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West Review

West Review. Question 1. During the late 1800s, barbed wire fences and sod houses were most likely found: (a) on the Great Plains (b) in the Deep South (c) along the Great Lakes (d) in the Pacific Northwest. Question 2.

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West Review

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  1. West Review

  2. Question 1 • During the late 1800s, barbed wire fences and sod houses were most likely found: (a) on the Great Plains (b) in the Deep South (c) along the Great Lakes (d) in the Pacific Northwest

  3. Question 2 • What was the most significant (important) economic impact of the transcontinental railroads during the late 1800s? (a) Eliminating overseas trade with Europe (b) expanding interstate commerce nationwide (c) decreasing the influence of big business (d) This answer is wrong DO NOT choose it.

  4. Question 3 • In the late 1800s, the policy of the Federal Government toward Native American Indians, as exemplified (shown by) the Dawes Act, was to: (a) give immediate and full citizenship rights to Native Americans (b) encourage assimilation of Native Americans into the mainstream of American culture (c) move Native Americans into the cities to supply labor for developing industries (d) restore lands to the Native American Indian tribes that had lost land to white settlers

  5. Question 4 • The Homestead Act was important in the growth of the West because it: (a) set aside reservations for Native Americans (b) created the Department of Agriculture to aid farmers (c) encourages settlement of the Great Plains (d) provided land to build a canal system

  6. Question 5 • In the 19th century, the federal government aided (helped) the growth of transcontinental railroads by: (a) legalizing large rebates for large shippers (b) providing free land for laying railroad tracks (c) requiring standard gauge tracks on all interstate lines (d) You are so ugly and your momma dresses you funny!

  7. Question 6 • In the mid-1800s, the growth of the populations of California and the western territories was mainly a result of the: (a) discovery of gold and silver (b) opening of the Panama Canal (c) migration of freedmen after the Civil War (d) secession of the Southern states

  8. Question 7 • The term manifest destiny was first used to support: (a) independence from Great Britain (b) westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean (c) efforts to stop the secession of southern states (d) laws restricting labor activity

  9. Question 8 • Passage of the Dawes Act of 1887 affected Native Americans by: (a) supporting their cultural traditions (b) attempting to assimilate them into mainstream American culture (c) forcing their removal from areas east of the Mississippi River (d) starting a series of wars on the Great Plains

  10. Question 9 • In the second half of the 1800s, the federal government encouraged the building of transcontinental railroads by: (a) giving land to the railroad companies (b) purchasing large amounts of railroad stock (c) forcing convicts to work as laborers (d) taking control of the railroad trust

  11. Question 10 • The Homestead Act attempted to promote development of western lands by: (a) placing Native Americans on reservations (b) providing free land to settlers (c) removing all restrictions on immigration (d) creating a system of dams for crop irrigation.

  12. Question 11 • Which statement about the development of the Great Plains in the late 1800s is most accurate? (a) Mechanized farming became dominant in the region (b) Immigrants could no longer afford to be farmers (c) Great profits could be earned in the steel industry (d) Railroads decreased in importance

  13. Question 12 • In the late 1800s, which group most often supported the views of the Populist Party? (a) factory owners (b) nativists (c) farmers (d) labor unions

  14. Question 13 • The goals of many reformers who wanted to help Native Americans in the late 1800s was to: (a) get Indians to adopt the ways of white people (b) return to Indians all the land that had been taken from them (c) relocate all the nations to create an American Indian state in Oklahoma (d) negotiate treaties to bring peace to the frontier

  15. Question 14 • Government ownership of the railroads • Free and unlimited coinage of silver • An 8 hour day for industrial workers • Limits on immigration • Election of officials who would help farmers Which of the following intended to accomplish the changes listed above in American society? (a) The Morrill Act (b) the Populist Party (c) the National Grange (d) The Homestead Act

  16. Question 15 • What played the most important part in the growth of the West’s population and economy between 1865 and 1900? (a) the mining industry (b) the railroad (c) the Populist Party (d) the Cattle Kingdom

  17. Question 16 • The biggest problem facing western farmers in the late 1800s was: (a) a scarcity (lack of) good, cheap land to farm (b) overproduction and low prices (c) the threat of attacks by Native Americans (d) Mr. Levine’s large head.

  18. Question 17 • In general, the policy of the United States government toward Native Americans in the West was to: (a) send in the army to track them down and engage them in conflict (b) move them to reservations and open their homelands to settlers (c) kill all the buffalo so they would not be able to continue their traditional way of life (d) drive them into Canada and Mexico to settle.

  19. Question 18 • What was a major reason most western states granted women suffrage (the right to vote) prior (before) the adoption of the 19th Amendment? (a) Western states had more college educated women than the eastern states. (b) Women outnumbered men in the states west of the Mississippi River. (c) A majority of western states had legislatures controlled by women. (d) The important roles played by frontier women promoted equality.

