Unit 5 Test
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- 1.
Compare and contrast what a real cowboy was like to what we view them as today. (Make sure to answer all parts of the question in two to four complete sentences.)
- 2.
Barbed wire ended the Open Range. Explain the impacts of this invention. (Make sure to answer all parts of the question in two to four complete sentences.)
- 3.
Explain three impacts the railroads had on America. (Make sure to answer all parts of the question in two to four complete sentences.)
- 4.
Explain how the growth of the railroads influenced the United States following the Civil War. (Make sure to answer all parts of the question in two to three complete sentences)
- 5.
How do these charts prove America's huge industrial growth during the period following the Civil War? (Make sure to answer all parts of the question in two to three complete sentences.)
- 6.
How violent was the old west?
- 7.
What motives brought white farmers to the West in the decades following the Civil War?
- 8.
Which of the following is true of the American rail system in the nineteenth century?
- A.
Government subsidies and land grants played a major role in its expansion.
- B.
The entire national system was planned before the first railway was constructed.
- C.
Transcontinental rail travel was not possible at any time during the century.
- D.
The development of the rails had little effect on the development of American industry.
- E.
A more highly developed rail system gave the Confederacy a decided advantage in the Civil War.
Correct Answer
A. Government subsidies and land grants played a major role in its expansion. -
- 9.
The Granger movement and the formation of the Populist Party were similar in that each was an effort to…
- A.
End the practice of sharecropping
- B.
Provide housing for urban dwellers
- C.
Improve conditions for farmers
- D.
Increase profits for railroad companies
Correct Answer
C. Improve conditions for farmers -
- 10.
Which of the following was the intended result of the Dawes Act of 1887?
- A.
Railroad companies would be persuaded to stop unfair pricing through a number of government incentives
- B.
Recently arrived European immigrants would be enticed into settling in the less populated West
- C.
Legislators would be less likely to accept bribes because of the severity of the penalty
- D.
Southern state legislatures would be motived to strike racist laws from their books in return for greater federal aid
- E.
Native Americans would be coaxed off reservations by land grants and would thus assimilate into Western culture
Correct Answer
E. Native Americans would be coaxed off reservations by land grants and would thus assimilate into Western culture -
- 11.
What is the subject of this 1872 painting?
- A.
Invention of the railroad
- B.
Evolution of westward migration
- C.
Religious influence of Puritans
- D.
Protection of national parks
Correct Answer
B. Evolution of westward migration -
- 12.
Check ALL of the Populist Party platform ideas and reforms.
- A.
8 Hour Work Day
- B.
Secret Ballot
- C.
Women in Politics
- D.
Direct Elections
- E.
Income Tax
- F.
Opening Back Up the Open Range
Correct Answer(s)
A. 8 Hour Work Day
B. Secret Ballot
C. Women in Politics
D. Direct Elections
E. Income Tax -
- 13.
The term assimilate is best defined as...
- A.
The act of leaving one's homeland
- B.
The talent to speak a variety of languages
- C.
The ability to blend into another culuture
- D.
The desire to maintain one's old customs and language
Correct Answer
C. The ability to blend into another culuture -
- 14.
A landless settler wanting to settle the west would have supported passage of the...
- A.
Dawes Act
- B.
Jim Crow Laws
- C.
Homestead Act
- D.
Munn v Illinois
Correct Answer
C. Homestead Act -
- 15.
The use of sod houses on the Great Plains by farmers is an example of...
- A.
How easy and luxurious farming life was
- B.
One of the many factors that attracted people to the west
- C.
The willingness of the government to settle the west
- D.
How people adapt to their environment
Correct Answer
D. How people adapt to their environment -
- 16.
Throughout the late 1800s, which experience was shared by most Native Americans living in the western region of the US?
- A.
They maintained control of their traditional lands
- B.
They benefited economically from government policy
- C.
They became farmers and small business owners
- D.
They were forced to live on reservations
Correct Answer
D. They were forced to live on reservations -
- 17.
Why was the Grange created?
- A.
To unite farmers so they could try to improve their economic problems
- B.
To decrease the number of farmers in the West
- C.
To try to decrease the price of their crops
- D.
To discourage people from moving west
Correct Answer
A. To unite farmers so they could try to improve their economic problems -
- 18.
How did the transcontinental railroad help the settlement of the West?
- A.
Railroads transported people and goods throughout the nation
- B.
The railroads gave away free land to those who asked
- C.
The railroads provided free rides to passengers
- D.
Railroads helped Native Americans spread their culture
Correct Answer
A. Railroads transported people and goods throughout the nation -
- 19.
For most of the history of the Great Plains Native Americans their needs were met by the supply of...
- A.
Buffalo
- B.
Farming
- C.
Fishing
- D.
Horses
Correct Answer
A. Buffalo -
- 20.
How was this land offered different from the land offered in the Homestead Act (1862)?
- A.
Purchasers had to be citizens
- B.
People had to pay for this land
- C.
Buyers need farming experience
- D.
This land was on the Atlantic Coast
Correct Answer
B. People had to pay for this land -
- 21.
Which conclusion is most clearly support by the map?
- A.
The government prevented the railroads from growing
- B.
The federal government prompted the building of the transcontinental railroad
- C.
Western railroads generated little money
- D.
Railroad companies had to buy the land
Correct Answer
B. The federal government prompted the building of the transcontinental railroad -
- 22.
Bimetallism is the use of gold and silver to back up currency.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 23.
William McKinely gave the Cross of Gold Speech.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
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