Question 1

Before 1860,the traditional policy of the federal government was to regard Indians as

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A)  members of dependent states.
B)  a natural enemy of the United States.
C)  wards of the president of the United States.
D)  non-humans.
E)  citizens of the United States.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 2

In the second half of the nineteenth century,the working class in the western economy was

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A)  highly multiracial.
B)  highly divided along racial lines.
C)  paid higher wages than workers in the East.
D)  both highly multiracial and paid higher wages than workers in the East.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Most of the settlers who migrated to the American West in the post-Civil War era were foreign-born immigrants from Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

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Question 5

In the mid-nineteenth century,Hispanic society in the Southwest grew,despite the increasing Anglo-American settlement in that area.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Sand Creek massacre of 1864

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A)  involved the killing of Indian women and children.
B)  saw the death of Chief Black Kettle.
C)  was carried out by George Custer.
D)  moved Colonel J.M.Chivington to denounce the United States Army.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Range wars in the West were fought between farmers and ________.

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Question 8

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

Question 9

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 D)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

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 11

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) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Commercial farmers in the Midwest and West were forced to become self-sufficient.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Permanent settlements were rare among the Plains Indians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

Describe the origins and development of the Texas cattle industry.

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Question 17

What economic factors would motivate someone to move to the West during the second half of the nineteenth century?

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Question 18

The most widespread Indian groups in the West were the ________.

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Question 19

In 1886,the end of formal warfare between the United States and American Indians was marked by the surrender of

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A)  Cochise.
B)  Wovoka.
C)  Mangas Colorados.
D)  Sitting Bull.
E)  Geronimo.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

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 these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Exam 16: The Conquest of the Far West

The Sand Creek massacre of 1864

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Most of the settlers who migrated to the American West in the post-Civil War era were foreign-born immigrants from Europe.

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

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

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The most widespread Indian groups in the West were the ________.

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Range wars in the West were fought between farmers and ________.

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Describe the origins and development of the Texas cattle industry.

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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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In the mid-nineteenth century,Hispanic society in the Southwest grew,despite the increasing Anglo-American settlement in that area.

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In 1890 at Wounded Knee,South Dakota,

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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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Permanent settlements were rare among the Plains Indians.

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Before 1860,the traditional policy of the federal government was to regard Indians as

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

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

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In the second half of the nineteenth century,the working class in the western economy was

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What economic factors would motivate someone to move to the West during the second half of the nineteenth century?

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In 1886,the end of formal warfare between the United States and American Indians was marked by the surrender of

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Which tribe should NOT be included among the Plains Indians?

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Commercial farmers in the Midwest and West were forced to become self-sufficient.

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