Question 1

Which headline would have appeared in 1890?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Invention of Barbed Wire Will Revolutionize Farming on the Great Plains" 
B)  "Civil War General Custer Killed by Sioux Attack" 
C)  "Rail Line Stretches to Pacific Coast!" 
D)  "Ghost Dance Ended as Militia Executes Sioux" 
A)  "Invention of Barbed Wire Will Revolutionize Farming on the Great Plains" 
B)  "Civil War General Custer Killed by Sioux Attack" 
C)  "Rail Line Stretches to Pacific Coast!" 
D)  "Ghost Dance Ended as Militia Executes Sioux" D

Question 2

The second Treaty of Fort Laramie:

Accepted Answer

A)  was negotiated in 1879. 
B)  required the United States to abandon routes traveling through Sioux territory. 
C)  was a major defeat for the Sioux. 
D)  was respected by both sides for nearly three decades. 
A)  was negotiated in 1879. 
B)  required the United States to abandon routes traveling through Sioux territory. 
C)  was a major defeat for the Sioux. 
D)  was respected by both sides for nearly three decades. B

Question 3

A common element among all tribes of the West was their:

Accepted Answer

A)  belief that nature was to be shared and not privately owned. 
B)  use of teepees as an efficient living unit. 
C)  nomadic wandering, which relied on searching for dietary supplements. 
D)  belief in the same gods. 
A)  belief that nature was to be shared and not privately owned. 
B)  use of teepees as an efficient living unit. 
C)  nomadic wandering, which relied on searching for dietary supplements. 
D)  belief in the same gods. A

Question 4

What happened at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in 1890?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Dawes Act was signed by representatives of the Sioux. 
B)  Red Cloud addressed his tribe for the final time. 
C)  Geronimo was captured after eluding the army for two years. 
D)  At least 150 Sioux men, women, and children were slaughtered. 
A)  The Dawes Act was signed by representatives of the Sioux. 
B)  Red Cloud addressed his tribe for the final time. 
C)  Geronimo was captured after eluding the army for two years. 
D)  At least 150 Sioux men, women, and children were slaughtered.

Question 5

White pioneers on the Great Plains faced all of the following problems EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  scarcities of water that harmed survival and domestic labor. 
B)  the loud clamoring of crowded neighbors who rushed to build housing. 
C)  a shortage of trees, which meant there was little wood for housing. 
D)  sod houses being plagued by snakes, mice, and insects. 
A)  scarcities of water that harmed survival and domestic labor. 
B)  the loud clamoring of crowded neighbors who rushed to build housing. 
C)  a shortage of trees, which meant there was little wood for housing. 
D)  sod houses being plagued by snakes, mice, and insects.

Question 6

All of the following tribes lived on the Great Plains EXCEPT the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cheyenne. 
B)  Arapaho. 
C)  Chinook. 
D)  Sioux. 
A)  Cheyenne. 
B)  Arapaho. 
C)  Chinook. 
D)  Sioux.

Question 7

Evaluate Sitting Bull's contention that the Plains Indians and whites "cannot live together." What evidence supports his claim? Can you think of policies or decisions, if they had been used, that would have made it possible for the two peoples to peacefully coexist? If no, why not?

Accepted Answer

Sitting Bull's contention that the Plain

Question 8

Effects of the Dawes Act included:

Accepted Answer

A)  more Indian land being owned by whites. 
B)  the widespread conversion of Indians to Christianity. 
C)  a sharing of natural resources between whites and Indians. 
D)  an immediate attack by the Sioux against the U.S. army. 
A)  more Indian land being owned by whites. 
B)  the widespread conversion of Indians to Christianity. 
C)  a sharing of natural resources between whites and Indians. 
D)  an immediate attack by the Sioux against the U.S. army.

Question 9

In what ways did the Dawes Act aid and/or harm Indians?

Accepted Answer

The Dawes Act, also known as the General

Question 10

The leader of the Sand Creek Massacre, John Chivington, was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a veteran hero of the Battle of Gettysburg. 
B)  sent by President Lincoln to negotiate with the Sioux. 
C)  an advocate of assimilation and coexistence. 
D)  a Methodist minister. 
A)  a veteran hero of the Battle of Gettysburg. 
B)  sent by President Lincoln to negotiate with the Sioux. 
C)  an advocate of assimilation and coexistence. 
D)  a Methodist minister.

Question 11

An American force commanded by George A. Custer was overwhelmed during the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Battle of the Little Bighorn. 
B)  Battle of the Rosebud. 
C)  Battle of Wounded Knee. 
D)  Battle of One Hundred Slain. 
A)  Battle of the Little Bighorn. 
B)  Battle of the Rosebud. 
C)  Battle of Wounded Knee. 
D)  Battle of One Hundred Slain.

