Question 1

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.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

In the 1880s, the open range cattle industry declined as a result of

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A)  Indian wars.
B)  drought.
C)  disease.
D)  competition from Mexico.
E)  changing consumer habits in the East.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

In the late nineteenth century, the popular image of the American West

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A)  presented a heroic image of cowboys.
B)  perceived the region to be a place offering true freedom.
C)  was promoted by the Rocky Mountain School.
D)  All the answers are correct.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

A Paiute prophet named Wovoka was responsible for the "________________ ."

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Question 5

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) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 6

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 7

What deep-rooted American ideals and beliefs are found in the mythic status of western cowboys?

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Question 8

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

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Question 9

Which tribe should NOT be included among the Plains Indians?

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

Question 10

Describe the origins and development of the Texas cattle industry.

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Question 11

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Management of Indian affairs by the federal government was in the hands of the army.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

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Question 14

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

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Question 15

The post-1850 federal government reservation policy for American Indians had little benefits for either whites or Indians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Question 17

In 1890, at Wounded Knee, South Dakota

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A)  Plains Indians mounted their last major attack on white Americans.
B)  the U.S.Seventh Cavalry massacred two hundred Indians.
C)  the Sioux attempted to leave the reservation for Canada.
D)  the U.S.Seventh Cavalry suffered no casualties.
E)  All the answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

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.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 19

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

Question 20

The first economic boom in the Far West came in the __________ industry.

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Exam 16: The Conquest of the Far West

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

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Which tribe should NOT be included among the Plains Indians?

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