of the individual prospector who

Accepted Answer

A)  got rich quick and retired. 
B)  failed to strike it rich and returned home. 
C)  became employed with an industrial mining operation. 
D)  was sidelined after being injured in a mining accident. 
A)  got rich quick and retired. 
B)  failed to strike it rich and returned home. 
C)  became employed with an industrial mining operation. 
D)  was sidelined after being injured in a mining accident.

Question 3

Of the early individual prospectors who flocked to the Comstock Lode, approximately what percentage were foreign-born?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  75 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  75 percent

Question 4

Before 1900, how many Great Plains settlers came directly from another country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Half 
B)  One-third 
C)  One-fifth 
D)  One-tenth 
A)  Half 
B)  One-third 
C)  One-fifth 
D)  One-tenth

Question 5

Why did Native Americans oppose private ownership of land?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believed that humans are tied to the natural world around them. 
B)  They privately owned neither land nor property. 
C)  They did not want white Americans to venture west and make claims to tribal lands. 
D)  They believed that the natural environment belonged to animals and birds, not humans. 
A)  They believed that humans are tied to the natural world around them. 
B)  They privately owned neither land nor property. 
C)  They did not want white Americans to venture west and make claims to tribal lands. 
D)  They believed that the natural environment belonged to animals and birds, not humans.

Question 6

What caused a dramatic increase in rainfall on the normally arid Great Plains during the 1880s?

Accepted Answer

A)  A sudden and permanent change in the climate 
B)  A long-term cycle of alternating periods of precipitation and drought 
C)  The impact of new technological developments on the environment 
D)  The growth of human activity on the Plains 
A)  A sudden and permanent change in the climate 
B)  A long-term cycle of alternating periods of precipitation and drought 
C)  The impact of new technological developments on the environment 
D)  The growth of human activity on the Plains

Question 7

Which of the following American towns is the oldest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jamestown 
B)  Santa Fe 
C)  New York 
D)  Boston 
A)  Jamestown 
B)  Santa Fe 
C)  New York 
D)  Boston

Question 8

Which of the following groups used vigilantism in an attempt to punish white ranchers and business owners for their mistreatment of Mexican Americans in the Southwest?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Workingmen's Party 
B)  The White Caps 
C)  Californio landowners 
D)  The Apache Indians 
A)  The Workingmen's Party 
B)  The White Caps 
C)  Californio landowners 
D)  The Apache Indians

Question 9

The cowboys' "Long Drive" of cattle along the Chisholm Trail started in Texas and ended in

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A)  Oklahoma. 
B)  Kansas. 
C)  South Dakota. 
D)  Illinois. 
A)  Oklahoma. 
B)  Kansas. 
C)  South Dakota. 
D)  Illinois.

Question 10

Pueblo Indians foreshadowed modern American practices in their

Accepted Answer

A)  irrigation methods. 
B)  approach to big-game hunting. 
C)  weapons and strategies of armed warfare. 
D)  housing construction. 
A)  irrigation methods. 
B)  approach to big-game hunting. 
C)  weapons and strategies of armed warfare. 
D)  housing construction.

Question 11

Participation in the temperance movement inspired many frontier women to

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A)  divorce alcohol-dependent husbands. 
B)  convert to Mormonism. 
C)  campaign for the right to vote. 
D)  move their families back to the East. 
A)  divorce alcohol-dependent husbands. 
B)  convert to Mormonism. 
C)  campaign for the right to vote. 
D)  move their families back to the East.

Question 12

Between the arrival of the first Europeans and the end of the Civil War, the Indian population of North America dropped from one million to about

Accepted Answer

A)  750,000. 
B)  500,000. 
C)  350,000. 
D)  200,000. 
A)  750,000. 
B)  500,000. 
C)  350,000. 
D)  200,000.

Question 13

In popular culture, the cowboy has come to represent the

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A)  American spirit of independence. 
B)  ethnic and racial diversity of the American West. 
C)  aggressor in violent conflicts. 
D)  type of man who took advantage of women's innocence. 
A)  American spirit of independence. 
B)  ethnic and racial diversity of the American West. 
C)  aggressor in violent conflicts. 
D)  type of man who took advantage of women's innocence.

