Question 1

Barbed wire destroyed the open-range cattle industry because it

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A)  cost so much to fence an entire ranch. 
B)  mangled large numbers of animals. 
C)  prevented the free movement of cattle. 
D)  was too expensive to maintain. 
A)  cost so much to fence an entire ranch. 
B)  mangled large numbers of animals. 
C)  prevented the free movement of cattle. 
D)  was too expensive to maintain.

Question 2

Open-range ranching in the late nineteenth century required

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A)  miles of fences. 
B)  large land holdings. 
C)  control of a stable water supply. 
D)  special permits issued by state legislatures. 
A)  miles of fences. 
B)  large land holdings. 
C)  control of a stable water supply. 
D)  special permits issued by state legislatures.

Question 3

One of the reasons that a relative handful of Indians could hold off the battle-hardened Civil War veterans of the U.S. Army was because the

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians had a highly effective centralized leadership. 
B)  U.S. Army had fewer than 2,000 soldiers to cover over ten million square miles. 
C)  Indian leaders were skillful at organizing campaigns. 
D)  Indians were superb guerilla warriors-the best cavalry soldiers in the world. 
A)  Indians had a highly effective centralized leadership. 
B)  U.S. Army had fewer than 2,000 soldiers to cover over ten million square miles. 
C)  Indian leaders were skillful at organizing campaigns. 
D)  Indians were superb guerilla warriors-the best cavalry soldiers in the world.

Question 4

What role did big business play in the West in mining, railroads, and land use?

Accepted Answer

Big business played a significant role i

Question 5

The first federal land grant to a railroad was allotted in 1850 to the

Accepted Answer

A)  Central Pacific. 
B)  Illinois Central. 
C)  Rock Island Line. 
D)  Baltimore and Ohio. 
A)  Central Pacific. 
B)  Illinois Central. 
C)  Rock Island Line. 
D)  Baltimore and Ohio.

Question 6

Major John Wesley Powell believed that western lands should be divided into three classes. Which of the following is NOT one of these classes?

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A)  irrigable land 
B)  timber land 
C)  prairie land 
D)  pasturage land 
A)  irrigable land 
B)  timber land 
C)  prairie land 
D)  pasturage land

Question 7

Describe how Indians defended their homelands against white expansion.

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Indians defended their homelands against

Question 8

Miners in the West were motivated by a desire to achieve sudden prosperity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Sitting Bull was the leader of the Apaches when they finally surrendered in 1886.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 1867, the government tried a new strategy toward the Plains Indians-

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A)  negotiating with all tribes to achieve a single unified treaty. 
B)  negotiating with each tribe separately. 
C)  forcing the reservation Native Americans to become farmers like other Americans. 
D)  accepting the Indians' rights to practice their own religions. 
A)  negotiating with all tribes to achieve a single unified treaty. 
B)  negotiating with each tribe separately. 
C)  forcing the reservation Native Americans to become farmers like other Americans. 
D)  accepting the Indians' rights to practice their own religions.

Question 11

In 1887, Congress passed the Dawes Severalty Act, which was intended to

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A)  persuade Indians to abandon their traditional tribal cultures. 
B)  protect tribal life and customs. 
C)  encourage Native American crafts and trades. 
D)  place all Native Americans on reservations. 
A)  persuade Indians to abandon their traditional tribal cultures. 
B)  protect tribal life and customs. 
C)  encourage Native American crafts and trades. 
D)  place all Native Americans on reservations.

Question 12

Partly as a result of the Ghost Dance movement, the army killed some 150 Teton Sioux at ________ in 1890.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wounded Knee, South Dakota 
B)  Sand Creek, Colorado 
C)  Washita, Oklahoma 
D)  Mankato, Minnesota 
A)  Wounded Knee, South Dakota 
B)  Sand Creek, Colorado 
C)  Washita, Oklahoma 
D)  Mankato, Minnesota

Question 13

In 1851, the government negotiated a new policy with the Plains tribes based on a divide-and-conquer strategy. This was known as the "________" policy.

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A)  reservation 
B)  concentration 
C)  removal and resettlement 
D)  dispersal 
A)  reservation 
B)  concentration 
C)  removal and resettlement 
D)  dispersal

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the frontier farmers of the 1870s and 1880s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only the "bonanza" farmers survived the drought of the late eighties. 
B)  They farmed the land with little knowledge or concern for preventing erosion or preserving fertility. 
C)  Cultivating the prairie grasslands was quite similar to their experience in Ohio and Illinois. 
D)  Farmers who diversified their crops were most likely to fail. 
A)  Only the "bonanza" farmers survived the drought of the late eighties. 
B)  They farmed the land with little knowledge or concern for preventing erosion or preserving fertility. 
C)  Cultivating the prairie grasslands was quite similar to their experience in Ohio and Illinois. 
D)  Farmers who diversified their crops were most likely to fail.

