Question 1

Which of the following stimulated the western cattle industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  court decisions that allowed livestock to be transported across state lines 
B)  the discovery of precious metals, which made money available for investment in ranching 
C)  railroads and a population increase in the eastern United States 
D)  a decline in the amount of beef imported to the United States 
E)  dietary changes in the eastern United States 
A)  court decisions that allowed livestock to be transported across state lines 
B)  the discovery of precious metals, which made money available for investment in ranching 
C)  railroads and a population increase in the eastern United States 
D)  a decline in the amount of beef imported to the United States 
E)  dietary changes in the eastern United States

Question 2

How did the Dawes Severalty Act try to "civilize" the Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  by turning them into landowning ranchers and farmers 
B)  by making public education compulsory on reservations 
C)  by threatening to exterminate Indians if they refused to adopt white culture 
D)  by sending Christian missionaries to convert Indians 
E)  by arranging for their children to be fostered out to white families 
A)  by turning them into landowning ranchers and farmers 
B)  by making public education compulsory on reservations 
C)  by threatening to exterminate Indians if they refused to adopt white culture 
D)  by sending Christian missionaries to convert Indians 
E)  by arranging for their children to be fostered out to white families

Question 3

In the 1850s, government policy toward the Plains tribes was to________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  exterminate them 
B)  define boundaries for each tribe and sign treaties with them 
C)  give each Native American "40 acres and a mule" for farming 
D)  provoke intertribal warfare 
E)  ignore them and hope they would eventually die out 
A)  exterminate them 
B)  define boundaries for each tribe and sign treaties with them 
C)  give each Native American "40 acres and a mule" for farming 
D)  provoke intertribal warfare 
E)  ignore them and hope they would eventually die out

Question 4

In 1865, the number of Native Americans living in the West was________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 
B)  250,000 
C)  500,000 
D)  750,000 
E)  1,000,000 
A)  10,000 
B)  250,000 
C)  500,000 
D)  750,000 
E)  1,000,000

Question 5

The Grange was originally founded in 1867 to________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  provide social, cultural, and educational activities for farmers 
B)  allow farmers to have a say in government 
C)  organize farmers into a union for collective bargaining 
D)  keep peace between farmers and cattlemen in the West 
E)  provide collective insurance for farmers and their land 
A)  provide social, cultural, and educational activities for farmers 
B)  allow farmers to have a say in government 
C)  organize farmers into a union for collective bargaining 
D)  keep peace between farmers and cattlemen in the West 
E)  provide collective insurance for farmers and their land

Question 6

The largest landowners in the West were________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  railroad companies 
B)  immigrants 
C)  eastern settlers 
D)  Native Americans 
E)  Mexicans 
A)  railroad companies 
B)  immigrants 
C)  eastern settlers 
D)  Native Americans 
E)  Mexicans

Question 7

What was the debate in the 1860s between whites in the East and whites in the West over what to do about Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Easterners wanted a peaceful policy of assimilation, while those in the West, who feared attacks, wanted a firmer control over Native Americans. 
B)  Easterners wanted Native Americans to be segregated on reservations, while those in the West wanted Native Americans to be assimilated into white society. 
C)  Easterners wanted Native Americans to move further west, while westerners believed they should be allowed to stay where they were. 
D)  Easterners felt that until Native Americans were fully controlled, they could not have any rights, whereas westerners wanted them to have equal rights. 
E)  Easterners felt that Native Americans should be allowed to live their traditional nomadic lifestyles, while westerners wanted them to be assimilated into American culture. 
A)  Easterners wanted a peaceful policy of assimilation, while those in the West, who feared attacks, wanted a firmer control over Native Americans. 
B)  Easterners wanted Native Americans to be segregated on reservations, while those in the West wanted Native Americans to be assimilated into white society. 
C)  Easterners wanted Native Americans to move further west, while westerners believed they should be allowed to stay where they were. 
D)  Easterners felt that until Native Americans were fully controlled, they could not have any rights, whereas westerners wanted them to have equal rights. 
E)  Easterners felt that Native Americans should be allowed to live their traditional nomadic lifestyles, while westerners wanted them to be assimilated into American culture.

