Question 1

Which of the following was a feature of open-range ranching?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rounding up of wild cattle roaming free on the range 
B)  The slaughtering and butchering of cattle on the range 
C)  The purchase of thousands of acres of land for grazing 
D)  The grazing of cattle on public land 
A)  The rounding up of wild cattle roaming free on the range 
B)  The slaughtering and butchering of cattle on the range 
C)  The purchase of thousands of acres of land for grazing 
D)  The grazing of cattle on public land

Question 2

For which of the following reasons did the federal government refuse to transfer public domain lands to the states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Such transfers were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
B)  Such transfers would raise the question of who would regulate waterways that ran through more than one state. 
C)  Such transfers would deny the federal government the power to control water and land conservation. 
D)  The federal government feared that such transfers would lead to ecological problems associated with practices such as strip mining. 
A)  Such transfers were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
B)  Such transfers would raise the question of who would regulate waterways that ran through more than one state. 
C)  Such transfers would deny the federal government the power to control water and land conservation. 
D)  The federal government feared that such transfers would lead to ecological problems associated with practices such as strip mining.

Question 3

Life for Indians of the Northwest centered on

Accepted Answer

A)  salmon. 
B)  trade with whites. 
C)  sheep. 
D)  corn. 
A)  salmon. 
B)  trade with whites. 
C)  sheep. 
D)  corn.

Question 4

California became the nation's leader in irrigated acreage largely as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  skills learned by white settlers from Native Americans. 
B)  the creation of water divisions that regulated water rights. 
C)  a state law that allowed farmers to organize irrigation districts. 
D)  a law declaring the rivers of the state to be public property subject to state supervision. 
A)  skills learned by white settlers from Native Americans. 
B)  the creation of water divisions that regulated water rights. 
C)  a state law that allowed farmers to organize irrigation districts. 
D)  a law declaring the rivers of the state to be public property subject to state supervision.

Question 5

Most whites associated with Indian reform groups of the 1880s believed that

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians could never be successfully assimilated into American society. 
B)  Indian cultures should be protected and preserved. 
C)  Indians could succeed in American society only if they adopted middle-class values. 
D)  Indians should be protected from white encroachment by the United States Army. 
A)  Indians could never be successfully assimilated into American society. 
B)  Indian cultures should be protected and preserved. 
C)  Indians could succeed in American society only if they adopted middle-class values. 
D)  Indians should be protected from white encroachment by the United States Army.

Question 6

Cattle raising became increasingly profitable in the 1860s and gave rise to the lucrative cattle industry because of

Accepted Answer

A)  a decline in beef imported from Europe. 
B)  court decisions that allowed livestock to be moved freely across state lines. 
C)  railroad expansion and population growth. 
D)  investment funds made available by the discovery of mineral deposits in the West. 
A)  a decline in beef imported from Europe. 
B)  court decisions that allowed livestock to be moved freely across state lines. 
C)  railroad expansion and population growth. 
D)  investment funds made available by the discovery of mineral deposits in the West.

Question 7

The Hatch Act of 1887 encouraged the advancement of farming science and technology by

Accepted Answer

A)  providing grants of land to every state for the establishment of agricultural colleges. 
B)  providing low-interest government loans to farmers for the purchase of farm machines. 
C)  providing for agricultural experiment stations in every state. 
D)  providing subsidies to support all scientific research related to agriculture. 
A)  providing grants of land to every state for the establishment of agricultural colleges. 
B)  providing low-interest government loans to farmers for the purchase of farm machines. 
C)  providing for agricultural experiment stations in every state. 
D)  providing subsidies to support all scientific research related to agriculture.

Question 8

Canada's management of Indian affairs differed from that of the United States in that

Accepted Answer

A)  the Royal Mounted Police adopted a more aggressive stance against Indian resistance to acculturation. 
B)  Canada granted Indians the rights of British subjects and proceeded more slowly in attempting to acculturate Indians. 
C)  the Canadian government treated Indian tribes as foreign nations. 
D)  Canada outlawed intermarriage between whites and Indians. 
A)  the Royal Mounted Police adopted a more aggressive stance against Indian resistance to acculturation. 
B)  Canada granted Indians the rights of British subjects and proceeded more slowly in attempting to acculturate Indians. 
C)  the Canadian government treated Indian tribes as foreign nations. 
D)  Canada outlawed intermarriage between whites and Indians.