Question 15

In the decades following the Civil War, which area of the country became known as the "breadbasket" of America?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Plains states west of the Mississippi 
B)  the Deep South 
C)  the North 
D)  the states bordering the eastern side of the Mississippi 
A)  the Plains states west of the Mississippi 
B)  the Deep South 
C)  the North 
D)  the states bordering the eastern side of the Mississippi

Question 16

The future director of the United States Geological Service, ________, advocated a system for dealing with the semiarid conditions of western lands.

Accepted Answer

A)  John Wesley Powell 
B)  Othniel C. Marsh 
C)  Mark Hopkins 
D)  Thomas Fitzpatrick 
A)  John Wesley Powell 
B)  Othniel C. Marsh 
C)  Mark Hopkins 
D)  Thomas Fitzpatrick

Question 17

Open-range cattle raising was virtually ended by the

Accepted Answer

A)  importation of cheap beef from Argentina. 
B)  completion of the transcontinental railroad. 
C)  registration of cattle brands and improvements in scientific breeding. 
D)  combination of the drought of 1886 and the blizzards of 1886-1887. 
A)  importation of cheap beef from Argentina. 
B)  completion of the transcontinental railroad. 
C)  registration of cattle brands and improvements in scientific breeding. 
D)  combination of the drought of 1886 and the blizzards of 1886-1887.

Question 18

In comparison to its human resources, the natural resources of the nation in the late nineteenth century were

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A)  even more ruthlessly and thoughtlessly exploited. 
B)  far better preserved by a growing conservation movement. 
C)  treated with exactly the same indifference and lack of foresight. 
D)  even better nurtured and developed. 
A)  even more ruthlessly and thoughtlessly exploited. 
B)  far better preserved by a growing conservation movement. 
C)  treated with exactly the same indifference and lack of foresight. 
D)  even better nurtured and developed.

Question 19

The ability to finance the building of the railroad with money received from federal land grants

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed the rail operators to come through an economic depression without bankruptcy. 
B)  caused the operators to be extravagant and sometimes even corrupt. 
C)  meant that the railway operators could pay their workers much higher average wages. 
D)  made the rail lines be conservative with operating costs. 
A)  allowed the rail operators to come through an economic depression without bankruptcy. 
B)  caused the operators to be extravagant and sometimes even corrupt. 
C)  meant that the railway operators could pay their workers much higher average wages. 
D)  made the rail lines be conservative with operating costs.

Question 20

In 1882 Congress passed a law that in effect stopped immigration from

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Poland. 
A)  China. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Poland.

Exam 16: The Conquest of the West

Barbed wire destroyed the open-range cattle industry because it

Open-range ranching in the late nineteenth century required

One of the reasons that a relative handful of Indians could hold off the battle-hardened Civil War veterans of the U.S. Army was because the

What role did big business play in the West in mining, railroads, and land use?

The first federal land grant to a railroad was allotted in 1850 to the

Major John Wesley Powell believed that western lands should be divided into three classes. Which of the following is NOT one of these classes?

Describe how Indians defended their homelands against white expansion.

Miners in the West were motivated by a desire to achieve sudden prosperity.

Sitting Bull was the leader of the Apaches when they finally surrendered in 1886.

In 1867, the government tried a new strategy toward the Plains Indians-

In 1887, Congress passed the Dawes Severalty Act, which was intended to

Partly as a result of the Ghost Dance movement, the army killed some 150 Teton Sioux at ________ in 1890.

In 1851, the government negotiated a new policy with the Plains tribes based on a divide-and-conquer strategy. This was known as the "________" policy.

Which of the following is true of the frontier farmers of the 1870s and 1880s?

In the decades following the Civil War, which area of the country became known as the "breadbasket" of America?

The future director of the United States Geological Service, ________, advocated a system for dealing with the semiarid conditions of western lands.

Open-range cattle raising was virtually ended by the

In comparison to its human resources, the natural resources of the nation in the late nineteenth century were

The ability to finance the building of the railroad with money received from federal land grants

In 1882 Congress passed a law that in effect stopped immigration from

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