Question 1

The Santa Fe Ring:

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A)   resisted the settlement of Anglo ranchers.
B)   petitioned the president to endure civil rights for Indians.
C)   were laborers from France and Italy who worked in vineyards.
D)   seized millions of acres through fraud and legal manipulation.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Pueblo society was noted for its:

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A)   nomadic hunting and herding of sheep.
B)   intensive agriculture and unified community goals.
C)   reliance on living in small, isolated clans.
D)   hunting of buffalo on the Great Plains.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Farming in the West:

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A)   had very similar conditions to the family farm of the East.
B)   failed to become a major aspect of local economies.
C)   was stimulated by the fact that most settlers received their land for free.
D)   required a much larger scale of farming to achieve success.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The Chisholm Trail did NOT travel through:

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A)   Texas.
B)   Nebraska.
C)   Oklahoma.
D)   Indian Territory.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which statement would have most likely been said by a member of Las Gorras Blancas?

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A)   "We must coexist with white property-owners if we are to prosper."
B)   "Retaining Hispanic titles to great tracts of land is our greatest accomplishment."
C)   "We raid at night, if needed, to stop the Anglo encroachment on our land."
D)   "We denounce the portion of our heritage that is Indian."E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Poor conditions for miners resulted in:

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A)   management offering higher wages to immigrant workers only.
B)   widespread unionization movements by miners.
C)   a collapse of the industry's financial foundation.
D)   a return to small-scale prospecting enterprises.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

It took 5,000 U.S. troops to capture 36 Apaches led by:

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A)   Sitting Bull.
B)   Crazy Horse.
C)   Geronimo.
D)   Black Kettle.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

The Homestead Act:

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A)   promised freedom from taxation for middle-class landholders in the West.
B)   guaranteed free acres of land to citizens who farmed the land for five years.
C)   actually had the effect of slowing white settlement in the West.
D)   gave away far more land to common people than had been given to railway companies.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which group suffered from the most prejudice in mining towns?

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A)   native-born whites
B)   Irish-Americans
C)   German-Americans
D)   Chinese-AmericansE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

What is the correct order of events?

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A)   Sand Creek Massacre, Battle of Little Big Horn, gold found in Colorado
B)   Gold found in Colorado, Sand Creek Massacre, Battle of Little Big Horn
C)   Sand Creek Massacre, gold found in Colorado, Battle of Little Big Horn
D)   Battle of Little Big Horn, gold found in Colorado, Sand Creek MassacreE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Ecological disasters that plagued the Cattle Kingdom included all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   the overgrowth of sagebrush as a result of overstocked ranges.
B)   a series of deadly tornadoes that destroyed commercial ranges.
C)   a prolonged drought that lasted through the mid-1880s.
D)   the death of millions of cattle during the blizzards of the late 1880s.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

The Sioux were finally defeated:

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A)   after their defeat at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
B)   due to their inexperience in battle situations.
C)   as a result of Crazy Horse's failed offensive at the Battle of Rosebud.
D)   because they had to divide up their forces to hunt for food.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

In Roughing It, Mark Twain wrote that men became influential in mining towns by selling:

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A)   governmental positions.
B)   whiskey.
C)   guns.
D)   pardons for cattle-rustling.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

All of the following statements are true about cowboys EXCEPT:

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A)   landowners never stopped cowboys from the practice of "mavericking" cattle.
B)   they sometimes went on strike to protest low wages.
C)   their image of rugged individuality was more myth than reality.
D)   cowboys were initially seasonal employees who worked closely with owners.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Which event happened first?

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A)   Battle of Little Bighorn
B)   Wounded Knee Massacre
C)   second Fort Laramie Treaty
D)   passage of the Dawes ActE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Many farmers of the Great Plains turned to growing wheat because:

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A)   the market for corn and cotton no longer existed.
B)   farmers in the East had a monopoly on all other products.
C)   it was more resistant to drought than corn.
D)   the government subsidized small farmers' efforts to grow it.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The Central Pacific Railroad company relied heavily on the low-paid, hard work done by:

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A)   laborers who were native-born Americans.
B)   immigrants from eastern Europe.
C)   Chinese immigrants.
D)   British Americans.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Which group was not a major part of the people known as "cowboys"?

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A)   African-Americans
B)   Irish-Americans who left urban areas in the East
C)   Mexican-Americans
D)   ex-Confederates who did not return home after the Civil WarE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Railway companies encouraged settlers to come to the West:

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A)   because they could not find laborers to build rail lines.
B)   so they would grow food that could be transported on rail lines.
C)   because they wanted to distribute free land to new settlers.
D)   so that Christianity could become the official religion in state constitutions.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 19: Transforming the West 1865-1890

Which statement would have most likely been said by a member of Las Gorras Blancas?

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The Santa Fe Ring:

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It took 5,000 U.S. troops to capture 36 Apaches led by:

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The Chisholm Trail did NOT travel through:

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Which group was not a major part of the people known as "cowboys"?

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Many farmers of the Great Plains turned to growing wheat because:

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All of the following statements are true about cowboys EXCEPT:

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Ecological disasters that plagued the Cattle Kingdom included all of the following EXCEPT:

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Pueblo society was noted for its:

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What is the correct order of events?

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Railway companies encouraged settlers to come to the West:

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The Sioux were finally defeated:

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The Homestead Act:

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Poor conditions for miners resulted in:

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Which event happened first?

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Which group suffered from the most prejudice in mining towns?

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In Roughing It, Mark Twain wrote that men became influential in mining towns by selling:

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The Central Pacific Railroad company relied heavily on the low-paid, hard work done by:

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Farming in the West:

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Exam 19: Transforming the West 1865-1890

Which statement would have most likely been said by a member of Las Gorras Blancas?

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The Santa Fe Ring:

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It took 5,000 U.S. troops to capture 36 Apaches led by:

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The Chisholm Trail did NOT travel through:

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Which group was not a major part of the people known as "cowboys"?

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Many farmers of the Great Plains turned to growing wheat because:

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All of the following statements are true about cowboys EXCEPT:

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Ecological disasters that plagued the Cattle Kingdom included all of the following EXCEPT:

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Pueblo society was noted for its:

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The Homestead Act:

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Which group suffered from the most prejudice in mining towns?

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In Roughing It, Mark Twain wrote that men became influential in mining towns by selling:

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The Central Pacific Railroad company relied heavily on the low-paid, hard work done by:

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Farming in the West:

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