Question 1

The Chisholm Trail did NOT travel through:

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas. 
B)  Nebraska. 
C)  Oklahoma. 
D)  Indian Territory. 
A)  Texas. 
B)  Nebraska. 
C)  Oklahoma. 
D)  Indian Territory.

Question 2

The Homestead Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  promised freedom from taxation for middle-class landholders in the West. 
B)  guaranteed free acres of land to citizens who farmed the land for five years. 
C)  actually had the effect of slowing white settlement in the West. 
D)  gave away far more land to common people than had been given to railway companies. 
A)  promised freedom from taxation for middle-class landholders in the West. 
B)  guaranteed free acres of land to citizens who farmed the land for five years. 
C)  actually had the effect of slowing white settlement in the West. 
D)  gave away far more land to common people than had been given to railway companies.

Question 3

All of the following statements are true about cowboys EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  landowners never stopped cowboys from the practice of "mavericking" cattle. 
B)  they sometimes went on strike to protest low wages. 
C)  their image of rugged individuality was more myth than reality. 
D)  cowboys were initially seasonal employees who worked closely with owners. 
A)  landowners never stopped cowboys from the practice of "mavericking" cattle. 
B)  they sometimes went on strike to protest low wages. 
C)  their image of rugged individuality was more myth than reality. 
D)  cowboys were initially seasonal employees who worked closely with owners.

Question 4

Which event happened first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Battle of Little Bighorn 
B)  Wounded Knee Massacre 
C)  second Fort Laramie Treaty 
D)  passage of the Dawes Act 
A)  Battle of Little Bighorn 
B)  Wounded Knee Massacre 
C)  second Fort Laramie Treaty 
D)  passage of the Dawes Act

Question 5

What is the correct order of events?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sand Creek Massacre, Battle of Little Big Horn, gold found in Colorado 
B)  Gold found in Colorado, Sand Creek Massacre, Battle of Little Big Horn 
C)  Sand Creek Massacre, gold found in Colorado, Battle of Little Big Horn 
D)  Battle of Little Big Horn, gold found in Colorado, Sand Creek Massacre 
A)  Sand Creek Massacre, Battle of Little Big Horn, gold found in Colorado 
B)  Gold found in Colorado, Sand Creek Massacre, Battle of Little Big Horn 
C)  Sand Creek Massacre, gold found in Colorado, Battle of Little Big Horn 
D)  Battle of Little Big Horn, gold found in Colorado, Sand Creek Massacre

Question 6

The Santa Fe Ring:

Accepted Answer

A)  resisted the settlement of Anglo ranchers. 
B)  petitioned the president to endure civil rights for Indians. 
C)  were laborers from France and Italy who worked in vineyards. 
D)  seized millions of acres through fraud and legal manipulation. 
A)  resisted the settlement of Anglo ranchers. 
B)  petitioned the president to endure civil rights for Indians. 
C)  were laborers from France and Italy who worked in vineyards. 
D)  seized millions of acres through fraud and legal manipulation.

Question 7

Which group suffered from the most prejudice in mining towns?

Accepted Answer

A)  native-born whites 
B)  Irish-Americans 
C)  German-Americans 
D)  Chinese-Americans 
A)  native-born whites 
B)  Irish-Americans 
C)  German-Americans 
D)  Chinese-Americans

Question 8

Which statement would have most likely been said by a member of Las Gorras Blancas?

Accepted Answer

A)  "We must coexist with white property-owners if we are to prosper." 
B)  "Retaining Hispanic titles to great tracts of land is our greatest accomplishment." 
C)  "We raid at night, if needed, to stop the Anglo encroachment on our land." 
D)  "We denounce the portion of our heritage that is Indian." 
A)  "We must coexist with white property-owners if we are to prosper." 
B)  "Retaining Hispanic titles to great tracts of land is our greatest accomplishment." 
C)  "We raid at night, if needed, to stop the Anglo encroachment on our land." 
D)  "We denounce the portion of our heritage that is Indian."

Question 9

Farming in the West:

Accepted Answer

A)  had very similar conditions to the family farm of the East. 
B)  failed to become a major aspect of local economies. 
C)  was stimulated by the fact that most settlers received their land for free. 
D)  required a much larger scale of farming to achieve success. 
A)  had very similar conditions to the family farm of the East. 
B)  failed to become a major aspect of local economies. 
C)  was stimulated by the fact that most settlers received their land for free. 
D)  required a much larger scale of farming to achieve success.

Question 10

Pueblo society was noted for its:

Accepted Answer

A)  nomadic hunting and herding of sheep. 
B)  intensive agriculture and unified community goals. 
C)  reliance on living in small, isolated clans. 
D)  hunting of buffalo on the Great Plains. 
A)  nomadic hunting and herding of sheep. 
B)  intensive agriculture and unified community goals. 
C)  reliance on living in small, isolated clans. 
D)  hunting of buffalo on the Great Plains.

