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Chapter 17
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1What were the physical features of the Great Plains?
- Arolling prairies, south of the Missouri River
- Brough, semi arid, lands, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains
- Ceast of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, parched deserts
- Dtreeless, nearly flat with grassy hillocks, from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
2All of the following describe the life of the Plains Indians EXCEPT...
- Amen held positions of authority, cleared grounds for farming, supervised ceremonial activities, hunters;
women did domestic work, reared children, gatherers, had roles in political, economic, and religious activities - Btribes and bands depended horses for transportation and buffalos for weapons, fuel for fire, food, housing, clothing, glue
- Ctribes of thousands broke down into bands of hundreds who all spoke the same dialects and were often dependent on one another
- Dfierce warriors, fighting between tribes and/or bands took place as brief skirmishes or small raids
- Amen held positions of authority, cleared grounds for farming, supervised ceremonial activities, hunters;
3The Indian Intercourse Act of 1834 was a policy that...
- Aprohibited white men from entering Indian land without a license
- Bassigned definite boundaries to each Indian tribe
- Csmall reservations for Indian tribes to civilize them up to American standards
- Dexchanged land for assimilation
4The 1851 Concentration Policy defined boundaries allotted to each Indian Tribe
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
5The Peace Commissions Policy, or the policy of "small reservations", continued the construction of the Bozeman Trail, and set up small reservations to civilize Native Americans.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
6The 1871 Assimilation Policy ended the practice of making treaties with Native Americans, and assimilate them into their culture instead of civilizing them
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
7Which of the following describes the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887?
- Adivided tribal lands into small plots for distribution among Native Americans
- Bany extra land not given away was sold to white settlers with the profits going towards Native American schools
- CAmerican citizenship was given to Native Americans who accepted their land, lived away from their tribes, and assimilated
- Dgovernment kept Native American lands in their trusts for 25 years to keep them from falling into the hands of speculators
8What was the most significant blow to Indian tribal life?
- Aforced into reservations
- Bsettlers taking their land and supplies
- Cdiseases brought over by white settlers and explorers
- Dextermination of the buffalo
9Which of the following best describes the Homestead Act of 1862?
- A160 acres of land to those who planted trees on a quarter of the land within four years
- B160 acres of land to those who paid a registration fee and pledged to live on and cultivate the land for five years
- Cfamily heads received 160 acres of land, single adults 80 acres, and children received 40 acres of land
- Dbuy up to 160 acres of land for $1.25 per acre, provided that they irrigate part of the bought land in three years
10The Timber Culture Act of 1873 added on the Homestead Act stating that settlers could claim up to an additional 160 acres only if they planted trees on a quarter of the land within four years.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
11The Desert Land Act of 1877 allowed settlers to buy up to 160 acres for $1.25 per acre providing they irrigate part of the land by three years of ownership.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
12The Timber and Stone Act of 1878 allowed settlers to buy up to 160 acres for $2.50 an acre provided that they removed a part of the timber or stone within three years.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
13What was the largest landowning group in the west?
- Aoil companies
- Bsteel companies
- Cmining companies
- Drailroad companies
14Which of the following describes the major components of territorial government in the West?
- ANorthwest Ordinance of 1787 (established rules on how territories became states)
- Bpresident appointed governor and judges in each territory while Congress detailed their duties, set their budgets, and oversaw their activities
- Cuntil statehood, territorial government depended on the federal government and national political parties funneled government funds into territorial economies
- DAll of the above
15Which of the following does not describe the Spanish influences in southwestern life and institutions?
- Abrought new mining, stock raising, ranching methods, and irrigated farming techniques along with new laws, burros, chaps
- Bcreated legal framework for distributing land and water and the distinctive shape of society ( men headed households, women kept full control of property owned before marriage along and held half title to property in a marriage)
- Cmodified economic caste system, strong Protestant influence, primary use of Spanish language
- Destablished present day economic structure of the Southwest
16What were some of the major mining strikes between 1848 to 1876?
- APikes Peak, Colorado and Carson River Valley, Nevada in 1859
- BKlondike Gold Rush, 1876
- C1874-1876, Black Hills, Dakota Territory
- DCalifornia Gold Rush of 1849, Big Bonanza in 1873, Sierra Nevada
17What were some of the natural and economical problems farmers faced in the West?
- Asevere droughts, declining crop prices, swarms of locusts
- Bharsh winters, severe droughts in summers, low crop prices, rising railroad rates
- Cdeclining crop prices, rising railroad rates, heavy mortgages, severe droughts, harsh winters, locusts, farmers gave up and left
- Dsevere droughts, farmers gave up and left, declining crop prices, rising railroad rates, heavy mortgages
18What was dry farming?
- Afarmers planted crops that could survive without watering
- Bfarmers plowed furrows 12-14 inches deep to
- Cfarmers plowed furrows 12-14 inches deep and created dust mulch to fill the furrows to fertilize their crops
- Dfarmers plowed furrows 12-14 inches deep and created dust mulch to fill the furrows, loosened soil to slow evaportaion
19What new farming methods/inventions developed in the American West to help farmers?
- Aimported a variety of European crops to withstand the harsh winters, and new inventions such as iron plows, spring toothed harrow, grain drill, lister, baling press, hay loader, cord binder, barbed wire, bonanza farms
- Bnew inventions such as iron plows, spring toothed harrow, grain drill, lister, baling press, hay loader, cord binder, barbed wire
- Cdry farming, new inventions such as iron plows, spring toothed harrow, grain drill, lister, baling press, hay loader, cord binder, barbed wire
- Ddry farming, new inventions such as iron plows, spring toothed harrow, grain drill, lister, baling press, hay loader, cord binder, barbed wire, bonanza farms
20Which of the following were physical and nature-related problems farmers faced in the West....
- Aearthquakes wreaked havoc upon crops and homes
- Bfarmers lived in sod houses, distant from each other
- Clumber, water, and fences were scarce
- Dfearsome winter storms, harsh spring rainstorms, hot summers, swarms of locusts
21In cowboy societies back in the West, the rules were governed and enforced, and penalties were issued if broken.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
22What events did cattle ranchers adopt rules on during drives?
- Acattle ownership, roundups, meal allowance
- Bcattle ownership, branding, guard duty
- Ccattle ownership, pay, meal allowance
- Dcattle ownership, branding, roundups
23What best describes the typical mining camp of the 19th century?
- Asimple democracy, after strikes, workers organized mining district and adopted rules governing behavior, size and boundaries of claims, and settling disputes
- Bmen outnumbered women, mixed with foreign born immigrants
- Claws were enforced, minor criminals banished, major offenses were hung after being judged by the district
- Dall of the above
24Farmers encouraged open range and left land unused for cattle ranchers.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
25What is the correct order of the steps in the development of the cattle industry?
- AJoseph G McCoy had the idea and of using railroads to move cattle, vaqueros developed essential techniques to cattle herding, cowboys began to move cattle by the thousands
- Bvaqueros developed essential techniques to cattle herding, Joseph G McCoy had the idea and of using railroads to move cattle, cowboys began to move cattle by the thousands
- CJoseph G McCoy had the idea and of using railroads to move cattle, cowboys began to move cattle by the thousands, vaqueros developed essential techniques to cattle herding
- Dvaqueros developed essential techniques to cattle herding, cowboys began to move cattle by the thousands, Joseph G McCoy had the idea and of using railroads to move cattle
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- College US History Test sobre Chapter 17, creado por Khiem Manning el 05/06/2016.
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