Question 1

In the late nineteenth century,which of the following was NOT a major western industry?

Accepted Answer

A) mining 
B) fur trading 
C) ranching 
D) commercial farming 
E) railroad building 
A) mining 
B) fur trading 
C) ranching 
D) commercial farming 
E) railroad building B

Question 2

The Comstock Lode primarily produced

Accepted Answer

A) copper. 
B) silver. 
C) gold. 
D) lead. 
E) zinc. 
A) copper. 
B) silver. 
C) gold. 
D) lead. 
E) zinc. B

Question 3

By the end of the nineteenth century,the American West was firmly tied to the increasingly powerful industrial economy of the East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The last Indian tribe to maintain organized resistance against the whites was the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The last Indian tribe to maintain organized...

Question 5

During the late nineteenth century,Plains farm life

Accepted Answer

A) was marked by active community life. 
B) became increasingly profitable for most. 
C) was generally admired by the growing urban public. 
D) often lacked any access to the outside world. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) was marked by active community life. 
B) became increasingly profitable for most. 
C) was generally admired by the growing urban public. 
D) often lacked any access to the outside world. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 6

By 1880,more than 200,000 Chinese had settled in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Accepted Answer

A) resulted in the deportation of half of the Chinese in the United States. 
B) was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
C) banned Chinese in the United States from becoming naturalized citizens. 
D) was only applied in California. 
E) had little effect on the size of the Chinese population in America. 
A) resulted in the deportation of half of the Chinese in the United States. 
B) was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
C) banned Chinese in the United States from becoming naturalized citizens. 
D) was only applied in California. 
E) had little effect on the size of the Chinese population in America.

Question 8

In 1882,Congress responded to racist pressure by passing the Chinese ________ Act.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1882,Congress responded to racist pressure by...

Question 9

American Indians were generally willing to accept the terms of the Dawes Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

William Cody's Wild West shows

Accepted Answer

A) showed the realities of life on the frontier. 
B) proved to be popular in Europe as well as the United States. 
C) did not include representations of Indians. 
D) ignored the fact that Cody had never actually lived in the West himself. 
E) often competed against those of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. 
A) showed the realities of life on the frontier. 
B) proved to be popular in Europe as well as the United States. 
C) did not include representations of Indians. 
D) ignored the fact that Cody had never actually lived in the West himself. 
E) often competed against those of sharpshooter Annie Oakley.

Question 11

Chinese tongs were

Accepted Answer

A) secret societies. 
B) prostitutes. 
C) community officials. 
D) merchants. 
E) indentured servants. 
A) secret societies. 
B) prostitutes. 
C) community officials. 
D) merchants. 
E) indentured servants.

Question 12

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 13

The gritty paintings of the "Rocky Mountain school" discouraged both migration and tourism to the American West.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Assess the Chinese experience in the West during the second half of the nineteenth century.Despite strong discrimination,why did they stay in the United States and how did they manage to support themselves?

Accepted Answer

The Chinese experience in the West durin

Question 15

Between 1865 and 1875,the number of buffalo in the American West declined from 15 million to under 1,000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the mid-nineteenth century,the Plains Indians were

Accepted Answer

A) usually able to unite against white aggression. 
B) not as vulnerable to disease as eastern tribes. 
C) among the least aggressive of all American Indians. 
D) mostly sedentary farmers. 
E) the most widespread Indian groups in the West. 
A) usually able to unite against white aggression. 
B) not as vulnerable to disease as eastern tribes. 
C) among the least aggressive of all American Indians. 
D) mostly sedentary farmers. 
E) the most widespread Indian groups in the West.

Question 17

In the 1860s,cattle drives from Texas to Missouri

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The most valuable mineral in the great Comstock Lode was gold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Mining in the West

Accepted Answer

A) did not see any great mineral strikes until after the Civil War. 
B) flourished until the 1930s. 
C) saw corporations move in first,followed by individual prospectors. 
D) kept ranchers and farmers from establishing their own economic base. 
E) produced the region's first economic boom. 
A) did not see any great mineral strikes until after the Civil War. 
B) flourished until the 1930s. 
C) saw corporations move in first,followed by individual prospectors. 
D) kept ranchers and farmers from establishing their own economic base. 
E) produced the region's first economic boom.

Question 20

________ headed the most popular Wild West shows in the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ headed the most popular Wild West...

Exam 16: The Conquest of the Far West

In the late nineteenth century,which of the following was NOT a major western industry?

The Comstock Lode primarily produced

By the end of the nineteenth century,the American West was firmly tied to the increasingly powerful industrial economy of the East.

The last Indian tribe to maintain organized resistance against the whites was the ________.

During the late nineteenth century,Plains farm life

By 1880,more than 200,000 Chinese had settled in the United States.

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

In 1882,Congress responded to racist pressure by passing the Chinese ________ Act.

American Indians were generally willing to accept the terms of the Dawes Act.

William Cody's Wild West shows

Chinese tongs were

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

The gritty paintings of the "Rocky Mountain school" discouraged both migration and tourism to the American West.

Assess the Chinese experience in the West during the second half of the nineteenth century.Despite strong discrimination,why did they stay in the United States and how did they manage to support themselves?

Between 1865 and 1875,the number of buffalo in the American West declined from 15 million to under 1,000.

In the mid-nineteenth century,the Plains Indians were

In the 1860s,cattle drives from Texas to Missouri

The most valuable mineral in the great Comstock Lode was gold.

Mining in the West

________ headed the most popular Wild West shows in the late nineteenth century.

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