Question 1

The Homestead Act of 1862

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A)  gave without condition 160 acres to all settlers who would move to the West. 
B)  only applied to public lands within the borders of an organized state. 
C)  saw settlers on the Plains complain the claims were too large for grain farming. 
D)  proved to be enormously popular with western ranchers. 
E)  was expanded by the Timber Culture Act. 
A)  gave without condition 160 acres to all settlers who would move to the West. 
B)  only applied to public lands within the borders of an organized state. 
C)  saw settlers on the Plains complain the claims were too large for grain farming. 
D)  proved to be enormously popular with western ranchers. 
E)  was expanded by the Timber Culture Act.

Question 2

Women in western mining towns were almost always prostitutes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

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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 Navajos and Apaches, forced out Anglo-Americans until 1847. 
D)  By the 1870s, the government of New Mexico was dominated by "territorial rings" of Anglo business people and politicians. 
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 Navajos and Apaches, forced out Anglo-Americans until 1847. 
D)  By the 1870s, the government of New Mexico was dominated by "territorial rings" of Anglo business people and politicians. 
E)  Descendants of the original settlers engaged primarily in cattle and sheep ranching.

Question 4

By the mid-1840s,the American West

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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 5

The town that reigned as the railhead of the cattle kingdom for many years was

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A)  Sedalia, Missouri. 
B)  Abilene, Kansas. 
C)  Dallas, Texas. 
D)  Omaha, Nebraska. 
E)  Deadwood, South Dakota. 
A)  Sedalia, Missouri. 
B)  Abilene, Kansas. 
C)  Dallas, Texas. 
D)  Omaha, Nebraska. 
E)  Deadwood, South Dakota.

Question 6

All of the following writers and artists made significant contributions to the romanticizing of the American West EXCEPT

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A)  Frederic Remington. 
B)  Mark Twain. 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
D)  James Whistler. 
E)  Frederick Jackson Turner. 
A)  Frederic Remington. 
B)  Mark Twain. 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
D)  James Whistler. 
E)  Frederick Jackson Turner.

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

The ________ established the first tentative links between Texas cattle breeders and eastern markets.

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The answer of The ________ established the first tentative links...

Question 9

The western cattle industry saw Mexican ranchers first develop

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A)  saddles. 
B)  spurs. 
C)  lariats. 
D)  leather chaps. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  saddles. 
B)  spurs. 
C)  lariats. 
D)  leather chaps. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 10

The 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn

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A)  took place in Wyoming. 
B)  saw the destruction of the entire Seventh Cavalry. 
C)  was a short-lived Indian victory. 
D)  marked the start of prolonged warfare in the Dakotas. 
E)  saw the Sioux united under Sitting Bull and Geronimo. 
A)  took place in Wyoming. 
B)  saw the destruction of the entire Seventh Cavalry. 
C)  was a short-lived Indian victory. 
D)  marked the start of prolonged warfare in the Dakotas. 
E)  saw the Sioux united under Sitting Bull and Geronimo.

Question 11

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

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In the late nineteenth century, assimila

Question 12

The western farmers' first and most burning grievance was against

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A)  the railroads. 
B)  state governments. 
C)  the banks. 
D)  eastern manufacturers. 
E)  crop speculators. 
A)  the railroads. 
B)  state governments. 
C)  the banks. 
D)  eastern manufacturers. 
E)  crop speculators.

Exam 16: The Conquest of the Far West

The Homestead Act of 1862

Women in western mining towns were almost always prostitutes.

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

By the mid-1840s,the American West

The town that reigned as the railhead of the cattle kingdom for many years was

All of the following writers and artists made significant contributions to the romanticizing of the American West EXCEPT

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

The ________ established the first tentative links between Texas cattle breeders and eastern markets.

The western cattle industry saw Mexican ranchers first develop

The 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn

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

The western farmers' first and most burning grievance was against

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