Question 1

Plains Indians were not particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases brought from the eastern United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The 1869 completion of the ________ accelerated development of the West.

Accepted Answer

transconti

Question 3

How did Native Americans respond to federal government policies-and to military actions against them?

Accepted Answer

Native Americans responded to federal go

Question 4

The Sand Creek massacre was a rare story of Indians killing whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the late nineteenth century,why was assimilation between the peoples of the United States and Indian tribes difficult to attain?

Accepted Answer

In the late nineteenth century, assimila

Question 6

The Workingmen's Party of California was created in 1878 by Irish immigrant ________ to capitalize on hostility to the Chinese.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Workingmen's Party of California was created...

Question 7

What was Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier thesis," and what are the criticisms of it?

Accepted Answer

Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier the

Question 8

Frederick Jackson Turner wrote of the significance of the ________ in American history.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Frederick Jackson Turner wrote of the significance...

Question 9

By the mid-1840s,the American West

Accepted Answer

A) contained few migrants from the United States. 
B) was extensively populated. 
C) had seen the elimination of nearly all Indian tribes. 
D) closely resembled its popular image. 
E) was still an empty,desolate land. 
A) contained few migrants from the United States. 
B) was extensively populated. 
C) had seen the elimination of nearly all Indian tribes. 
D) closely resembled its popular image. 
E) was still an empty,desolate land.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which of the following statements regarding Hispanic New Mexico is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) At the time of the Mexican War,Hispanics greatly outnumbered Anglo-Americans. 
B) The Spanish had had settlements in the area since the seventeenth century. 
C) Taos Indians,allied with Navajo and Apaches,forced out Anglo-Americans until 1847. 
D) Military victories by the U.S.Army led to a large increase in Hispanic migration. 
E) Descendants of the original settlers engaged primarily in cattle and sheep ranching. 
A) At the time of the Mexican War,Hispanics greatly outnumbered Anglo-Americans. 
B) The Spanish had had settlements in the area since the seventeenth century. 
C) Taos Indians,allied with Navajo and Apaches,forced out Anglo-Americans until 1847. 
D) Military victories by the U.S.Army led to a large increase in Hispanic migration. 
E) Descendants of the original settlers engaged primarily in cattle and sheep ranching.

Question 12

The story of the Nez Percé Indians is of a peaceful tribe forced to turn terribly violent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Exam 16: The Conquest of the Far West

Plains Indians were not particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases brought from the eastern United States.

The 1869 completion of the ________ accelerated development of the West.

How did Native Americans respond to federal government policies-and to military actions against them?

The Sand Creek massacre was a rare story of Indians killing whites.

In the late nineteenth century,why was assimilation between the peoples of the United States and Indian tribes difficult to attain?

The Workingmen's Party of California was created in 1878 by Irish immigrant ________ to capitalize on hostility to the Chinese.

What was Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier thesis," and what are the criticisms of it?

Frederick Jackson Turner wrote of the significance of the ________ in American history.

By the mid-1840s,the American West

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

Which of the following statements regarding Hispanic New Mexico is FALSE?

The story of the Nez Percé Indians is of a peaceful tribe forced to turn terribly violent.

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

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