Question 1

The Indian tribe that defeated Custer and put up the greatest resistance to U.S. domination was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Apache 
B)  Comanche 
C)  Crow 
D)  Sioux 
E)  Blackfeet 
A)  Apache 
B)  Comanche 
C)  Crow 
D)  Sioux 
E)  Blackfeet

Question 2

In the 1880s, southern politics remained surprisingly open and democratic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

One of the goals of the New South prophets was a diversified agriculture. What factors stood in the way of this goal?

Accepted Answer

Several factors stood in the way of achi

Question 4

Bourbons:

Accepted Answer

A)  were the leaders of the Republican party in the South after Reconstruction 
B)  opposed the growth of industry and business in the New South 
C)  was a term used to refer to the New South political leadership meant to depict that leadership as reactionary 
D)  generally honored state debts incurred during Reconstruction 
E)  were an influential family in Kentucky who were determined to maintain the status quo of the Old South 
A)  were the leaders of the Republican party in the South after Reconstruction 
B)  opposed the growth of industry and business in the New South 
C)  was a term used to refer to the New South political leadership meant to depict that leadership as reactionary 
D)  generally honored state debts incurred during Reconstruction 
E)  were an influential family in Kentucky who were determined to maintain the status quo of the Old South

Question 5

In the crop-lien system, farmers could grow little besides cotton, tobacco, or some other staple crop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Indian wars effectively ended with the capture of Geronimo, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the cowboys' frontier is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks were generally not permitted to be cowboys. 
B)  Texas longhorns were noted more for their speed and endurance than for their value as beef. 
C)  Much of the cowboys' equipment had been passed on from Mexico. 
D)  Cattle ranching had been common since colonial times. 
E)  During the twenty years after 1865, some 40,000 cowboys roamed the Great Plains. 
A)  Blacks were generally not permitted to be cowboys. 
B)  Texas longhorns were noted more for their speed and endurance than for their value as beef. 
C)  Much of the cowboys' equipment had been passed on from Mexico. 
D)  Cattle ranching had been common since colonial times. 
E)  During the twenty years after 1865, some 40,000 cowboys roamed the Great Plains.

Question 8

The so-called "frontier thesis" is problematic because, among other things:

Accepted Answer

A)  it argued the frontier was an insignificant force for American history 
B)  it exaggerated the homogenizing effect of the frontier environment and virtually ignored the role of women 
C)  it suggested the frontier could endure limitless expansion 
D)  it claimed Indians did more to shape the frontier than white settlers 
E)  it said the American frontier experience was identical to the experiences endured by all developed nations 
A)  it argued the frontier was an insignificant force for American history 
B)  it exaggerated the homogenizing effect of the frontier environment and virtually ignored the role of women 
C)  it suggested the frontier could endure limitless expansion 
D)  it claimed Indians did more to shape the frontier than white settlers 
E)  it said the American frontier experience was identical to the experiences endured by all developed nations

Question 9

The historian Frederick Jackson Turner argued that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the frontier shaped America's national character 
B)  equality has always been this country's leading ideal 
C)  America's culture is largely a copy of Europe's 
D)  the United States would become the world's leading power 
E)  America would have to find "new" Indians to conquer 
A)  the frontier shaped America's national character 
B)  equality has always been this country's leading ideal 
C)  America's culture is largely a copy of Europe's 
D)  the United States would become the world's leading power 
E)  America would have to find "new" Indians to conquer

Question 10

Describe how the pervasive use of tenancy and sharecropping affected the environment.

Accepted Answer

The pervasive use of tenancy and sharecr

Question 11

Why was hydraulic mining so damaging to the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It used up what little water resources existed in the West. 
B)  It entailed the removal of entire mountain ranges, which killed wildlife and changed the climate. 
C)  It caused tons of dirt and debris to clog rivers, kill fish, and pollute downstream farmland. 
D)  It caused the migration of wildlife like raccoons, bears, and deer into nearby big cities. 
E)  This is a trick question. Hydraulic mining caused no significant environmental damage. 
A)  It used up what little water resources existed in the West. 
B)  It entailed the removal of entire mountain ranges, which killed wildlife and changed the climate. 
C)  It caused tons of dirt and debris to clog rivers, kill fish, and pollute downstream farmland. 
D)  It caused the migration of wildlife like raccoons, bears, and deer into nearby big cities. 
E)  This is a trick question. Hydraulic mining caused no significant environmental damage.

