Question 1

In the late nineteenth century,"range wars" in the West were often between

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A)   individual white American ranchers and large American ranching corporations.
B)   white American ranchers and farmers.
C)   white American ranchers and Mexican ranchers.
D)   white Americans and Indians.
E)   white American ranchers and Chinese ranchers.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

The 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn

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A)   saw the destruction of the entire Seventh Cavalry.
B)   saw the Sioux united under Sitting Bull and Geronimo.
C)   marked the start of prolonged warfare in the Dakotas.
D)   took place in Wyoming.
E)   was a short-lived Indian victory.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 3

During the late nineteenth century,Plains farm life

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

Question 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

By 1900,one of the three American territories in the contiguous United States that had NOT been granted statehood was

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A)   Nebraska.
B)   Arizona.
C)   South Dakota.
D)   Colorado.
E)   Utah.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

More than 300,000 Indians lived on the Pacific Coast before the arrival of Spanish settlers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Between 1865 and 1885,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

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

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A)   Pomo
B)   Creek
C)   Chumash
D)   Chinook
E)   SerranoF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 9

By the end of the nineteenth century,the Hispanic presence in California was concentrated in the working class.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All of the following writers and artists made significant contributions to the romanticizing of the American West EXCEPT

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A)   Mark Twain.
B)   Theodore Roosevelt.
C)   Frederick Jackson Turner.
D)   James Whistler.
E)   Frederic Remington.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Compare the myths and the realities of the American cowboy.

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Question 12

During the nineteenth century,in the Far West the term "coolie"

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A)   applied to all non-Indians who came to the Far West before the California gold rush.
B)   was a slang term for prostitutes in mining towns.
C)   was a description for all Asian immigrants.
D)   referred to Chinese indentured servants.
E)   was an epithet used by whites to describe members of Chinese tongs.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

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 14

In the late nineteenth century,fences for Plains farms were usually made from

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A)   wood.
B)   sod.
C)   stones.
D)   barbed wire.
E)   brick.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

Which of the following statements regarding Hispanic New Mexico is FALSE?

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A)   At the time of the Mexican War, Hispanics greatly outnumbered Anglo-Americans.
B)   Descendants of the original settlers engaged primarily in cattle and sheep ranching.
C)   Taos Indians, allied with Navajos and Apaches, forced out Anglo-Americans until 1847.
D)   The Anglo-American population grew rapidly once the railroads began traveling to the Southwest.
E)   The Spanish had had settlements in the area since the seventeenth century.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

A number of Chinese immigrants worked in the mines of California before turning to the railroad for employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

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

Question 20

The western working class was highly multiracial and stratified along racial lines.

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A) True 
 B)False

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The western working class was highly multiracial and stratified along racial lines.

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Between 1865 and 1885,the number of buffalo in the American West declined from 15 million to under 1,000.

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All of the following writers and artists made significant contributions to the romanticizing of the American West EXCEPT

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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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During the late nineteenth century,Plains farm life

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More than 300,000 Indians lived on the Pacific Coast before the arrival of Spanish settlers.

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The 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn

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During the nineteenth century,in the Far West the term "coolie"

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

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By the end of the nineteenth century,the Hispanic presence in California was concentrated in the working class.

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A number of Chinese immigrants worked in the mines of California before turning to the railroad for employment.

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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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Which of the following statements regarding Hispanic New Mexico is FALSE?

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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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By 1900,one of the three American territories in the contiguous United States that had NOT been granted statehood was

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