Question 1

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

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Question 2

In the late nineteenth century, why was assimilation between the peoples of the United States and Indian tribes difficult to attain?

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Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During the 1840s, Hispanics living in California

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A)  lost ownership of large areas of lands.
B)  saw an expansion in the power of Californios.
C)  attempted to revive the Spanish mission society.
D)  joined with white Americans to drive out Indians.
E)  increasingly became part of the state's middle class.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Secret societies, known as __________, were organized by Chinese Americans.

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Question 6

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Indian leader who said, "I am tired.My heart is sick and sad.From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever," was

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A)  Black Kettle.
B)  Sitting Bull.
C)  Chief Joseph.
D)  Crazy Horse.
E)  Cochise.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

In the 1840s and 1850s, in the Far West, the response by white Americans to the Chinese

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A)  moved from initial hostility to gradual acceptance.
B)  was one of consistent acceptance.
C)  was one of consistent hostility.
D)  moved from initial acceptance to gradual hostility.
E)  depended mainly on whether the white American was pro-slavery or anti-slavery.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

In the late nineteenth century, in regards to western agriculture

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A)  the prices paid for American farm goods rose after the 1880s.
B)  the reality of farming was very much like its popular image with the public.
C)  commercial farmers were not self-sufficient and made little effort to become so.
D)  increasingly, more farmers owned the land on which they worked.
E)  American farm families were relatively unaffected by the effects of world production.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

The Chinese from California became the major source of labor for the transcontinental railroad 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) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following Indian tribes was NOT found on the Pacific coast of the Far West?

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A)  Chumash
B)  Chinook
C)  Pomo
D)  Creek
E)  SerranoF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Plains Indians were formidable foes of white settlers because they were usually able to present a united front against those white settlers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

At the end of the Civil War, whites stepped up their wars against the western Indians on several fronts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In his writings during the late 1800s, the popular author Hamlin Garland

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A)  romanticized the agrarian life in the West.
B)  criticized western farmers for failing to develop a stable industry.
C)  reflected the growing disillusionment of western farmers.
D)  argued the Plains should be abandoned by Americans.
E)  suggested the trials of rural life refined and enlarged the human spirit.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

The Workingmen's Party of California was created in 1878 by Irish immigrant ______________ to capitalize on hostility to the Chinese.

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Question 16

The town which 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) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

By ancestry, the western cattle industry was Mexican and Texan.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Sand Creek Massacre was a rare story of Indians killing whites.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Late nineteenth-century American farmers increasingly sold their produce in competitive international markets and bought their supplies in a domestic market protected by tariffs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: The Conquest of the Far West

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

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The Sand Creek Massacre was a rare story of Indians killing whites.

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By ancestry, the western cattle industry was Mexican and Texan.

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In the late nineteenth century, in regards to western agriculture

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In the late nineteenth century, why was assimilation between the peoples of the United States and Indian tribes difficult to attain?

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

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The town which reigned as the railhead of the cattle kingdom for many years was

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In his writings during the late 1800s, the popular author Hamlin Garland

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During the 1840s, Hispanics living in California

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Which of the following Indian tribes was NOT found on the Pacific coast of the Far West?

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

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Secret societies, known as __________, were organized by Chinese Americans.

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At the end of the Civil War, whites stepped up their wars against the western Indians on several fronts.

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

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The Indian leader who said, "I am tired.My heart is sick and sad.From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever," was

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The Chinese from California became the major source of labor for the transcontinental railroad because

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Plains Indians were formidable foes of white settlers because they were usually able to present a united front against those white settlers.

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Late nineteenth-century American farmers increasingly sold their produce in competitive international markets and bought their supplies in a domestic market protected by tariffs.

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The Workingmen's Party of California was created in 1878 by Irish immigrant ______________ to capitalize on hostility to the Chinese.

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In the 1840s and 1850s, in the Far West, the response by white Americans to the Chinese

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