Question 1

In 1851 the new reservation policy known as "________" replaced the idea that large numbers of tribes could live in one great enclave.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1851 the new reservation policy known...

Question 2

The Timber Culture Act and the Desert Land Act were both designed to limit individual homesteaders in the American West.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

By 1900,one of the three American territories in the contiguous United States that had NOT been granted statehood was

Accepted Answer

A) Arizona. 
B) Utah. 
C) Colorado. 
D) Nebraska. 
E) South Dakota. 
A) Arizona. 
B) Utah. 
C) Colorado. 
D) Nebraska. 
E) South Dakota.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true regarding western agriculture in the late nineteenth century?

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

Question 5

In the Far West in the 1870s,the largest single Chinese community was located in

Accepted Answer

A) Seattle. 
B) Sacramento. 
C) San Diego. 
D) Los Angeles. 
E) San Francisco. 
A) Seattle. 
B) Sacramento. 
C) San Diego. 
D) Los Angeles. 
E) San Francisco.

Question 6

The Indian leader who said,"I am tired.My heart is sick and sad.From where the sun now stands,I will fight no more forever," was

Accepted Answer

A) Black Kettle. 
B) Sitting Bull. 
C) Chief Joseph. 
D) Crazy Horse. 
E) Cochise. 
A) Black Kettle. 
B) Sitting Bull. 
C) Chief Joseph. 
D) Crazy Horse. 
E) Cochise.

Question 7

The post-1850 federal government reservation policy for American Indians had few benefits for either whites or Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The real West of the mid-nineteenth century bore little resemblance to its popular image.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," Frederick Jackson Turner claimed

Accepted Answer

A) the frontier had made Americans a distinctive people. 
B) the United States should expand its northern and southern borders into Canada and Mexico to create new frontier land. 
C) the western wars between whites and Indians were a national disgrace. 
D) most of the frontier land was of little practical use for Americans. 
E) the frontier had repressed individualism,nationalism,and democracy in America. 
A) the frontier had made Americans a distinctive people. 
B) the United States should expand its northern and southern borders into Canada and Mexico to create new frontier land. 
C) the western wars between whites and Indians were a national disgrace. 
D) most of the frontier land was of little practical use for Americans. 
E) the frontier had repressed individualism,nationalism,and democracy in America.

Question 13

The 1866 attempt to create a "long drive" between Texas and Missouri ended in failure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The "Rocky Mountain school" of painting

Accepted Answer

A) marked a sharp departure from the artistic style of the Hudson River Valley painters. 
B) helped inspire the growth of tourism in the West. 
C) emphasized the primitive art of Indians and other indigenous peoples. 
D) first gained popular acceptance in the early twentieth century. 
E) was a significant influence on the abstract art that would soon flourish in Europe. 
A) marked a sharp departure from the artistic style of the Hudson River Valley painters. 
B) helped inspire the growth of tourism in the West. 
C) emphasized the primitive art of Indians and other indigenous peoples. 
D) first gained popular acceptance in the early twentieth century. 
E) was a significant influence on the abstract art that would soon flourish in Europe.

Question 15

Many of the Plains Indians subsisted largely through hunting ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many of the Plains Indians subsisted largely...

Question 16

A Paiute prophet named Wovoka was responsible for the "________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of A Paiute prophet named Wovoka was responsible...

Question 17

The Dawes Act of 1887

Accepted Answer

A) was intended to preserve traditional Indian culture. 
B) denied United States citizenship to landowning Indian adults. 
C) was viewed by the United States government as a plan to save the Indians. 
D) ended the United States government's effort to assimilate Indian tribes. 
E) reaffirmed tribal ownership of western lands in the face of white claims to it. 
A) was intended to preserve traditional Indian culture. 
B) denied United States citizenship to landowning Indian adults. 
C) was viewed by the United States government as a plan to save the Indians. 
D) ended the United States government's effort to assimilate Indian tribes. 
E) reaffirmed tribal ownership of western lands in the face of white claims to it.

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT a significant source of resentment for the late nineteenth-century farmers?

Accepted Answer

A) railroads 
B) neighboring farms 
C) banks 
D) manufacturers 
E) prices 
A) railroads 
B) neighboring farms 
C) banks 
D) manufacturers 
E) prices

Question 19

In the 1880s,the open range cattle industry declined as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) Indian wars. 
B) drought. 
C) disease. 
D) competition from Mexico. 
E) changing consumer habits in the East. 
A) Indian wars. 
B) drought. 
C) disease. 
D) competition from Mexico. 
E) changing consumer habits in the East.

Question 20

Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran were painters from the "________ school" who celebrated the West in their art.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran were painters...

Exam 16: The Conquest of the Far West

In 1851 the new reservation policy known as "________" replaced the idea that large numbers of tribes could live in one great enclave.

The Timber Culture Act and the Desert Land Act were both designed to limit individual homesteaders in the American West.

By 1900,one of the three American territories in the contiguous United States that had NOT been granted statehood was

Which of the following statements is true regarding western agriculture in the late nineteenth century?

In the Far West in the 1870s,the largest single Chinese community was located in

The Indian leader who said,"I am tired.My heart is sick and sad.From where the sun now stands,I will fight no more forever," was

The post-1850 federal government reservation policy for American Indians had few benefits for either whites or Indians.

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

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

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

The real West of the mid-nineteenth century bore little resemblance to its popular image.

In "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," Frederick Jackson Turner claimed

The 1866 attempt to create a "long drive" between Texas and Missouri ended in failure.

The "Rocky Mountain school" of painting

Many of the Plains Indians subsisted largely through hunting ________.

A Paiute prophet named Wovoka was responsible for the "________."

The Dawes Act of 1887

Which of the following was NOT a significant source of resentment for the late nineteenth-century farmers?

In the 1880s,the open range cattle industry declined as a result of

Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran were painters from the "________ school" who celebrated the West in their art.

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