Question 9

Which of the following was a result of the Clapp rider to the Indian appropriations bill of 1906?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many Indians who were declared to be of mixed blood were duped into signing away their land to white speculators. 
B)  Indian reservations began to establish their own military force. 
C)  After receiving training in scientific farming, many Indians gained economic independence. 
D)  The United States Army began to safeguard Indian reservations and Indian treaty rights. 
A)  Many Indians who were declared to be of mixed blood were duped into signing away their land to white speculators. 
B)  Indian reservations began to establish their own military force. 
C)  After receiving training in scientific farming, many Indians gained economic independence. 
D)  The United States Army began to safeguard Indian reservations and Indian treaty rights.

Question 10

The economies of all of the western Indian tribes were based to some extent on four activities. Three such activities were trading and raiding; crop growing; and hunting, fishing, and gathering. What was the fourth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mining 
B)  Weaving 
C)  Livestock raising 
D)  Manufacturing 
A)  Mining 
B)  Weaving 
C)  Livestock raising 
D)  Manufacturing

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the early conservation movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The early conservation movement met little opposition in the West because the people there felt close to nature. 
B)  Because the need for conservation was so clear, the movement met little opposition in any part of the nation. 
C)  The movement and its leaders were subjected to nationwide ridicule. 
D)  Opposition to the movement was strongest in the West. 
A)  The early conservation movement met little opposition in the West because the people there felt close to nature. 
B)  Because the need for conservation was so clear, the movement met little opposition in any part of the nation. 
C)  The movement and its leaders were subjected to nationwide ridicule. 
D)  Opposition to the movement was strongest in the West.

Question 12

In attempting to change the sexual division of labor within western Indian tribes, reformers sometimes caused

Accepted Answer

A)  a reduction in the economic independence of Indian women. 
B)  a feeling of emasculation among Indian males. 
C)  warfare between tribal factions. 
D)  a breakdown of the political systems of western tribes. 
A)  a reduction in the economic independence of Indian women. 
B)  a feeling of emasculation among Indian males. 
C)  warfare between tribal factions. 
D)  a breakdown of the political systems of western tribes.

Question 13

Prior to the 1880s the federal government believed that Indians could best be civilized by

Accepted Answer

A)  Christianizing them. 
B)  relegating them to reservations. 
C)  democratizing tribal government. 
D)  teaching them the concepts of capitalism. 
A)  Christianizing them. 
B)  relegating them to reservations. 
C)  democratizing tribal government. 
D)  teaching them the concepts of capitalism.

Question 14

Which of the following factors was instrumental in ending armed Indian resistance against whites?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weakening of tribal power due to assimilation into white society 
B)  Relentless pursuit of Indians by U.S. soldiers 
C)  Large military engagements that decimated the Indian male population 
D)  The tireless work of white missionaries and teachers 
A)  Weakening of tribal power due to assimilation into white society 
B)  Relentless pursuit of Indians by U.S. soldiers 
C)  Large military engagements that decimated the Indian male population 
D)  The tireless work of white missionaries and teachers

Question 15

Which of the following was a consequence of the reservation policy of the U.S. government?

Accepted Answer

A)  It led to the assimilation of most western Indians into mainstream American culture. 
B)  It weakened just about every aspect of Indian life. 
C)  It allowed Indians the independence they needed to protect and preserve their way of life. 
D)  It increased the possibility of unity among Indians and thus of violence against whites. 
A)  It led to the assimilation of most western Indians into mainstream American culture. 
B)  It weakened just about every aspect of Indian life. 
C)  It allowed Indians the independence they needed to protect and preserve their way of life. 
D)  It increased the possibility of unity among Indians and thus of violence against whites.

