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Secret societies, known as ________, were organized by Chinese Americans.

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Question 2

At the end of the Civil War, whites stepped up their wars against the western Indians on several fronts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Beginning in 1865, more than 12,000 Chinese found work building the ________.

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Question 4

The defeat of Apache leader ________ marked the end of formal warfare between Indians and whites.

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Question 5

The power of the Navajo and Apache tribes in the Southwest was broken by Hispanic settlers before the arrival of the U.S. Army.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following Indian tribes was NOT found on the Pacific coast of the Far West?

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A)   Chumash
B)   Chinook
C)   Pomo
D)   Creek
E)   SerranoF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

In his writings during the late 1800s, the popular author Hamlin Garland

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A)   romanticized agrarian life in the West.
B)   criticized western farmers for failing to develop a stable industry.
C)   reflected the growing disillusionment of western farmers.
D)   argued the Plains should be abandoned by Americans.
E)   suggested the trials of rural life refined and enlarged the human spirit.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 9

The Comstock Lode primarily produced

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A)   copper.
B)   silver.
C)   gold.
D)   lead.
E)   zinc.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

In the late nineteenth century, the popular image of the American West

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A)   presented a heroic image of cowboys.
B)   perceived the region to be a place offering true freedom.
C)   was promoted by the Rocky Mountain School.
D)   both presented a heroic image of cowboys, and was promoted by the Rocky Mountain School.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

In the 1870s, nearly one out of every eighty miners was killed on the job.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How did Native Americans respond to federal government policies-and to military actions against them?

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Native Americans responded to federal go...

Question 13

Buffalo Bill Cody headed the most popular ________ shows in the late nineteenth century.

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Question 14

The last Indian tribe to maintain organized resistance against whites was the Chiricahua ________.

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Question 15

Describe the rise and decline of the western Plains farmer in the late nineteenth century.

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The late nineteenth century saw a signif...

Question 16

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

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Question 17

The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864

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A)   involved the killing of Indian women and children.
B)   saw the death of Chief Black Kettle.
C)   was carried out by George Custer.
D)   moved Colonel J. M. Chivington to denounce the U.S. Army.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 18

By the end of the nineteenth century, the American West was firmly tied to the increasingly powerful industrial economy of the East.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Women in nineteenth-century western mining towns

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A)   were nearly all single when they first arrived.
B)   had few economic opportunities outside of prostitution.
C)   often found work doing domestic tasks.
D)   generally worked as miners.
E)   often greatly outnumbered the men.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

In 1890, the "Ghost Dance"

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A)   was a spiritual revival among Plains Indians.
B)   honored all the Indians who had died in battle with white Americans.
C)   marked the resumption of hostilities by Plains Indians.
D)   was a spiritual revival among Plains Indians, inspired by the Paiute prophet Chief Joseph.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

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Secret societies, known as ________, were organized by Chinese Americans.

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The defeat of Apache leader ________ marked the end of formal warfare between Indians and whites.

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The 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn

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Beginning in 1865, more than 12,000 Chinese found work building the ________.

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The power of the Navajo and Apache tribes in the Southwest was broken by Hispanic settlers before the arrival of the U.S. Army.

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In the late nineteenth century, the popular image of the American West

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At the end of the Civil War, whites stepped up their wars against the western Indians on several fronts.

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The Comstock Lode primarily produced

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How did Native Americans respond to federal government policies-and to military actions against them?

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The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864

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The last Indian tribe to maintain organized resistance against whites was the Chiricahua ________.

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Which of the following Indian tribes was NOT found on the Pacific coast of the Far West?

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In his writings during the late 1800s, the popular author Hamlin Garland

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Describe the rise and decline of the western Plains farmer in the late nineteenth century.

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