Question 12

As western farming was incorporated into national life, it relied on all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  rail transportation. 
B)  growing markets. 
C)  increased mechanization. 
D)  foreign capital. 
A)  rail transportation. 
B)  growing markets. 
C)  increased mechanization. 
D)  foreign capital.

Question 13

In the 1970s, official investigations labeled Bureau of Indian Affairs attempts to force Indians to adopt white culture a/an:

Accepted Answer

A)  "near-total success." 
B)  "qualified success." 
C)  "endeavor with mixed results." 
D)  "near total failure." 
A)  "near-total success." 
B)  "qualified success." 
C)  "endeavor with mixed results." 
D)  "near total failure."

Question 14

At the Battle of One Hundred Slain:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Cheyenne were defeated for the final time. 
B)  the Sioux routed a detachment that was sent to defeat them. 
C)  the Apaches were defeated, but Geronimo escaped. 
D)  the forces led by General Custer were annihilated. 
A)  the Cheyenne were defeated for the final time. 
B)  the Sioux routed a detachment that was sent to defeat them. 
C)  the Apaches were defeated, but Geronimo escaped. 
D)  the forces led by General Custer were annihilated.

Question 15

The Morrill Act was designed to promote:

Accepted Answer

A)  homesteading. 
B)  agricultural colleges. 
C)  mining. 
D)  railroad expansion. 
A)  homesteading. 
B)  agricultural colleges. 
C)  mining. 
D)  railroad expansion.

Question 16

What event in 1848 started a huge influx of whites into Indian territory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the discovery of gold in Indian territories 
B)  the passage of the Homestead Act 
C)  the Sand Creek Massacre 
D)  the Battle of Little Big Horn 
A)  the discovery of gold in Indian territories 
B)  the passage of the Homestead Act 
C)  the Sand Creek Massacre 
D)  the Battle of Little Big Horn

Question 17

Mining eventually became a corporate operation because:

Accepted Answer

A)  individual miners left the region because of conflict with Indians. 
B)  Indians sold their native lands to mining capitalists. 
C)  massive capital investment in equipment was conducive to financial success. 
D)  ethnic disputes destroyed unity in old mining towns. 
A)  individual miners left the region because of conflict with Indians. 
B)  Indians sold their native lands to mining capitalists. 
C)  massive capital investment in equipment was conducive to financial success. 
D)  ethnic disputes destroyed unity in old mining towns.

Question 18

The Chisholm Trail was used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make it easier for pioneers to enter California. 
B)  move the Sioux to government-run reservations. 
C)  ship mining deposits to the East. 
D)  drive cattle northward. 
A)  make it easier for pioneers to enter California. 
B)  move the Sioux to government-run reservations. 
C)  ship mining deposits to the East. 
D)  drive cattle northward.

Question 19

"Exoduster" towns of blacks were established in Kansas and Nebraska in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  1860s. 
B)  1870s. 
C)  1880s. 
D)  1890s. 
A)  1860s. 
B)  1870s. 
C)  1880s. 
D)  1890s.

Question 20

Analyze the cultural confrontations and class conflicts that developed as the railroad industry, Cattle Kingdom, and mining industry grew.

Accepted Answer

As the railroad industry, Cattle Kingdom

Exam 19: Transforming the West 1865-1890

Which headline would have appeared in 1890?

The second Treaty of Fort Laramie:

A common element among all tribes of the West was their:

What happened at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in 1890?

White pioneers on the Great Plains faced all of the following problems EXCEPT:

All of the following tribes lived on the Great Plains EXCEPT the:

Evaluate Sitting Bull's contention that the Plains Indians and whites "cannot live together." What evidence supports his claim? Can you think of policies or decisions, if they had been used, that would have made it possible for the two peoples to peacefully coexist? If no, why not?

Effects of the Dawes Act included:

In what ways did the Dawes Act aid and/or harm Indians?

The leader of the Sand Creek Massacre, John Chivington, was:

An American force commanded by George A. Custer was overwhelmed during the:

As western farming was incorporated into national life, it relied on all of the following EXCEPT:

In the 1970s, official investigations labeled Bureau of Indian Affairs attempts to force Indians to adopt white culture a/an:

At the Battle of One Hundred Slain:

The Morrill Act was designed to promote:

What event in 1848 started a huge influx of whites into Indian territory?

Mining eventually became a corporate operation because:

The Chisholm Trail was used to:

"Exoduster" towns of blacks were established in Kansas and Nebraska in the:

Analyze the cultural confrontations and class conflicts that developed as the railroad industry, Cattle Kingdom, and mining industry grew.

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