Question 1

Women in western mining towns were almost always prostitutes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The town that 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) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Compare the myths and the realities of the American cowboy.

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Question 4

The western farmers' first and most burning grievance was directed against the ________.

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Question 5

The Dawes Severalty Act sought the gradual elimination of most tribal ownership of land.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the late nineteenth century,the western agricultural economy

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A)  attracted mostly settlers who had little to no experience with farming.
B)  saw the Plains states experience a drought during the 1870s.
C)  began a long and steady improvement after 1880.
D)  saw the development of massive irrigation projects.
E)  saw the railroad become the most important factor in its development.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

Hamlin Garland wrote novels celebrating the hope and spirit of the American West.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

In 1890,the "Ghost Dance"

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A)  was a spiritual revival among Plains Indians.
B)  honored all the Indians who had died in battle with white Americans.
C)  marked the resumption of hostilities by Plains Indians.
D)  was a spiritual revival among Plains Indians,inspired by the Paiute prophet Chief Joseph.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 10

Women in nineteenth-century western mining towns

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A)  were nearly all single when they first arrived.
B)  had few economic opportunities outside of prostitution.
C)  often found work doing domestic tasks.
D)  generally worked as miners.
E)  often greatly outnumbered the men.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

The western cattle industry saw Mexican ranchers first develop

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A)  saddles.
B)  spurs.
C)  lariats.
D)  leather chaps.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

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

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Question 13

In what ways did the American West not conform to its popular image?

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The American West did not conform to its...

Question 14

In the 1870s,nearly one out of every eighty miners was killed on the job.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the 1850s,the United States policy of "concentration" for Indians

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

Question 16

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 17

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Men in mining towns greatly outnumbered women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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 anti-slavery.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Men in mining towns greatly outnumbered women.

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Compare the myths and the realities of the American cowboy.

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In what ways did the American West not conform to its popular image?

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

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The western farmers' first and most burning grievance was directed against the ________.

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The Dawes Severalty Act sought the gradual elimination of most tribal ownership of land.

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Women in western mining towns were almost always prostitutes.

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