Question 1

Proponents of creating a "New South" argued that the Confederacy lost the Civil War because

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A)   slavery was unsustainable.
B)   its military leadership was inept.
C)   the Union embraced more desirable cultural values.
D)   the southern elite were soft and undisciplined.
E)   it relied too much upon King Cotton.

Question 2

In much of the nineteenth century, women in Texas were legally prohibited from

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A)   settling in mining communities.
B)   farming.
C)   getting any education.
D)   getting married.
E)   suing and serving on juries.

Question 3

The principal accomplishment of the South's industrialization after the Civil War was the dramatic growth of the ________ industry.

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A)   automobile
B)   lumber
C)   steel
D)   coal
E)   textile

Question 4

Which of the following came to be hallmarks of upholding the Jim Crow system?

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A)   the initial passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1875
B)   churches in which people of many races prayed together
C)   "whites only" or "colored only" signs above restrooms and water fountains
D)   the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation
E)   the formation of Native American reservations in the West

Question 5

Proponents of the New South believed that the South should

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A)   eliminate agriculture and focus solely on industrialization.
B)   form a separate nation from the North.
C)   build a society of small farms as well as industrialize.
D)   once again be dominated by planter aristocrats.
E)   encourage immigration to provide cheap labor.

Question 6

The redeemers emphasized the restoration of

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A)   slavery.
B)   Republican rule.
C)   white supremacy.
D)   black political activity.
E)   publicly funded education.

Question 7

Match each description with the item below.
-Black Kettle

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A)  was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution whose vision celebrated the redeemers
B)  led his people on a 1,300 mile march toward Canada, fleeing federal troops
C)  was the Supreme Court justice who dissented in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision
D)  initiated the Ghost Dance movement by sharing the content of visions he had experienced while ill
E)  urged Congress to adopt more-progressive policies toward Native Americans but met major challengesF) was a historian whose view of the frontier gripped the popular imagination in the nineteenth centuryG) led the massacre of Native Americans at Sand Creek and resigned from the militia to avoid a military trialH) led a crusade against lynching and was one of the most outspoken African American activistsI) was a Cheyenne chief whose surrender at Sand Creek was ignored by Colorado militiamen

Question 8

As discontent rose among farmers in both the South and West at the end of the nineteenth century, many joined what group that claimed to represent them against the political interests
Of the North and East?

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A)   the Republican party
B)   the American Socialist party
C)   the Greenback party
D)   the Progressive (or "Bull Moose")  party
E)   the People's (or Populist)  party

Question 9

Match each description with the item below.
-Ulysses S. Grant

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A)  was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution whose vision celebrated the redeemers
B)  led his people on a 1,300 mile march toward Canada, fleeing federal troops
C)  was the Supreme Court justice who dissented in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision
D)  initiated the Ghost Dance movement by sharing the content of visions he had experienced while ill
E)  urged Congress to adopt more-progressive policies toward Native Americans but met major challengesF) was a historian whose view of the frontier gripped the popular imagination in the nineteenth centuryG) led the massacre of Native Americans at Sand Creek and resigned from the militia to avoid a military trialH) led a crusade against lynching and was one of the most outspoken African American activistsI) was a Cheyenne chief whose surrender at Sand Creek was ignored by Colorado militiamen

Question 10

Due to high cotton prices, many sharecroppers were able to save money and buy farms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How did African Americans tend to respond to white supremacy in the South at the end of the nineteenth century?

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A)   Most African Americans completely surrendered to the challenges brought by white supremacy, as they faced a life devoid of economic opportunities with no incentive for activism.
B)   Whereas middle-class African American men had many opportunities to lash out, middle-class African American women lacked their own social clubs and opportunities to show leadership.
C)   Most African Americans refused to adjust to the realities of white supremacy and segregation and defied these systems every day with total disregard for the possibility of punishment.
D)   Angry about having achieved true freedom only to see it slip away, most African Americans turned away from religion entirely and formed atheist organizations as a means of coping.
E)   Despite great adversity, many African Americans embraced their own lively culture and the new economic opportunities that segregation had ironically opened up in terms of black businesses.

Question 12

Match each description with the item below.
-Henry Grady

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A)  was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution whose vision celebrated the redeemers
B)  led his people on a 1,300 mile march toward Canada, fleeing federal troops
C)  was the Supreme Court justice who dissented in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision
D)  initiated the Ghost Dance movement by sharing the content of visions he had experienced while ill
E)  urged Congress to adopt more-progressive policies toward Native Americans but met major challengesF) was a historian whose view of the frontier gripped the popular imagination in the nineteenth centuryG) led the massacre of Native Americans at Sand Creek and resigned from the militia to avoid a military trialH) led a crusade against lynching and was one of the most outspoken African American activistsI) was a Cheyenne chief whose surrender at Sand Creek was ignored by Colorado militiamen

Question 13

So many critical developments shaping politics, economy, and society during the latter part of the nineteenth century were the products of unintended consequences. Identify two or three examples of unintended consequences and why they are important to understanding the history of this period.

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Question 14

Compare and contrast the three western frontiers of mining, ranching, and farming.

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Question 15

In 1877, President Rutherford Hayes addressed the American approach to dealing with Native Americans, saying,

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A)   "No matter the cost, we must kill the Indian in order to save the man."
B)   "I am indifferent toward the events of the Indian wars. Regardless of what occurred, we must move forward."
C)   "If we kill the bison, we control the Indians and open the way to western expansion."
D)   "Indians must be removed from tribes in order to progress as a nation."
E)   "Many, if not most of our Indian wars have had their origin in broken promises and acts of injustice on our part."

Question 16

The postwar South suffered from an acute shortage of

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A)   capital.
B)   labor.
C)   cotton.
D)   domestic help.
E)   water.

Question 17

Describe the experiences of women in the New West.

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Question 18

A number of the cowboys who participated in the Texas cattle drives were African American.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The "open range" meant

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A)   small ranchers could graze their cattle anywhere.
B)   land was owned by the Indians.
C)   animals were protected from ranchers and hunters.
D)   land ownership had to be approved by Congress.
E)   land was open to mining.

Question 20

How did the federal government's post-Civil War policies in the West affect Native Americans?

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Which of the following came to be hallmarks of upholding the Jim Crow system?

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Match each description with the item below. -Henry Grady

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Match each description with the item below. -Black Kettle

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