Question 1

Frederick Jackson Turner wrote of the significance of the ________ in American history.

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Question 2

The Workingmen's Party of California was created in 1878 by Irish immigrant ________ to capitalize on hostility to the Chinese.

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Question 3

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 4

The 1869 completion of the ________ accelerated development of the West.

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transconti...

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The story of the Nez Percé Indians is of a peaceful tribe forced to turn terribly violent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Late nineteenth-century American farmers increasingly sold their produce in competitive international markets and bought their supplies in a domestic market protected by tariffs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Chinese from California became the major source of labor for the transcontinental railroad because

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A)  they had no other employment prospects.
B)  they worked for lower wages than what whites would accept.
C)  most were experienced in railroad construction.
D)  most were forced into working for the railroads.
E)  their more well-established unions won the railroad contracts.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 8

In the late nineteenth century,why was assimilation between the peoples of the United States and Indian tribes difficult to attain?

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In the late nineteenth century, assimila...

Question 9

What was Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier thesis," and what are the criticisms of it?

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Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding Hispanic New Mexico is FALSE?

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A)  At the time of the Mexican War,Hispanics greatly outnumbered Anglo-Americans.
B)  The Spanish had had settlements in the area since the seventeenth century.
C)  Taos Indians,allied with Navajo and Apaches,forced out Anglo-Americans until 1847.
D)  Military victories by the U.S.Army led to a large increase in Hispanic migration.
E)  Descendants of the original settlers engaged primarily in cattle and sheep ranching.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Plains Indians were not particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases brought from the eastern United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Sand Creek massacre was a rare story of Indians killing whites.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

By the mid-1840s,the American West

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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.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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The story of the Nez Percé Indians is of a peaceful tribe forced to turn terribly violent.

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What was Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier thesis," and what are the criticisms of it?

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By the mid-1840s,the American West

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The Chinese from California became the major source of labor for the transcontinental railroad because

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The Workingmen's Party of California was created in 1878 by Irish immigrant ________ to capitalize on hostility to the Chinese.

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The Sand Creek massacre was a rare story of Indians killing whites.

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Frederick Jackson Turner wrote of the significance of the ________ in American history.

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Plains Indians were not particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases brought from the eastern United States.

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In the late nineteenth century,why was assimilation between the peoples of the United States and Indian tribes difficult to attain?

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The 1869 completion of the ________ accelerated development of the West.

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

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Late nineteenth-century American farmers increasingly sold their produce in competitive international markets and bought their supplies in a domestic market protected by tariffs.

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Which of the following statements regarding Hispanic New Mexico is FALSE?

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The story of the Nez Percé Indians is of a peaceful tribe forced to turn terribly violent.

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What was Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier thesis," and what are the criticisms of it?

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By the mid-1840s,the American West

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The Workingmen's Party of California was created in 1878 by Irish immigrant ________ to capitalize on hostility to the Chinese.

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The Sand Creek massacre was a rare story of Indians killing whites.

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Frederick Jackson Turner wrote of the significance of the ________ in American history.

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Plains Indians were not particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases brought from the eastern United States.

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In the late nineteenth century,why was assimilation between the peoples of the United States and Indian tribes difficult to attain?

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The 1869 completion of the ________ accelerated development of the West.

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

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