Ch 18 Quiz Q_A
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Ch quiz 18
QUESTION 1
This legislation opened up vast miles of the West to American settlement.
a.
Dawes Severalty Act.
b.
Homestead Act.
c.
Open Acres Act.
d.
None of these is correct.
5 points QUESTION 2
The Supreme Court in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) upheld segregation, coining the famous phrase “_____________.”
a.
a house divided
b.
seperate but equal
c.
oil and water don't mix
d.
all for one, one for all
5 points QUESTION 3
Which of the following groups agitated for more rights for Hispanics in the American Southwest?
a.
White Caps.
b.
Black Hats.
c.
Los Mags.
d.
All of these are correct.
5 points
QUESTION 4
In the wake of the Plains Indian wars, U.S. Indian policy changed from a policy of ________ (recognized as a failure by the 1880s) to a policy of ________ (an effort that also failed).
a.
defeating Indian war parties on the battlefield; breaking the power of tribal chieftains
b.
removing the tribes to the Great Plains; confining the tribes on reservations
c.
promoting individual land ownership; pacifying the tribes by military means
d.
concentrating tribes onto reservations; trying to integrate Indians into white society as farmers
5 points QUESTION 5
Which of the following pairs clashed repeatedly (and often violently) over land usage issues on the American western frontier?
a.
Sheepherders and cattle ranchers.
b.
Pig farmers and cattle ranchers.
c.
Horse ranchers and goat herders.
d.
Poultry producers and sheepherders.
5 points QUESTION 6
Former slaves who followed reports of better opportunities to the promised land of Kansas were nicknamed “_____________.”
a.
Scoundrels
b.
Scalawags
c.
Exodusters
d.
Carpetbaggers
5 points
QUESTION 7
The southern economy after the Civil War was based on one dominant product: _____________.
a.
cotton
b.
corn
c.
wheat
d.
sugar
5 points QUESTION 8
The chapter introduction tells the story of the “Exodusters” to make the point that
a.
religious imagery was important in the lonely lives of rural folk in the late nineteenth century.
b.
while the South suffered from floods and worn-out soil, westerners suffered from locust
infestations and the Dust Bowl.
c.
hopes for the future in the South and West confronted realities of “colonial” economies built on exploited lands and peoples.
d.
both the South and the Midwest lost population as blacks and whites alike joined the “Boomer” land rushes in the far West.
5 points QUESTION 9
Which of the following was the term that envisioned the progress that could be made through developing new industries in the former Confederate states.
a.
The New South.
b.
The Redeemed South.
c.
The Neo-Confederacy.
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d.
The Old South.
5 points QUESTION 10
According to the agricultural ladder theory, which was very much in fashion after the Civil War, any poor
farmer could work his way up, rung by rung, until he owned his own land.
True
False
5 points QUESTION 11
Despite differing interpretations, both men were concerned with the availability and control of water resources in the West. Who were they?
a.
Sutter and Marshall.
b.
Martin and Lewis.
c.
Penn and Teller.
d.
Gilpin and Powell.
5 points QUESTION 12
Native Americans faced a number of challanges from the expansion of American settlers into the West. Which of the following WAS NOT one of them?
a.
The loss of hunting grounds.
b.
The introduction of the horse into Indian culture.
c.
Introduction of destructive new diseases.
d.
The reliance on manufactured trade goods such as guns.
5 points QUESTION 13
On a summer day in 1876 forces led by _______________ destroyed the cavalry troopers under the command of ______________ at the Battle of the Little Big Horn in Montana.
a.
Crazy Horse; George A. Custer
b.
Powhatan; William T. Sherman
c.
Geronimo; Jeb Stuart
d.
Tecumseh; Ulysses S. Grant
5 points QUESTION 14
A significant innovation that would resolve many of the disputes between cattle ranchers and farmers or
between compting ranchers was
a.
railroads.
b.
barbed wire.
c.
the telegraph.
d.
irrigation.
5 points QUESTION 15
Which of the following was NOT TRUE about farming on the western plains?
a.
Establishing a homestead farm was expensive for the average family.
b.
Rising crop prices made farming attractive to homesteaders.
c.
The harshness of nature made farm life difficult.
d.
Large-scale farmers had a competitive advantage over small farmers.
5 points QUESTION 16
Economic growth in the American West often cycles of boom and bust in which particular industries flourished only to be followed by a gradual decline.
True
False
5 points QUESTION 17
Westerners sought two primary benefits from Congress; both were granted during the period of the Civil
War. The first was a transcontinental railroad to make the West more accessible; the second was the ________.
a.
Fourteenth Amendment.
b.
Civil Rights Act.
c.
Homestead Act.
d.
Thirteenth Amendment.
5 points QUESTION 18
The combination of a change in American taste, a technological breakthrough, and the accelerated development of a classic southern product gave the South one of its few opportunities to control a national market. What was the item?
a.
Cigarettes.
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b.
Wine.
c.
Fine hardwood furniture.
d.
Beef.
5 points QUESTION 19
The Battle of Wounded Knee was one of the more spectacular Indian victories over the American military during the Indian Wars.
True
False
5 points QUESTION 20
What is NOT TRUE about the post-Civil War southern economy?
a.
The South’s economy was poor, decentralized, and isolated.
b.
A capital shortage made tenant farms the prevailing pattern in southern agriculture.
c.
Cotton remained the dominant southern product, despite falling prices.
d.
Despite dreams of a “New South,” industry never took hold to any degree in the South before 1900.