Question 1

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

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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

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Question 4

White agents who observed the Indian "Ghost Dance" often did not understand it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the late nineteenth century,"range wars" in the West were often 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) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 6

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 7

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 1882,Congress responded to anti-Chinese political pressure by passing the Chinese ________ Act.

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Question 9

During the late nineteenth century,Plains farm life

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

Question 10

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

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During the second half of the nineteenth...

Question 11

The last Indian tribe to maintain organized resistance against whites was the Chiricahua ________.

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Question 12

The Rocky Mountain School of painting

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A)   marked a sharp departure from the artistic style of the Hudson River Valley painters.
B)   helped inspire the growth of tourism in the West.
C)   emphasized the primitive art of Indians and other indigenous peoples.
D)   first gained popular acceptance in the early twentieth century.
E)   was a significant influence on the abstract art that would soon flourish in Europe.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

American Indians were generally accepting and supportive of the terms of the Dawes Act.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the long run,natural resources such as copper,tin,lead,and zinc proved more important to the development of the West than did gold or silver.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the late nineteenth century,the popular image of the American West

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A)   presented a heroic image of cowboys.
B)   perceived the region to be a place offering true freedom.
C)   was promoted by the Rocky Mountain School.
D)   both presented a heroic image of cowboys, and was promoted by the Rocky Mountain School.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

The number of men in mining towns greatly outnumbered the number of women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

At the end of the Civil War,whites stepped up their wars against the western Indians on several fronts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Early in 1866,a massive joint cattle drive from Texas to Missouri

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A)   saw the herds suffer heavy losses.
B)   proved that cattle could be driven to distant markets.
C)   established a link to the booming urban markets of the East.
D)   both proved that cattle could be driven to distant markets, and established a link to the booming urban markets of the East.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

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

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