  20. Question 19 • Which two geographic features most influenced American foreign policy throughout the 19th Century? (a) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean (b) Gulf of Mexico and Missouri River (c) Great Lakes and Hudson River (d) Appalachian Mountains and Rocky Mountains

  21. Question 20 • What was a major goal of the Dawes Act? (a) To provide a tribal legislature to govern all reservations. (b) To remove the Cherokee from the southeastern United States. (c) To strengthen Native American tribal unity. (d) To encourage the assimilation of Native American Indians.

  22. Question 21 • In attempts to resolve conflicts with the frontier settlers in the 1870s, the federal government forced Native Americans to: (a) move west of the Mississippi River (b) live on reservations with definite boundaries (c) relocate to urban industrial centers (d) help build the transcontinental railroad

  23. Question 22 • Which region of the United States was most directly affected by the Homestead Act? (a) Atlantic Coast (b) Rocky Mountains (c) Appalachian Mountains (d) Great Plains

  24. Question 23 • The Homestead Act of 1862 helped the development of the West by: (a) providing free land to settlers (b) granting land for the construction of transcontinental railroads (c) allowing slavery to spread into the territories (d) placing Native Americans on reservations

  25. Question 24 • The Indian Wars that occurred between 1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of: (a) disputes over the spread of slavery (b) conflict with Mexico over Texas and California (c) the search for gold in California (d) the movement of settlers on to the Great Plains

  26. Question 25 • The main reason for the passage of the Homestead Act in 1862 was to provide for: (a) farms on the Great Plains (b) national parks (c) irrigation of desert lands (d) reservations for Native Americans

  27. Question 26 • The Dawes Act of 1887 granted farmland to Native American Indians as part of a plan to: (a) give them enough space to raise buffalo (b) assimilate them into American society (c) preserve tribal cultural traditions (d) promote peace between warring tribes

  28. Question 27 • Which development led to the other three? (a) The buffalo population was greatly reduced. (b) United States troops fought a series of wars with Native Americans. (c) Thousands of settlers migrated (traveled) west of the Mississippi River. (d) Native American Indians were forced to move to reservations.

  29. Question 28 • During the late 1800s, many United States farmers believed their economic problems would be solved if the government would: (a) raise interest rates (b) outlaw strikes by labor unions (c) put more money into circulation (d) regulate the amount of grain that was produced

  30. Question 29 • A belief in manifest destiny, the passage of the Dawes Act and the completion of the transcontinental railroads are most closely associated with the: (a) the rise of big business (b) growth of the labor movement (c) abolitionist movement (d) expansion and settlement of the West

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  32. Question 30 • Which factor was a major cause of the farm problem indicated by the data on the chart? (a) major droughts in the Midwest (b) low farm prices set by government regulations (c) widespread crop failure during the late 1800s (d) overproduction

  33. Question 31 • To help solve the problem indicated by the data in the chart, American farmers wanted the Federal Government to: (a) reduce regulation of the railroads (b) increase the money supply (c) provide funds to increase the amounts of crops (d) raise tariffs on foreign manufactured goods

  34. Question 32 • “I am tired of fighting….Hear me, my chiefs. I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands. I shall fight no more forever!” Chief Joseph • In this statement, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce expressed his reluctant (hesitant) acceptance of a government policy of: (a) placing Native Americans on reservations (b) requiring Native Americans to settle West of the Mississippi River (c) granting immediate citizenship to Native Americans (d) forcing Native Americans to assimilate into American culture.

  35. Question 33 • In which pair of events did the first event most directly influence the second? (a) discovery of gold in California>Louisiana Purchase (b) building of the transcontinental railroads>disappearance of the frontier (c) settling of the Oregon Territory>passage of the Homestead Act (d) assimilation of the Native Americans>passage of the Dawes Act

  36. Question 34 • . In the late 1800s, the goal of the Federal Government’s policy towards Native Americans was to: (a) destroy tribal bonds and thus weaken their traditional cultural values (b) grant them full citizenship and due process (c) give their tribal groups authority over their own affairs (d) increase the land holdings of western tribes

  37. Question 35 • Which factor was most critical to the building of transcontinental railroads after the Civil War? (a) government ownership of the railroads (b) capital investments by labor unions (c) land and money provided by the Federal Government (d) willingness of Native Americans to leave tribal lands

  38. Question 36 • Which document is a primary source for information about the Western frontier during the second half of the 1800s? (a) a novel about a farm family in the Dakota Territory (b) a movie presenting a realistic view of cowboys (c) a biography of George Custer written by one of his descendants (d) a treaty signed by the government and the Sioux Indians.

  39. Questions 37/38 • You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon broad and fertile prairies. • …we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. • William Jennings Bryan  • This excerpt reflects Bryan’s support for: (a) the free coinage of silver (b) the graduated income tax (c) government regulation of mining practices (d) government ownership of railroads • Which group most strongly supported the ideas presented in this speech? (a) industrialists (b) bankers (c) farmers (d) merchants

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