Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding race relations in the last years of the 19th century is most accurate?

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A)  Economic,legal,and social discrimination against blacks increased.
B)  Social discrimination against blacks increased,but not legal discrimination.
C)  Legal discrimination,but not social discrimination,against blacks increased.
D)  Legal,social,and economic discrimination against blacks declined.
E)  Legal and social discrimination declined.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 2

The southerners who participated in the crop-lien system included all of the following except

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A)  white small farm owners.
B)  black small farm owners.
C)  sharecroppers.
D)  merchants.
E)  tenants.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

As many as __________________ of the cowboys who participated in the Texas cattle drives were African Americans.

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A)  80 percent
B)  70 percent
C)  50 percent
D)  30 percent
E)  25 percentF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

The so-called grandfather clause originated in what state?

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A)  Mississippi
B)  Louisiana
C)  Georgia
D)  Virginia
E)  AlabamaF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged the development of thriving western farms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All of the following were common problems for homesteaders on the Great Plains except

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A)  droughts.
B)  hailstorms.
C)  prairie fires.
D)  blizzards.
E)  forest fires.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

_____________________ was the spiritual and political movement started by ___________ to make Indian soldiers bulletproof.

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A)  The Ghost Dance,Chief Joseph
B)  The Ghost Dance,Wovoka
C)  The Ghost Dance,Geronimo
D)  The Bullet Ceremony,Wovoka
E)  The Bullet Ceremony,Chief JosephF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

The chilled-iron "sodbuster" plow was developed by

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A)  Joseph G.McCoy.
B)  Henry Comstock.
C)  Cyrus McCormick.
D)  James Oliver.
E)  Albert Singer.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

Compare and contrast the issues facing African Americans in the South and Native Americans in the West.In what ways were they different? What unique obstacles did each group face? What was the reaction of the federal government to the plight of each group? How was each group treated by the majority population in each region? How did each group react to their plight?

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The issues facing African Americans in t...

Question 10

The ______________________ was a series of state constitutional amendments designed to restrict black voting rights in the 1890s.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mississippi Plan
B)  Louisiana Plan
C)  Georgia Plan
D)  Virginia Plan
E)  Crop-Lien systemF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

According to the ____________________ the frontier era of American development had ended.

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A)  1890 national census
B)  1880 national census
C)  1870 national census
D)  1900 national census
E)  1860 national censusF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

In the second half the 19th century all of the following were found in the New West except

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A)  gold.
B)  silver.
C)  copper.
D)  bronze.
E)  iron.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Examples of Jim Crow segregation include all of the following except

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A)  blacks-only restrooms.
B)  blacks-only water fountains.
C)  blacks-only cemeteries.
D)  the grandfather clause.
E)  blacks-only railroad cars.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

The __________________ was a new political party made up largely of farmers from the South and West who wanted to gain political influence in the East.

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A)  Socialist party
B)  Democratic party
C)  Republican party
D)  People's party
E)  Communist partyF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887

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A)  moved all Native Americans to Canada.
B)  moved all Native Americans to Mexico.
C)  attempted to "Americanize" Native Americans.
D)  gave Native Americans the right to vote.
E)  gave Native Americans representatives in Congress.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

J.M.Chivington

Accepted Answer

A)  Was editor of the Atlanta Constitution
B)  Made improved plow for Plains farmers
C)  A livestock dealer who helped establish Abilene,Kansas,as the first successful cowtown
D)  Founded the American Tobacco Company
E)  Said that the Indian wars were the result of broken promises by AmericansF) Wrote that the frontier had shaped the American national characterG) Led the massacre of two hundred Indians at Sand CreekH) Was a barbed-wire promoterI) Author of A Century of DishonorJ) A) and H)
K) B) and G)

Question 17

The "Redeemers" of the post-Civil War South included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Farmers.
B)  Lawyers.
C)  Merchants.
D)  Railroad executives.
E)  Entrepreneurs.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 18

Helen Hunt Jackson

Accepted Answer

A)  Was editor of the Atlanta Constitution
B)  Made improved plow for Plains farmers
C)  A livestock dealer who helped establish Abilene,Kansas,as the first successful cowtown
D)  Founded the American Tobacco Company
E)  Said that the Indian wars were the result of broken promises by AmericansF) Wrote that the frontier had shaped the American national characterG) Led the massacre of two hundred Indians at Sand CreekH) Was a barbed-wire promoterI) Author of A Century of DishonorJ) A) and F)
K) E) and H)

Question 19

Discuss the economic transformations taking place in the South during the late 19th century.What changes took place in industry and in agriculture? Evaluate the motivations and results of such transformations.

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Question 20

The area west of the Mississippi had room for all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  farms.
B)  railroads.
C)  seafaring.
D)  towns.
E)  businesses.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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