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Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved.No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.Chapter 16 The Conquest of the Far West Multiple-Choice Questions 1.By the mid-1840s, the American West A.contained few migrants from the United States.B.was extensively populated.C.had seen the elimination of nearly all Indian tribes.D.closely resembled its popular image.E.was still an empty, desolate land.
Answer: B
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2.Which of the following Indian tribes was NOT found on the Pacific coast of the Far West?A.Chumash B.Chinook C.Pomo D.Creek E.Serrano
Answer: D
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3.In the mid-nineteenth century, the Plains Indians were A.usually able to unite against white aggression.B.not as vulnerable to disease as eastern tribes.C.among the least aggressive of all American Indians.D.mostly sedentary farmers.E.the most widespread Indian groups in the West.
Answer: E
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4.Which tribe should NOT be included among the Plains Indians?A.Yurok B.Sioux C.Arapaho D.Pawnee E.Cheyenne
Answer: A
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- Which of the following statements regarding Hispanic New Mexico is FALSE?
- At the time of the Mexican War, Hispanics greatly outnumbered Anglo-Americans.
- The Spanish had had settlements in the area since the seventeenth century.
- Taos Indians, allied with Navajos and Apaches, forced out Anglo-Americans until 1847.
- By the 1870s, the government of New Mexico was dominated by “territorial rings” of Anglo
- Descendants of the original settlers engaged primarily in cattle and sheep ranching.
business people and politicians.
Answer: C
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- During the mid-nineteenth century, Hispanics living in California
- lost ownership of large areas of lands.
- saw an expansion in the power of californios.
- attempted to revive the Spanish mission society.
- joined with white Americans to drive out Indians.
- increasingly became part of the state’s middle class.
Answer: A
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- During the nineteenth century, in the Far West the term “coolie”
- was a description for all Asian immigrants.
- was an epithet used by whites to describe members of Chinese tongs.
- applied to all non-Indians who came to the Far West before the California gold rush.
- was a slang term for prostitutes in mining towns.
- referred to Chinese indentured servants.
Answer: E
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- In the 1840s and 1850s, in the Far West, the response by white Americans to the Chinese
- moved from initial hostility to gradual acceptance.
- was one of consistent acceptance.
- was one of consistent hostility.
- moved from initial acceptance to gradual hostility.
- depended mainly on whether the white American was pro-slavery or antislavery.
Answer: D
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- The Chinese from California became the major source of labor for the transcontinental
- they had no other employment prospects.
- they worked for lower wages than what whites would accept.
- most were experienced in railroad construction.
- most were forced into working for the railroads.
- their more well-established unions won the railroad contracts.
railroad in part because
Answer: B
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- In the 1870s in the Far West, the largest single Chinese community was located in
- Seattle.
- Sacramento.
- San Diego.
- Los Angeles.
- San Francisco.
Answer: E
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- Chinese tongs were
- secret societies.
- prostitutes.
- community officials.
- merchants.
- indentured servants.
Answer: A
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- The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
- resulted in the deportation of half of the Chinese in the United States.
- was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
- banned Chinese in the United States from becoming naturalized citizens.
- was only applied in California.
- had little effect on the size of the Chinese population in America.
Answer: C
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- The Homestead Act of 1862
- gave without condition 160 acres to all settlers who would move to the West.
- only applied to public lands within the borders of an organized state.
- saw settlers on the Plains complain the claims were too large for grain farming.
- proved to be enormously popular with western ranchers.
- was expanded by the Timber Culture Act.
Answer: E
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- By 1900, one of the three American territories in the contiguous United States that had NOT
- Arizona.
- Utah.
- Colorado.
- Nebraska.
- South Dakota.
been granted statehood was
Answer: A
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- In the second half of the nineteenth century, the working class in the western economy was
- highly multiracial.
- highly stratified along racial lines.
- paid higher wages than workers in the East.
- both highly multiracial and paid higher wages than workers in the East.
- All these answers are correct.
Answer: E
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Topic: The Changing Western Economy
- In the late nineteenth century, which of the following was NOT a major western industry that
- mining
- fur trading
- ranching
- commercial farming
- timbering
relied on the East for markets and capital?
Answer: B
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