Question 1

Describe and assess the evolution of white American attitudes and policy toward American Indian groups in the last half of the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

In the last half of the nineteenth centu

Question 2

The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

In 1890 at Wounded Knee,South Dakota,

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A)  Plains Indians mounted their last major attack on white Americans. 
B)  the U.S. Seventh Cavalry massacred more than 300 Indians. 
C)  the Sioux attempted to leave the reservation for Canada. 
D)  the U.S. Seventh Cavalry suffered no casualties. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Plains Indians mounted their last major attack on white Americans. 
B)  the U.S. Seventh Cavalry massacred more than 300 Indians. 
C)  the Sioux attempted to leave the reservation for Canada. 
D)  the U.S. Seventh Cavalry suffered no casualties. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 5

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

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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 6

The power of the Navajo and Apache tribes in the Southwest was broken by Hispanic settlers before the arrival of the U.S.Army.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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...

Question 9

In 1886,the end of formal warfare between the United States and American Indians was marked by the surrender of

Accepted Answer

A)  Cochise. 
B)  Wovoka. 
C)  Mangas Colorados. 
D)  Sitting Bull. 
E)  Geronimo. 
A)  Cochise. 
B)  Wovoka. 
C)  Mangas Colorados. 
D)  Sitting Bull. 
E)  Geronimo.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The defeat of Apache leader ________ marked the end of formal warfare between Indians and whites.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The defeat of Apache leader ________ marked...

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

From the time of initial colonial contact to the close of the nineteenth century,the relationship between Native Americans and white Americans was marked by a high degree of violence by whites toward Natives.What were the popular ideas and cultural beliefs found in white American society that motivated this violence?

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The popular ideas and cultural beliefs f

Question 14

Compare the myths and the realities of the American cowboy.

Accepted Answer

The myths of the American cowboy often p

Question 15

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 16

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 17

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

Accepted Answer

Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier the

Question 18

The federal government reservation policy known as "concentration" had few benefits for either whites or Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  that the end of the "frontier" also marked the end of one of the most important democratizing forces in American life. 
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)  that the end of the "frontier" also marked the end of one of the most important democratizing forces in American life. 
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 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: The Conquest of the Far West

Describe and assess the evolution of white American attitudes and policy toward American Indian groups in the last half of the nineteenth century.

The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864

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

In 1890 at Wounded Knee,South Dakota,

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

The power of the Navajo and Apache tribes in the Southwest was broken by Hispanic settlers before the arrival of the U.S.Army.

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

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

In 1886,the end of formal warfare between the United States and American Indians was marked by the surrender of

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

The defeat of Apache leader ________ marked the end of formal warfare between Indians and whites.

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

Compare the myths and the realities of the American cowboy.

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?

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

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

The federal government reservation policy known as "concentration" had few benefits for either whites or Indians.

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

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

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