Question 1

Why was Helen Hunt Jackson's book A Century of Dishonor so influential?

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A)   It affected American attitudes toward Indians in a way similar to how Uncle Tom's Cabin mobilized the abolitionist movement a generation earlier.
B)   It provoked an intensification of efforts to exterminate the Native American population.
C)   It forced the New South to acknowledge the racial equality.
D)   It mobilized black opinion to fight discrimination in the South.
E)   It inspired the preservationist movement by focusing attention on the decline of the buffalo.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

In the late 1800s, the South experienced major increases in the production in all of the following areas EXCEPT:

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A)   automobiles
B)   lumber
C)   tobacco products
D)   coal
E)   textilesF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Much of the development of the western plains has been shaped by its:

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A)   lush forestation
B)   vastness
C)   arid climate
D)   elevation
E)   windF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Changes in the climate on the plains played a significant role in the buffalo's disappearance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Hydraulic mining was the technique that proved least damaging to the environment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The number of cotton mills in the South more than doubled between 1880 and 1900.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Six states were created from the western territories in the years 1889-1890. These states were not admitted before 1889 because:

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A)   Democrats in Congress were reluctant to create states out of territories that were heavily Republican
B)   the lawlessness of many western towns discouraged Congress from admitting the territories as states
C)   polygamy, as practiced by the Mormons in the West, was unacceptable to Congress
D)   if large mining firms had been forced to pay state taxes, they would have had to close down
E)   the cattle ranchers lobbied for continued open range as regulated by the territorial legislaturesF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

The 1890 Census reported that:

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A)   Indians still outnumbered whites in the West
B)   more people lived in big cities than in rural areas
C)   the frontier era in American development was over
D)   it would take several more generations to close the American West to settlement
E)   California had become the most populous state in the UnionF) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 9

The very poor generally did not migrate to the West because:

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A)   western communities prohibited the settlement of poor people
B)   they had everything they needed in their native communities
C)   it was easier to migrate to the South
D)   they generally could not afford the expense of transportation, land, and supplies
E)   because they were only qualified to work in factoriesF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

If there had been no white hunters in the West, the buffalo:

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A)   would have remained a vibrant presence on the plains
B)   population would have increased to unsustainable levels
C)   would have been killed off by wolves
D)   population would still have experienced a devastating decline
E)   would have been domesticated like horsesF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Pioneer women enjoyed full equality with men in the West.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Benjamin Singleton:

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A)   was an early promoter of black migration to the West
B)   won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his capture of Sitting Bull
C)   invented the refrigerated railroad car
D)   was elected "Readjuster" governor of Virginia in 1879
E)   became the first African American elected to CongressF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

In what ways did the Bourbons' emphasis on economy affect the South?

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Question 14

The major prophet of the New South gospel was:

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A)   J.L.M.Curry
B)   Henry W. Grady
C)   John Ruffin Green
D)   Edmund Ruffin
E)   C.Vann WoodwardF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Range wars erupted by the late nineteenth century because of:

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A)   Indian encroachments on white lands
B)   the impact of the growing buffalo population on available cattle land
C)   conflicts over land and water rights between ranchers and farmers
D)   rancher conflicts with the U.S. military regarding enforcement of federal land laws
E)   conflicts over the proper roles and responsibilities for women engaged in ranchingF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

The conventional explanation that the buffalo disappeared from the plains due to overhunting by whites in the West is incomplete because:

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A)   the buffalo never disappeared from the plains
B)   whites actually hunted very few buffalo
C)   estimates of the buffalo population decline have since been shown to be exaggerated
D)   it ignores buffalo migration to Mexico and Canada
E)   it does not account for environmental factors, such as changes in climate and competition for forage with other animalsF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

What was the purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act?

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A)   It was designed to sever ties the Native Americans had with Canada.
B)   It gave individual Indians up to 520 acres of land.
C)   It made the KKK illegal.
D)   It sought to "Americanize" Indians by dealing with them as individuals.
E)   It made Native Americans U.S. citizens.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

The American Tobacco Company was:

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A)   based in Dallas, Texas
B)   second only to the Bull Durham Company in cigarette production at the turn of the century
C)   dominating the U.S. tobacco industry by the twentieth century
D)   the first such government-owned company in the United States
E)   Virginia's largest industrial employerF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

Fertilizers in the South:

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A)   led farmers to think that big industries were out to get them
B)   accelerated soil depletion by enabling multiple plantings each year
C)   offered the ultimate symbol of the exploitive carpetbagger
D)   seduced farmers who wanted to diversify their crops
E)   helped farmers repair a damaged post-war landscapeF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Describe the special problems that settlers on the frontier faced, focusing on the conditions that women faced as they settled west.

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Exam 19: The South and the West Transformed

Six states were created from the western territories in the years 1889-1890. These states were not admitted before 1889 because:

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The major prophet of the New South gospel was:

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Range wars erupted by the late nineteenth century because of:

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The American Tobacco Company was:

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The conventional explanation that the buffalo disappeared from the plains due to overhunting by whites in the West is incomplete because:

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The number of cotton mills in the South more than doubled between 1880 and 1900.

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What was the purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act?

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Describe the special problems that settlers on the frontier faced, focusing on the conditions that women faced as they settled west.

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In the late 1800s, the South experienced major increases in the production in all of the following areas EXCEPT:

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Pioneer women enjoyed full equality with men in the West.

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The very poor generally did not migrate to the West because:

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In what ways did the Bourbons' emphasis on economy affect the South?

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Much of the development of the western plains has been shaped by its:

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Hydraulic mining was the technique that proved least damaging to the environment.

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Why was Helen Hunt Jackson's book A Century of Dishonor so influential?

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The 1890 Census reported that:

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Changes in the climate on the plains played a significant role in the buffalo's disappearance.

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Benjamin Singleton:

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If there had been no white hunters in the West, the buffalo:

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