Question 16

Between 1870 and 1910, the possibility of profiting from commercial farming in the Plains region became more favorable because

Accepted Answer

A)  railroad expansion and the construction of grain elevators made it possible to meet the increasing demand for farm products. 
B)  low interest rates on property-acquisition loans made it possible to acquire more productive farmland. 
C)  federally subsidized irrigation projects cut the cost of making formerly arid land productive. 
D)  the establishment of parity prices for basic commodities substantially increased per capita farm income. 
A)  railroad expansion and the construction of grain elevators made it possible to meet the increasing demand for farm products. 
B)  low interest rates on property-acquisition loans made it possible to acquire more productive farmland. 
C)  federally subsidized irrigation projects cut the cost of making formerly arid land productive. 
D)  the establishment of parity prices for basic commodities substantially increased per capita farm income.

Question 17

In the 1880s, the American conscience was aroused concerning the treatment of Indians by

Accepted Answer

A)  Looking Backward. 
B)  A Century of Dishonor. 
C)  Wings of the Dove. 
D)  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 
A)  Looking Backward. 
B)  A Century of Dishonor. 
C)  Wings of the Dove. 
D)  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Question 18

Most individual prospectors who discovered veins of precious metal

Accepted Answer

A)  mined their claims by themselves. 
B)  sold their claims to mining syndicates. 
C)  mined their claims with a few friends. 
D)  were denied their claims due to government fraud. 
A)  mined their claims by themselves. 
B)  sold their claims to mining syndicates. 
C)  mined their claims with a few friends. 
D)  were denied their claims due to government fraud.

Question 19

Most whites who migrated to the West and the Great Plains did so for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to Christianize the native peoples. 
B)  They were lured there by mining syndicates and lumber companies that promised high-paying jobs. 
C)  They were desirous of material success. 
D)  They were supposed to conduct government-financed agricultural research. 
A)  They wanted to Christianize the native peoples. 
B)  They were lured there by mining syndicates and lumber companies that promised high-paying jobs. 
C)  They were desirous of material success. 
D)  They were supposed to conduct government-financed agricultural research.

Question 20

The isolation of western farmers was lessened by

Accepted Answer

A)  long drives and declining prices for beef. 
B)  the use of barbed wire and the expansion of the railroads. 
C)  a high ratio of women to men and the wide use of machinery. 
D)  the expansion of mail-order companies and the availability of Rural Free Delivery. 
A)  long drives and declining prices for beef. 
B)  the use of barbed wire and the expansion of the railroads. 
C)  a high ratio of women to men and the wide use of machinery. 
D)  the expansion of mail-order companies and the availability of Rural Free Delivery.

Exam 17: The Development of the West, 1865-1900

Which of the following was a feature of open-range ranching?

For which of the following reasons did the federal government refuse to transfer public domain lands to the states?

Life for Indians of the Northwest centered on

California became the nation's leader in irrigated acreage largely as a result of

Most whites associated with Indian reform groups of the 1880s believed that

Cattle raising became increasingly profitable in the 1860s and gave rise to the lucrative cattle industry because of

The Hatch Act of 1887 encouraged the advancement of farming science and technology by

Canada's management of Indian affairs differed from that of the United States in that

Which of the following was a result of the Clapp rider to the Indian appropriations bill of 1906?

The economies of all of the western Indian tribes were based to some extent on four activities. Three such activities were trading and raiding; crop growing; and hunting, fishing, and gathering. What was the fourth?

Which of the following is true of the early conservation movement?

In attempting to change the sexual division of labor within western Indian tribes, reformers sometimes caused

Prior to the 1880s the federal government believed that Indians could best be civilized by

Which of the following factors was instrumental in ending armed Indian resistance against whites?

Which of the following was a consequence of the reservation policy of the U.S. government?

Between 1870 and 1910, the possibility of profiting from commercial farming in the Plains region became more favorable because

In the 1880s, the American conscience was aroused concerning the treatment of Indians by

Most individual prospectors who discovered veins of precious metal

Most whites who migrated to the West and the Great Plains did so for which of the following reasons?

The isolation of western farmers was lessened by

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