Question 1

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

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A)   "we must kill the Indian in order to save the man"
B)   "the only good Indian is a dead one"
C)   "if we kill the bison, we control the Indians"
D)   "Indians must be removed from tribes in order to progress"
E)   "Many, if not most of our Indian wars have had their origin in broken promises and acts of injustice on our part" E

Question 2

The fight for survival in the trans-Mississippi West made men and women:

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A)   more equal partners than were their eastern counterparts
B)   have a mutual hatred for Native Americans
C)   come to an understanding that women would play a subservient role on the frontier
D)   realize their mistakes that led them to follow a very nomadic lifestyle
E)   mentally instable

Question 3

Describe the government's policy toward Indians. How did this policy develop over the years, and what were the main factors that influenced its development?

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The government's policy toward Indians h...

Question 4

Congress passed the Homestead Act:

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A)   because the big ranchers lobbied for it
B)   to encourage settlement of the western lands
C)   in order to encourage the railroads to build a transcontinental road out of the North
D)   to place Indians on reservations
E)   in order to build militias in Indian country

Question 5

The first great cow town was:

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A)   Abilene, Kansas
B)   St. Louis, Missouri
C)   Fort Worth, Texas
D)   Butte, Montana
E)   Denver, Colorado

Question 6

Describe the special problems that settlers on the frontier faced, focusing on the conditions that women faced as they settled West.

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Settlers on the frontier faced numerous ...

Question 7

Why was Helen Hunt Jackson's book A Century of Dishonor so influential?

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A)   It affected American attitudes toward Indians in a way similar to how Uncle Tom's Cabin mobilized the abolitionist movement a generation earlier.
B)   It provoked an intensification of efforts to exterminate the Native American population.
C)   It forced the New South to acknowledge racial equality.
D)   It mobilized black opinion to fight discrimination in the South.
E)   It inspired the preservationist movement by focusing attention on the decline of the buffalo.

Question 8

Violence in the mining towns was:

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A)   as common as racial prejudice
B)   instigated by cattlemen
C)   never very prominent
D)   perpetrated by Indians
E)   not as bad as it sounds

Question 9

The main goal in passing the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was to swindle the Indians out of their remaining lands.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

One of the goals of the New South prophets was a diversified agriculture. What factors stood in the way of this goal?

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Several factors stood in the way of achi...

Question 11

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-James Oliver

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A)  editor of the Atlanta Constitution
B)  made improved plow for plains farmers
C)  a livestock dealer who helped establish Abilene, Kansas, as the first successful cow town
D)  the foremost promoter of black migration to the West
E)  founded American Tobacco CompanyF) said that the Indian wars were the result of broken promises by AmericansG) wrote that the frontier had shaped American national characterH) led massacre of 200 Indians at Sand CreekI) barbed-wire promoterJ) author of A Century of Dishonor

Question 12

If there had been no white hunters in the West, the buffalo:

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A)   would have remained a vibrant presence on the plains
B)   population would have increased to unsustainable levels
C)   would have been killed off by wolves
D)   population would still have experienced a devastating decline
E)   would have been domesticated like horses D

Question 13

By the late nineteenth century, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians believed:

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A)   his people should resist white settlement to their very last man, woman, and child
B)   the time had come to stop fighting and put a stop to his people's needless deaths
C)   White Americans offered a superior way of life
D)   magic would save his people from defeat
E)   a massive alliance of Indians offered one last chance to turn back American settlement

Question 14

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Benjamin "Pap" Singleton

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A)  editor of the Atlanta Constitution
B)  made improved plow for plains farmers
C)  a livestock dealer who helped establish Abilene, Kansas, as the first successful cow town
D)  the foremost promoter of black migration to the West
E)  founded American Tobacco CompanyF) said that the Indian wars were the result of broken promises by AmericansG) wrote that the frontier had shaped American national characterH) led massacre of 200 Indians at Sand CreekI) barbed-wire promoterJ) author of A Century of Dishonor

Question 15

Black migrants to the West were called "Exodusters" because:

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A)   most were ex-crop dusters
B)   they were often making their exodus from the South
C)   they carried topical infections
D)   most saw the West as an exotic destination
E)   their bodies were extremely dusty after the long trip B

Question 16

How did the nature of mining change in the second half of the nineteenth century, and what impact did these changes have on the environment?

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In the second half of the nineteenth cen...

Question 17

One might say that the West actually consisted of three frontiers: the miners', the cowboys', and the farmers'. What problems did each of these groups face?

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The miners faced a variety of problems i...

Question 18

As railroads brought piles of lumber to the West:

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A)   the lumber industry experienced a shortage of lumber in the East
B)   farmers protested this development
C)   local lumber companies protested
D)   farmers could upgrade their houses
E)   Indians protested the arrival of this commodity

Question 19

Describe how the pervasive use of tenancy and sharecropping affected the environment.

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The pervasive use of tenancy and sharecr...

Question 20

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

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

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The fight for survival in the trans-Mississippi West made men and women:

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Describe the government's policy toward Indians. How did this policy develop over the years, and what were the main factors that influenced its development?

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Congress passed the Homestead Act:

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The first great cow town was:

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Describe the special problems that settlers on the frontier faced, focusing on the conditions that women faced as they settled West.

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Why was Helen Hunt Jackson's book A Century of Dishonor so influential?

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Violence in the mining towns was:

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The main goal in passing the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was to swindle the Indians out of their remaining lands.

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One of the goals of the New South prophets was a diversified agriculture. What factors stood in the way of this goal?

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -James Oliver

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If there had been no white hunters in the West, the buffalo:

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By the late nineteenth century, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians believed:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Benjamin "Pap" Singleton

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Black migrants to the West were called "Exodusters" because:

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How did the nature of mining change in the second half of the nineteenth century, and what impact did these changes have on the environment?

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One might say that the West actually consisted of three frontiers: the miners', the cowboys', and the farmers'. What problems did each of these groups face?

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As railroads brought piles of lumber to the West:

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Describe how the pervasive use of tenancy and sharecropping affected the environment.

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

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