Question 8

The Sand Creek massacre of 1864 was led by________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  William J. Fetterman 
B)  George Custer 
C)  William Sherman 
D)  John Chivington 
E)  Joseph Smith 
A)  William J. Fetterman 
B)  George Custer 
C)  William Sherman 
D)  John Chivington 
E)  Joseph Smith

Question 9

The first migrations westward________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  headed for the Middle Plains region 
B)  focused on the Southwest 
C)  rushed to Oregon and California 
D)  followed the traditional path of earlier settlers 
E)  steered toward the Great Lakes region 
A)  headed for the Middle Plains region 
B)  focused on the Southwest 
C)  rushed to Oregon and California 
D)  followed the traditional path of earlier settlers 
E)  steered toward the Great Lakes region

Question 10

Which of the following tribes were peaceful farmers and herdsmen?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sioux 
B)  the Kiowas 
C)  the Seminoles 
D)  the Pueblos 
E)  the Comanches 
A)  the Sioux 
B)  the Kiowas 
C)  the Seminoles 
D)  the Pueblos 
E)  the Comanches

Question 11

Which of the following phrases describes the journey westward for most settlers?

Accepted Answer

A)  All members of the journey had tasks to fulfill on the trail. 
B)  Only men migrated westward. 
C)  Most settlers tried to make the journey as quickly as possible. 
D)  The journey was easier for men than for women. 
E)  It was a disciplined and efficient enterprise. 
A)  All members of the journey had tasks to fulfill on the trail. 
B)  Only men migrated westward. 
C)  Most settlers tried to make the journey as quickly as possible. 
D)  The journey was easier for men than for women. 
E)  It was a disciplined and efficient enterprise.

Question 12

A factor in the U.S. government abandonment of the policy of one large reservation after 1851 was

Accepted Answer

A)  to enable wagon trains needed to cross the Great Plains without hindrances 
B)  a push by Southerners to allow slavery in the western territories 
C)  that Indians had traditional rivalries and needed to be kept apart 
D)  a desire to foster traditional Native American culture 
E)  the difficulty in finding large enough tracts of unsettled land 
A)  to enable wagon trains needed to cross the Great Plains without hindrances 
B)  a push by Southerners to allow slavery in the western territories 
C)  that Indians had traditional rivalries and needed to be kept apart 
D)  a desire to foster traditional Native American culture 
E)  the difficulty in finding large enough tracts of unsettled land

Question 13

A common sight for pioneers heading west on the Oregon and other trails was________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  the bleached bones of those who had gone before 
B)  menacing bands of hostile Indians 
C)  piles of trash discarded by previous travelers 
D)  towns where gambling and drinking predominated 
E)  cattle drives heading north 
A)  the bleached bones of those who had gone before 
B)  menacing bands of hostile Indians 
C)  piles of trash discarded by previous travelers 
D)  towns where gambling and drinking predominated 
E)  cattle drives heading north

Exam 17: The West: Exploiting an Empire, 1849-1902

Which of the following stimulated the western cattle industry?

How did the Dawes Severalty Act try to "civilize" the Indians?

In the 1850s, government policy toward the Plains tribes was to________ .

In 1865, the number of Native Americans living in the West was________ .

The Grange was originally founded in 1867 to________ .

The largest landowners in the West were________ .

What was the debate in the 1860s between whites in the East and whites in the West over what to do about Native Americans?

The Sand Creek massacre of 1864 was led by________ .

The first migrations westward________ .

Which of the following tribes were peaceful farmers and herdsmen?

Which of the following phrases describes the journey westward for most settlers?

A factor in the U.S. government abandonment of the policy of one large reservation after 1851 was

A common sight for pioneers heading west on the Oregon and other trails was________ .

New World Encounters, Preconquest - 1608

Englands New World Experiments, 1607 - 1732

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society, 1619 - 1692

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth-Century America, 1680 - 1763

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt, 1763-1783

The Republican Experiment, 1783-1788

Democracy and Dissent: the Violence of Party Politics, 1788-1800

Republican Ascendancy: the Jeffersonian Vision, 1800-1814

Nation Building and Nationalism, 1815-1825

The Triumph of White Mens Democracy, 1824-1840

Slaves and Masters, 1793-1861

The Pursuit of Perfection, 1800-1861

An Age of Expansionism, 1830-1861

The Sectional Crisis, 1846-1861

Secession and the Civil War, 1860-1865

The Agony of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

The Industrial Society, 1850-1901

Toward an Urban Society, 1877-1900

Political Realignments, 1876-1901

Toward Empire, 1865-1902

The Progressive Era, 1895-1917

From Roosevelt to Wilson in the Age of Progressivism, 1900-1920

The Nation at War, 1901-1920

Transition to Modern America, 1919-1928

Franklin D Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America and the World, 1921-1945

The Onset of the Cold War, 1945-1960

Affluence and Anxiety, 1945-1960

The Turbulent Sixties, 1960-1968

To a New Conservatism, 1969-1988

Into the Twenty-First Century, 1989-2010

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