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The most widespread Native American groups in the American West were
A.  the Indians of the Southwest.
B.  the Plains Indians.
C.  the Five Civilized Tribes.
D.  the Indians of the Northwest.
E.
Answer: B
Which statement about the Plains Indians is NOT true?
A.  They subsisted largely through buffalo hunting.
B.  Their societies were based on extended family networks.
C.  Their religion was a combination of Christianity and a belief in the
spiritual power of the natural world.
D.  They engaged in frequent warfare with rival tribes.
E.  The roles of women were largely domestic.
Answer: C
Chinese "coolies"
A.  describe nearly all Chinese immigrants.
B.  were indentured servants.
C.  arrived on the West Coast in high numbers even before the gold rush.
D.  both a and b
E.  none of the above
Answer: B
Which statement about Chinese laborers in the United States during the second
half of the nineteenth century is NOT true?
A.  They engaged in strikes.
B.  They made up the vast majority of laborers on the western half of the
transcontinental railroad.
C.  They shifted from railroad work to the mines.
D.  They tended to stay together as members of the same clan or community in
China.
E.  They tended to be isolated from non-Chinese laborers.
Answer: C
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
A.  constituted a permanent ban on Chinese immigration.
B.  prevented Chinese already in the United States from becoming naturalized
American citizens.
C.  both a and b
D.  neither a nor b
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Answer: B
The western working class was
A.  virtually nonexistent.
B.  quite multiracial.
C.  protected by progressive legislation.
D.  not divided along racial lines.
E.  radical in its politics.
Answer: B
In the late nineteenth century, which of the following was the LEAST
important western industry?
A.  mining
B.  fur trading
C.  ranching
D.  commercial farming
E.
Answer: B
During the late nineteenth century the railroad
A.  gave birth to the range-cattle industry by making markets more
accessible.
B.  ended the range-cattle industry by bringing farmers to the area.
C.  both a and b
D.  neither a nor b
E.
Answer: C
Which of the following did NOT happen to the open range over time?
A.  It became increasingly overstocked.
B.  It became increasingly corporate.
C.  It eventually died out.
D.  all of the above
E.  none of the above
Answer: D
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
A.  used political patronage in hiring agents.
B.  was highly competent.
C.  was a part of the War Department.
D.  helped preserve the buffalo.
E.  none of the above
Answer: A
The Dawes Act
A.  preceded the tragedy of Wounded Knee.
B.  gradually abolished the practice by which tribes owned land communally.
C.  allotted land to individual Indians, but did not provide American
citizenship.
D.  only a and b
E.  all of the first three
Answer: D
In applying the Dawes Act, the Bureau of Indian Affairs
A.  ignored the matter of assimilation.
B.  was lukewarm toward the matter of assimilation.
C.  was ruthless in trying to carry out assimilation.
D.
E.
Answer: C
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The major grievances of the western farmers were directed at
A.  banks.
B.  railroads.
C.  state governments.
D.  middlemen.
E.  the federal government.
Answer: B