Question 14

How many homesteaders in the Prairie West eventually picked up and left for a nearby city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hardly any 
B)  One out of ten 
C)  Roughly half 
D)  The overwhelming majority of them 
A)  Hardly any 
B)  One out of ten 
C)  Roughly half 
D)  The overwhelming majority of them

Question 15

Which event forced the Lakota Indians to give up their land in the Black Hills during the 1870s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The decimation of the bison population 
B)  The discovery of gold 
C)  The Battle of Little Bighorn 
D)  The arrival of white homesteaders 
A)  The decimation of the bison population 
B)  The discovery of gold 
C)  The Battle of Little Bighorn 
D)  The arrival of white homesteaders

Question 16

The landscape and climate of the Great Plains encouraged the establishment of

Accepted Answer

A)  lumber companies. 
B)  cattle ranches. 
C)  small farms. 
D)  Indian reservations. 
A)  lumber companies. 
B)  cattle ranches. 
C)  small farms. 
D)  Indian reservations.

Question 17

Most Native American tribes did not believe in the private ownership of

Accepted Answer

A)  tools. 
B)  horses. 
C)  shelters. 
D)  land. 
A)  tools. 
B)  horses. 
C)  shelters. 
D)  land.

Question 18

What incited the Indian wars of the 1860s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Battle of Little Bighorn 
B)  The Wounded Knee Massacre 
C)  The Sand Creek Massacre 
D)  The relocation of the Nez Percé 
A)  The Battle of Little Bighorn 
B)  The Wounded Knee Massacre 
C)  The Sand Creek Massacre 
D)  The relocation of the Nez Percé

Question 19

White working-class men in California responded to the influx of Chinese laborers in the 1870s by

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraging Chinese workers to join labor unions to guarantee fair wages for all. 
B)  asking employers to pay the Chinese lower wages because the Chinese were considered inferior workers. 
C)  advocating laws to restrict Chinese labor and boycotting Chinese-made goods. 
D)  demanding that the immigrants be restricted to working in San Francisco's Chinatown. 
A)  encouraging Chinese workers to join labor unions to guarantee fair wages for all. 
B)  asking employers to pay the Chinese lower wages because the Chinese were considered inferior workers. 
C)  advocating laws to restrict Chinese labor and boycotting Chinese-made goods. 
D)  demanding that the immigrants be restricted to working in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Question 20

Why did African American men choose to enlist in the U.S. army to serve in the West after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  They shared white Americans' disdain for Indians. 
B)  They wanted to prove their patriotism after emancipation. 
C)  They hoped to achieve a better quality of life. 
D)  They had a better chance of serving in an integrated unit in the West. 
A)  They shared white Americans' disdain for Indians. 
B)  They wanted to prove their patriotism after emancipation. 
C)  They hoped to achieve a better quality of life. 
D)  They had a better chance of serving in an integrated unit in the West.

Exam 15: The West Opening the West

The Mormon Church eventually abandoned polygamy in response to

Mark Twain's experience in Nevada was an example of the individual prospector who

Of the early individual prospectors who flocked to the Comstock Lode, approximately what percentage were foreign-born?

Before 1900, how many Great Plains settlers came directly from another country?

Why did Native Americans oppose private ownership of land?

What caused a dramatic increase in rainfall on the normally arid Great Plains during the 1880s?

Which of the following American towns is the oldest?

Which of the following groups used vigilantism in an attempt to punish white ranchers and business owners for their mistreatment of Mexican Americans in the Southwest?

The cowboys' "Long Drive" of cattle along the Chisholm Trail started in Texas and ended in

Pueblo Indians foreshadowed modern American practices in their

Participation in the temperance movement inspired many frontier women to

Between the arrival of the first Europeans and the end of the Civil War, the Indian population of North America dropped from one million to about

In popular culture, the cowboy has come to represent the

How many homesteaders in the Prairie West eventually picked up and left for a nearby city?

Which event forced the Lakota Indians to give up their land in the Black Hills during the 1870s?

The landscape and climate of the Great Plains encouraged the establishment of

Most Native American tribes did not believe in the private ownership of

What incited the Indian wars of the 1860s?

White working-class men in California responded to the influx of Chinese laborers in the 1870s by

Why did African American men choose to enlist in the U.S. army to serve in the West after the Civil War?

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