Question 12

Buffalo soldiers were:

Accepted Answer

A)  black soldiers who served in the West 
B)  Indian scouts who helped the army against the Plains tribes 
C)  white hunters who killed millions of buffalo 
D)  Jamaican immigrants who joined the army in exchange for citizenship 
E)  the Rough Riders who rode with William Cody 
A)  black soldiers who served in the West 
B)  Indian scouts who helped the army against the Plains tribes 
C)  white hunters who killed millions of buffalo 
D)  Jamaican immigrants who joined the army in exchange for citizenship 
E)  the Rough Riders who rode with William Cody

Question 13

How did the nature of mining change in the second half of the nineteenth century, and what impact did these changes have on the environment?

Accepted Answer

In the second half of the nineteenth cen

Question 14

King Cotton survived the Civil War and expanded over new acreage:

Accepted Answer

A)  because traditional overplanting of the crop continued 
B)  due to expanding its export market 
C)  because the U.S. government now gave farmers new subsidies 
D)  in spite of growing claims of collusion in the marketplace 
E)  even as synthetic materials were invented in the 1890s 
A)  because traditional overplanting of the crop continued 
B)  due to expanding its export market 
C)  because the U.S. government now gave farmers new subsidies 
D)  in spite of growing claims of collusion in the marketplace 
E)  even as synthetic materials were invented in the 1890s

Question 15

Why was the expansion of railroads significant to the growth of the cattle industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  As the railroads increased the ability to ship huge numbers of western cattle, more "cowtowns" were established in the West. 
B)  The railroads enabled eastern cattle to be shipped west and feed the region's growing population. 
C)  The railroads opened up Mexico as a market for American meat. 
D)  Cowboys from the eastern states could now travel to the West to apply their expertise. 
E)  The railroads increased the industry's profit margin by eliminating the need for cowboys. 
A)  As the railroads increased the ability to ship huge numbers of western cattle, more "cowtowns" were established in the West. 
B)  The railroads enabled eastern cattle to be shipped west and feed the region's growing population. 
C)  The railroads opened up Mexico as a market for American meat. 
D)  Cowboys from the eastern states could now travel to the West to apply their expertise. 
E)  The railroads increased the industry's profit margin by eliminating the need for cowboys.

Question 16

Congress passed the Homestead Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  because the big ranchers lobbied for it 
B)  to encourage settlement of the western lands 
C)  in order to encourage the railroads to build a transcontinental road out of the north 
D)  to place Indians on reservations 
E)  in order to build militias in Indian country 
A)  because the big ranchers lobbied for it 
B)  to encourage settlement of the western lands 
C)  in order to encourage the railroads to build a transcontinental road out of the north 
D)  to place Indians on reservations 
E)  in order to build militias in Indian country

Exam 19: The South and the West Transformed

The Indian tribe that defeated Custer and put up the greatest resistance to U.S. domination was the:

In the 1880s, southern politics remained surprisingly open and democratic.

One of the goals of the New South prophets was a diversified agriculture. What factors stood in the way of this goal?

Bourbons:

In the crop-lien system, farmers could grow little besides cotton, tobacco, or some other staple crop.

The Indian wars effectively ended with the capture of Geronimo, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.

Which of the following statements about the cowboys' frontier is NOT true?

The so-called "frontier thesis" is problematic because, among other things:

The historian Frederick Jackson Turner argued that:

Describe how the pervasive use of tenancy and sharecropping affected the environment.

Why was hydraulic mining so damaging to the environment?

Buffalo soldiers were:

How did the nature of mining change in the second half of the nineteenth century, and what impact did these changes have on the environment?

King Cotton survived the Civil War and expanded over new acreage:

Why was the expansion of railroads significant to the growth of the cattle industry?

Congress passed the Homestead Act:

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