Question 1

In the late nineteenth century,which of the following was NOT a major western industry that relied on the East for markets and capital?

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A)   mining
B)   fur trading
C)   ranching
D)   commercial farming
E)   timberingF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Beginning in 1865,more than 12,000 Chinese found work building the ________.

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Question 3

During the latter half of the nineteenth century,the structure of the cattle industry became increasingly corporate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

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Question 5

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

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Question 6

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

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A)   resulted in the deportation of half of the Chinese in the United States.
B)   was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
C)   banned Chinese in the United States from becoming naturalized citizens.
D)   was only applied in California.
E)   had little effect on the size of the Chinese population in America.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

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 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

The Comstock Lode primarily produced

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A)   copper.
B)   silver.
C)   gold.
D)   lead.
E)   zinc.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Which tribe should NOT be included among the Plains Indians?

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

Question 12

Permanent settlements were somewhat rare among the Plains Indians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

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The answer of The ________ Act of 1887 sought to...

Question 14

The real West of the mid-nineteenth century bore little resemblance to its popular image.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Timber Culture Act and the Desert Land Act were both designed to limit individual homesteaders in the American West.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 C)

Question 17

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 18

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

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Question 19

Range wars in the West were often fought between ranchers and ________.

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Question 20

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

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

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The Comstock Lode primarily produced

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

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Which tribe should NOT be included among the Plains Indians?

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

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The Timber Culture Act and the Desert Land Act were both designed to limit individual homesteaders in the American West.

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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

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During the latter half of the nineteenth century,the structure of the cattle industry became increasingly corporate.

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

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

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