Question 1

Describe the rise and decline of the western Plains farmer in the late nineteenth century.

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Question 2

In the mid-nineteenth century,the Plains Indians were

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A)  usually able to unite against white aggression.
B)  not as vulnerable to disease as eastern tribes.
C)  among the least aggressive of all American Indians.
D)  mostly sedentary farmers.
E)  the most widespread Indian groups in the West.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

In 1882,Congress responded to racist pressure by passing the Chinese ________ Act.

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Question 4

During the late nineteenth century,Plains farm life

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A)  was marked by active community life.
B)  became increasingly profitable for most.
C)  was generally admired by the growing urban public.
D)  often lacked any access to the outside world.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

By the end of the nineteenth century,the American West was firmly tied to the increasingly powerful industrial economy of the East.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 6

In the 1860s,cattle drives from Texas to Missouri

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A)  saw the herds suffer heavy losses.
B)  proved that cattle could be driven to distant markets.
C)  established a link to the booming urban markets of the East.
D)  both proved that cattle could be driven to distant markets,and established a link to the booming urban markets of the East.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Between 1865 and 1875,the number of buffalo in the American West declined from 15 million to under 1,000.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The most valuable mineral in the great Comstock Lode was gold.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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?

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The Chinese experience in the West durin...

Question 10

By 1880,more than 200,000 Chinese had settled in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

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A)  resulted in the deportation of half of the Chinese in the United States.
B)  was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
C)  banned Chinese in the United States from becoming naturalized citizens.
D)  was only applied in California.
E)  had little effect on the size of the Chinese population in America.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 12

In the late nineteenth century,which of the following was NOT a major western industry?

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A)  mining
B)  fur trading
C)  ranching
D)  commercial farming
E)  railroad buildingF) A) and E)
G) None of the above B

Question 13

The gritty paintings of the "Rocky Mountain school" discouraged both migration and tourism to the American West.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

William Cody's Wild West shows

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A)  showed the realities of life on the frontier.
B)  proved to be popular in Europe as well as the United States.
C)  did not include representations of Indians.
D)  ignored the fact that Cody had never actually lived in the West himself.
E)  often competed against those of sharpshooter Annie Oakley.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

The last Indian tribe to maintain organized resistance against the whites was the ________.

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The answer of The last Indian tribe to maintain organized...

Question 16

The Comstock Lode primarily produced

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A)  copper.
B)  silver.
C)  gold.
D)  lead.
E)  zinc.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E) B

Question 17

Mining in the West

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A)  did not see any great mineral strikes until after the Civil War.
B)  flourished until the 1930s.
C)  saw corporations move in first,followed by individual prospectors.
D)  kept ranchers and farmers from establishing their own economic base.
E)  produced the region's first economic boom.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Chinese tongs were

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A)  secret societies.
B)  prostitutes.
C)  community officials.
D)  merchants.
E)  indentured servants.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

American Indians were generally willing to accept the terms of the Dawes Act.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

________ headed the most popular Wild West shows in the late nineteenth century.

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The answer of ________ headed the most popular Wild West...

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