Chapter 16

1.

1 point

according to the excerpt, the purpose of the dawes act which assigned 160-acre homesteads to individual indians, was to

help native american to preserve tribal customs and traditions

force indians to farm and assimilate into white citizenship

develop uncultivated land in order to produce needed commercial crops

enable native americans to gain independent livelihoods instead of relying on government funding

2.

1 point

which of the following most directly reflects the secretary of interiors goals for teaching the english language to indians

to convert them to catholicism

to promote bilingualism and cross culture understanding

to undercut tribal culture and civilize them

to assist them in finding employment and educate them

3.

1 point

which of the following was perhaps the greatest native american victory over the United States Army

Battle of Little Big Horn

Battle of Wounded Knee

Battle of Sand Creek

The Trail of Tears

4.

1 point

the chisholm trail, the western trail, and the goodnight losing trails were all cut for the purpose of

improving framers access to newly claimed farmland

driving hearts of cattle to railhead towns  

providing protection from indian attacks

creating reliable roads for settlers traveling west

5.

1 point

three of the four following statements describe the impact of the transcontinental railroad system EXCEPT

the regional economies were able to be linked to a larger national commercial economy

transcontinental railroads were able to deliver us goods to ships

the international tras=de and commerce that resulted from the railroads created jobs for workers

cities without railroads were able to become vibrant and sustain themselves

6.

1 point

which of the following stimulated the western cattle industry

the discovery of precious metals that made money available for investment

railroads and a population increase in the eastern US  

dietary changes in the eastern US

a decline in the amount of beef imported

7.

1 point

like other parts of the west, the cattle range was

settled by family groups

densely populated

under direct and firm control of federal officials

ethnically diverse

8.

1 point

crucial to opening the great plains to large scale agriculture was

the creation of a federal highway system that facilitated marketing

significant improvements in transportation and in farm technology

government subsidies to farmers who increased products

the creation of a federal highway system

9.

1 point

all of the following were new inventions, developments, or farming techniques that made the late 19th century settlement of the great plains possible EXCEPT

windmills

wooden plows  

barbed wire

new agricultural and technical colleges

10.

1 point

sand creek was the scene of

a bloody battle between the cheyenne and the sioux

an unprovoked massacre of cheyenne indians  

a treaty of friendship between the cheyenne and the citizens of colorado

an unprovoked massacre of white soldiers by sioux

11.

1 point

the excerpts reference to an indian messiah most directly reflects which of the following developments

tecumsehs pan-indian campaign

the rise of the indian shaker church

the ghost dance movement

the shawnee prophets religious revival

12.

1 point

all of the following contributed to the decline of open range cattle ranching except

excessively cold winters

federal recognition of American Indian Land claims

a drop in cattle prices

overgrazing

13.

1 point

the homestead act provided

that indians should henceforth own their lands as individuals rather than collectively as tribes

160 acres of free land within the public domain to any head of household who would settle on it and improve it over a period of five years

large amounts of federal government land to Great Plain cattle ranchers who would contact to provide beef

40 acres of land to each former slave above the age of 21

14.

1 point

which of the following most clearly describes the dawes severalty act of 1887

it provided tribal ownership of reservation land and prohibited white settlement

it terminates tribal ownership of most land and opened the territory to white settlement

it terminated tribal ownership of most reservation land,instead, allocated it in parcels to individual indians

it terminated tribal ownership of most reservation land, allocated some parcels to individual indians, and opened the remainder to white settlement

15.

1 point

tensions over fencing land caused conflicts in new mexico between mexicanos and newly arriving whites. all of the following were reasons for that conflict EXCEPT

there was not enough land available

eastern investors bought up land and fenced it

mexicanos felt that unclaimed land was communal property

newly arrived whites believed in private ownership

16.

1 point

The United States policy toward the Native American changed dramatically with the passage in 1887 of the Dawes Severalty Act, which

wiped out tribal ownership of property and granted 160 acres to heads of families

established new and larger reservations for all tribes

granted full citizenship to all tribal members

forbade selling alcohol or guns on reservations

17.

1 point

which of the following was an indictment of government policy toward the native americans

vaughan testers the just and the unjust

helen hunt jackson's a century of dishonor

stephen cranes the red badge of courage

mark trains roughing it

18.

1 point

two elements that were important to both small and large cattlemen were the branding iron and barbed wire. all of the following statements support that importance EXCEPT

conflict over land ownership was not solved by branding or barbed wire

barbed wire contained the hearts in a designated area

barbed wire protected the best grass

branding irons provided a way to identify

19.

1 point

two groups of immigrants figured prominently in the hard work of laying track for the railroad. which two groups were these?

chinese workers and spanish workers

irish workers and chinese workers

korean workers and chinese workers

japanese workers and chinese workers

20.

1 point

which of the following most directly contributed to the encroachment of white settlement

kansas-nebrasks act

homestead act

merrill land-grant act

hatch act