Question 1

All of the following writers and artists 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)   James Whistler.
E)   Frederick Jackson Turner.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

The western farmers' first and most burning grievance was against

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A)   the railroads.
B)   state governments.
C)   the banks.
D)   eastern manufacturers.
E)   crop speculators.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 3

In the late nineteenth century,why was assimilation between the peoples of the United States and Indian tribes difficult to attain?

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In the late nineteenth century, assimila...

Question 4

The 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn

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A)   took place in Wyoming.
B)   saw the destruction of the entire Seventh Cavalry.
C)   was a short-lived Indian victory.
D)   marked the start of prolonged warfare in the Dakotas.
E)   saw the Sioux united under Sitting Bull and Geronimo.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

By the mid-1840s,the American West

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A)   contained few migrants from the United States.
B)   was extensively populated.
C)   had seen the elimination of nearly all Indian tribes.
D)   closely resembled its popular image.
E)   was still an empty, desolate land.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 6

Frederick Jackson Turner wrote of the significance of the ________ in American history.

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The answer of Frederick Jackson Turner wrote of the significance...

Question 7

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) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 8

The ________ established the first tentative links between Texas cattle breeders and eastern markets.

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The answer of The ________ established the first tentative links...

Question 9

Which of the following statements regarding Hispanic New Mexico is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   At the time of the Mexican War, Hispanics greatly outnumbered Anglo-Americans.
B)   The Spanish had had settlements in the area since the seventeenth century.
C)   Taos Indians, allied with Navajos and Apaches, forced out Anglo-Americans until 1847.
D)   By the 1870s, the government of New Mexico was dominated by "territorial rings" of Anglo business people and politicians.
E)   Descendants of the original settlers engaged primarily in cattle and sheep ranching.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 10

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) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

The Homestead Act of 1862

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A)   gave without condition 160 acres to all settlers who would move to the West.
B)   only applied to public lands within the borders of an organized state.
C)   saw settlers on the Plains complain the claims were too large for grain farming.
D)   proved to be enormously popular with western ranchers.
E)   was expanded by the Timber Culture Act.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Women in western mining towns were almost always prostitutes.

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A) True 
 B)False

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