Question 1

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Permanent settlements were somewhat rare among the Plains Indians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the 1850s, the U.S. policy of "concentration" for Indians

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A)   set the basis for Indian policy for the rest of the century.
B)   affirmed and continued the previous federal treatment of Indians.
C)   had many benefits for both whites and Indians.
D)   reduced conflicts between whites and Indians.
E)   assigned all tribes to their own defined reservations.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Which tribe should NOT be included among the Plains Indians?

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A)   Yurok
B)   Sioux
C)   Arapaho
D)   Pawnee
E)   CheyenneF) B) and E)
G) All of the above

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.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

In what ways did the American West not conform to its popular image?

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Question 7

Describe the origins and development of the Texas cattle industry.

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Question 8

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.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

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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Question 10

In Owen Wister's novel, The Virginian (1902) , the American cowboy was

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A)   castigated for his poor relations with Indians, Mexicans, and Chinese.
B)   lamented as having lost his innocence and decency.
C)   seen as fast disappearing, as urbanization spread west.
D)   criticized for being too quick to use violence.
E)   portrayed as a simple and virtuous frontiersman.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

The ________ Act of 1887 sought to assimilate Native Americans into the larger white culture.

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Question 12

The decimation of American buffalo herds in the late nineteenth century

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A)   destroyed the ability of Plains Indians to resist the advance of white settlers.
B)   was accelerated by the eastern fad of owning a buffalo robe.
C)   happened almost entirely in the space of a single decade.
D)   was fostered by the railroad companies.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

In 1882, Congress responded to anti-Chinese political pressure by passing the Chinese ________ Act.

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Question 14

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

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Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the late nineteenth century, the surge of farming settlement in the West

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A)   was composed of mostly settlers who had little to no experience with farming.
B)   was brought to a dramatic halt by a major drought during the 1870s.
C)   was primarily the result of federal subsidies for land ownership.
D)   spurred the development of massive irrigation projects.
E)   was a result of many factors, but the most important was the railroad.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 17

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) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

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) None of the above

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