Question 11

In Roughing It, Mark Twain wrote that men became influential in mining towns by selling:

Accepted Answer

A)  governmental positions. 
B)  whiskey. 
C)  guns. 
D)  pardons for cattle-rustling. 
A)  governmental positions. 
B)  whiskey. 
C)  guns. 
D)  pardons for cattle-rustling.

Question 12

The Sioux were finally defeated:

Accepted Answer

A)  after their defeat at the Battle of Little Big Horn. 
B)  due to their inexperience in battle situations. 
C)  as a result of Crazy Horse's failed offensive at the Battle of Rosebud. 
D)  because they had to divide up their forces to hunt for food. 
A)  after their defeat at the Battle of Little Big Horn. 
B)  due to their inexperience in battle situations. 
C)  as a result of Crazy Horse's failed offensive at the Battle of Rosebud. 
D)  because they had to divide up their forces to hunt for food.

Question 13

Which group was not a major part of the people known as "cowboys"?

Accepted Answer

A)  African-Americans 
B)  Irish-Americans who left urban areas in the East 
C)  Mexican-Americans 
D)  ex-Confederates who did not return home after the Civil War 
A)  African-Americans 
B)  Irish-Americans who left urban areas in the East 
C)  Mexican-Americans 
D)  ex-Confederates who did not return home after the Civil War

Question 14

Ecological disasters that plagued the Cattle Kingdom included all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the overgrowth of sagebrush as a result of overstocked ranges. 
B)  a series of deadly tornadoes that destroyed commercial ranges. 
C)  a prolonged drought that lasted through the mid-1880s. 
D)  the death of millions of cattle during the blizzards of the late 1880s. 
A)  the overgrowth of sagebrush as a result of overstocked ranges. 
B)  a series of deadly tornadoes that destroyed commercial ranges. 
C)  a prolonged drought that lasted through the mid-1880s. 
D)  the death of millions of cattle during the blizzards of the late 1880s.

Question 15

It took 5,000 U.S. troops to capture 36 Apaches led by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sitting Bull. 
B)  Crazy Horse. 
C)  Geronimo. 
D)  Black Kettle. 
A)  Sitting Bull. 
B)  Crazy Horse. 
C)  Geronimo. 
D)  Black Kettle.

Question 16

The Central Pacific Railroad company relied heavily on the low-paid, hard work done by:

Accepted Answer

A)  laborers who were native-born Americans. 
B)  immigrants from eastern Europe. 
C)  Chinese immigrants. 
D)  British Americans. 
A)  laborers who were native-born Americans. 
B)  immigrants from eastern Europe. 
C)  Chinese immigrants. 
D)  British Americans.

Question 17

Many farmers of the Great Plains turned to growing wheat because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the market for corn and cotton no longer existed. 
B)  farmers in the East had a monopoly on all other products. 
C)  it was more resistant to drought than corn. 
D)  the government subsidized small farmers' efforts to grow it. 
A)  the market for corn and cotton no longer existed. 
B)  farmers in the East had a monopoly on all other products. 
C)  it was more resistant to drought than corn. 
D)  the government subsidized small farmers' efforts to grow it.

Question 18

Poor conditions for miners resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  management offering higher wages to immigrant workers only. 
B)  widespread unionization movements by miners. 
C)  a collapse of the industry's financial foundation. 
D)  a return to small-scale prospecting enterprises. 
A)  management offering higher wages to immigrant workers only. 
B)  widespread unionization movements by miners. 
C)  a collapse of the industry's financial foundation. 
D)  a return to small-scale prospecting enterprises.

Question 19

Railway companies encouraged settlers to come to the West:

Accepted Answer

A)  because they could not find laborers to build rail lines. 
B)  so they would grow food that could be transported on rail lines. 
C)  because they wanted to distribute free land to new settlers. 
D)  so that Christianity could become the official religion in state constitutions. 
A)  because they could not find laborers to build rail lines. 
B)  so they would grow food that could be transported on rail lines. 
C)  because they wanted to distribute free land to new settlers. 
D)  so that Christianity could become the official religion in state constitutions.

Exam 19: Transforming the West 1865-1890

The Chisholm Trail did NOT travel through:

The Homestead Act:

All of the following statements are true about cowboys EXCEPT:

Which event happened first?

What is the correct order of events?

The Santa Fe Ring:

Which group suffered from the most prejudice in mining towns?

Which statement would have most likely been said by a member of Las Gorras Blancas?

Farming in the West:

Pueblo society was noted for its:

In Roughing It, Mark Twain wrote that men became influential in mining towns by selling:

The Sioux were finally defeated:

Which group was not a major part of the people known as "cowboys"?

Ecological disasters that plagued the Cattle Kingdom included all of the following EXCEPT:

It took 5,000 U.S. troops to capture 36 Apaches led by:

The Central Pacific Railroad company relied heavily on the low-paid, hard work done by:

Many farmers of the Great Plains turned to growing wheat because:

Poor conditions for miners resulted in:

Railway companies encouraged settlers to come to the West:

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