Question 1

The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864

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A)  moved Colonel J. M. Chivington to denounce the U.S. Army. 
B)  saw the death of Chief Black Kettle. 
C)  was carried out by George Custer. 
D)  involved the killing of Indian women and children. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  moved Colonel J. M. Chivington to denounce the U.S. Army. 
B)  saw the death of Chief Black Kettle. 
C)  was carried out by George Custer. 
D)  involved the killing of Indian women and children. 
E)  All these answers are correct. D

Question 2

Before 1860,the traditional policy of the federal government was to regard Indians partly as

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A)  wards of the president of the United States. 
B)  members of dependent states. 
C)  nonhumans. 
D)  citizens of the United States. 
E)  a natural enemy of the United States. 
A)  wards of the president of the United States. 
B)  members of dependent states. 
C)  nonhumans. 
D)  citizens of the United States. 
E)  a natural enemy of the United States. A

Question 3

A homestead unit of 160 acres was too small for grain farming on the Great Plains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Describe the origins and development of the Texas cattle industry.

Accepted Answer

The origins of the Texas cattle industry

Question 5

White hostility to Chinese immigrants was rooted in the perception that they were lazy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the late nineteenth century,regarding western agriculture,

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A)  commercial farmers were not self-sufficient and made little effort to become so. 
B)  farmers increasingly owned the land on which they worked. 
C)  the reality of farming was very much like its popular image with the public. 
D)  American farm families were relatively unaffected by the effects of world production. 
E)  the prices paid for American farm goods rose after the 1880s. 
A)  commercial farmers were not self-sufficient and made little effort to become so. 
B)  farmers increasingly owned the land on which they worked. 
C)  the reality of farming was very much like its popular image with the public. 
D)  American farm families were relatively unaffected by the effects of world production. 
E)  the prices paid for American farm goods rose after the 1880s.

Question 7

The western cattle industry saw Mexican ranchers first develop

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A)  All these answers are correct. 
B)  lariats. 
C)  spurs. 
D)  leather chaps. 
E)  saddles. 
A)  All these answers are correct. 
B)  lariats. 
C)  spurs. 
D)  leather chaps. 
E)  saddles.

Question 8

During the latter half of the nineteenth century,the structure of the cattle industry became increasingly corporate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Late-nineteenth-century American farmers increasingly sold their produce in competitive international markets and bought their supplies in a domestic market protected by tariffs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which tribe should NOT be included among the Plains Indians?

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A)  Sioux 
B)  Cheyenne 
C)  Arapaho 
D)  Pawnee 
E)  Yurok 
A)  Sioux 
B)  Cheyenne 
C)  Arapaho 
D)  Pawnee 
E)  Yurok

Question 11

The Chinese from California became the major source of labor for the transcontinental railroad in part because

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A)  most were experienced in railroad construction. 
B)  their more well-established unions won the railroad contracts. 
C)  most were forced into working for the railroads. 
D)  they worked for lower wages than what whites would accept. 
E)  they had no other employment prospects. 
A)  most were experienced in railroad construction. 
B)  their more well-established unions won the railroad contracts. 
C)  most were forced into working for the railroads. 
D)  they worked for lower wages than what whites would accept. 
E)  they had no other employment prospects.

Question 12

The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887

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A)  ended the U.S. government's effort to assimilate Indian tribes. 
B)  was designed to force Indians to become landowners and farmers. 
C)  was intended to preserve traditional Indian culture. 
D)  denied U.S. citizenship to landowning Indian adults. 
E)  reaffirmed tribal ownership of western lands in the face of white claims to it. 
A)  ended the U.S. government's effort to assimilate Indian tribes. 
B)  was designed to force Indians to become landowners and farmers. 
C)  was intended to preserve traditional Indian culture. 
D)  denied U.S. citizenship to landowning Indian adults. 
E)  reaffirmed tribal ownership of western lands in the face of white claims to it.

Question 13

Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn in 1876 was made possible in part by an unusually large gathering of tribal warriors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In what ways did the American West not conform to its popular image?

Accepted Answer

The American West did not conform to its

Question 15

Describe the rise and decline of the western Plains farmer in the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The late nineteenth century saw a signif

Question 16

What economic factors would motivate someone to move to the West during the second half of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

During the second half of the nineteenth

Question 17

Management of Indian affairs by the federal government was in the hands of the army.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the 1840s and 1850s,in the Far West,the response by white Americans to the Chinese

Accepted Answer

A)  was one of consistent hostility. 
B)  moved from initial acceptance to gradual hostility. 
C)  moved from initial hostility to gradual acceptance. 
D)  was one of consistent acceptance. 
E)  depended mainly on whether the white American was pro-slavery or antislavery. 
A)  was one of consistent hostility. 
B)  moved from initial acceptance to gradual hostility. 
C)  moved from initial hostility to gradual acceptance. 
D)  was one of consistent acceptance. 
E)  depended mainly on whether the white American was pro-slavery or antislavery.

Question 19

Early in 1866,a massive joint cattle drive from Texas to Missouri

Accepted Answer

A)  All these answers are correct. 
B)  saw the herds suffer heavy losses. 
C)  both proved that cattle could be driven to distant markets, and established a link to the booming urban markets of the East. 
D)  proved that cattle could be driven to distant markets. 
E)  established a link to the booming urban markets of the East. 
A)  All these answers are correct. 
B)  saw the herds suffer heavy losses. 
C)  both proved that cattle could be driven to distant markets, and established a link to the booming urban markets of the East. 
D)  proved that cattle could be driven to distant markets. 
E)  established a link to the booming urban markets of the East.

Question 20

In the second half of the nineteenth century,the working class in the western economy was

Accepted Answer

A)  All these answers are correct. 
B)  paid higher wages than workers in the East. 
C)  highly stratified along racial lines. 
D)  highly multiracial. 
E)  both highly multiracial and paid higher wages than workers in the East. 
A)  All these answers are correct. 
B)  paid higher wages than workers in the East. 
C)  highly stratified along racial lines. 
D)  highly multiracial. 
E)  both highly multiracial and paid higher wages than workers in the East.

Exam 16: The Conquest of the Far West Key

The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864

Before 1860,the traditional policy of the federal government was to regard Indians partly as

A homestead unit of 160 acres was too small for grain farming on the Great Plains.

Describe the origins and development of the Texas cattle industry.

White hostility to Chinese immigrants was rooted in the perception that they were lazy.

In the late nineteenth century,regarding western agriculture,

The western cattle industry saw Mexican ranchers first develop

During the latter half of the nineteenth century,the structure of the cattle industry became increasingly corporate.

Late-nineteenth-century American farmers increasingly sold their produce in competitive international markets and bought their supplies in a domestic market protected by tariffs.

Which tribe should NOT be included among the Plains Indians?

The Chinese from California became the major source of labor for the transcontinental railroad in part because

The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887

Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn in 1876 was made possible in part by an unusually large gathering of tribal warriors.

In what ways did the American West not conform to its popular image?

Describe the rise and decline of the western Plains farmer in the late nineteenth century.

What economic factors would motivate someone to move to the West during the second half of the nineteenth century?

Management of Indian affairs by the federal government was in the hands of the army.

In the 1840s and 1850s,in the Far West,the response by white Americans to the Chinese

Early in 1866,a massive joint cattle drive from Texas to Missouri

In the second half of the nineteenth century,the working class in the western economy was

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