Chapter
Nineteen
Conflict and Change in
the West, 1865-1902
Berkin, Making America
Chapter 19
The most important factor in
transforming Native American life on
the Great Plains was
1. the introduction of the horse prior to the
nineteenth century.
2. the confederation of tribes established by western
Indians to resist white settlement.
3. the destruction of the great buffalo herds by an
epidemic introduced by the animals of settlers
from the East.
4. construction of irrigation systems that disrupted
traditional migration routes.
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The most important factor in
transforming Native American life on
the Great Plains was
1. the introduction of the horse prior to the
nineteenth century.
Hint: Hunting on horseback increased the buffalo kill,
which in turn led to a population increase and a
higher standard of living. See page 570.
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Federal government policy toward
the Plains Indians during the second
half of the nineteenth century
included
1. moving them to reservations.
2. buying up their lands for very low prices.
3. settling as many as possible east of the
Mississippi River.
4. breaking up their tribal groups.
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Federal government policy toward
the Plains Indians during the second
half of the nineteenth century
included
1. moving them to reservations.
Hint: The government planned for three large
reservations. See pages 573–576.
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The chief result of the massacre at
Wounded Knee in 1891 was that it
1. began a new round of violence between the army
and the Sioux.
2. helped restore the Powder River hunting ground
to the Sioux.
3. marked the end of armed Indian resistance on the
Great Plains.
4. ended a tradition of warfare between the Sioux
and their Indian neighbors.
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The chief result of the massacre at
Wounded Knee in 1891 was that it
3. marked the end of armed Indian resistance on the
Great Plains.
Hint: It was the last major armed confrontation
between Native Americans and the U.S. Army.
See page 576.
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The Mormon settlers of Utah
influenced development in other
parts of the West by
1. undertaking construction of the first
transcontinental railroad.
2. inventing new ways to mine large quantities of ore
at low cost.
3. developing major new routes for pioneers
traveling to California.
4. establishing a model for the control of water
rights.
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The Mormon settlers of Utah
influenced development in other
parts of the West by
4. establishing a model for the control of water
rights.
Hint: They established precedents for diverting water
for irrigation projects. See page 577.
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The Union Pacific and Central Pacific
railroads constructed the nation’s first
transcontinental line
1. to supply the army in its wars against the Plains
Indians.
2. because the depression of 1873 drove workers’
wages down.
3. with the help of federal government support.
4. thanks to the entrepreneurial skill of Andrew
Carnegie.
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The Union Pacific and Central Pacific
railroads constructed the nation’s first
transcontinental line
3. with the help of federal government support.
Hint: See page 582.
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The most lasting problem faced by
white settlers on the Great Plains
was
1. destruction of crops by annual locust plagues.
2. attacks by Indians.
3. insufficient rainfall.
4. overgrazing by cattle driven to market by
cowboys.
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The most lasting problem faced by
white settlers on the Great Plains
was
3. insufficient rainfall.
Hint: The farmers who settled there discovered that
rainfall was uncertain. See page 581.
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Single women who settled on the
Great Plains found that
1. opportunities for marriage were almost
nonexistent because most settlers came in family
groups.
2. it was preferable to keep moving farther west,
eventually settling in new cities like San
Francisco.
3. it was too dangerous to remain for any length of
time.
4. they could rely on the Homestead Act to
accumulate some wealth.
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Single women who settled on the
Great Plains found that
4. they could rely on the Homestead Act to
accumulate some wealth.
Hint: After acquiring title to the land by meeting the
terms of the Homestead Act, they would sell it.
See pages 579–581.
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The Reclamation Act of 1902
undertook to
1. promote the settlement of northern California.
2. build irrigation systems for small farms.
3. protect the salmon spawning grounds on the
Columbia River.
4. regulate lumbering in the Pacific Northwest.
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The Reclamation Act of 1902
undertook to
2. build irrigation systems for small farms.
Hint: In the sense that the act was intended in
general to construct irrigation facilities. However,
in the end, large landowners benefited the most.
See page 586.
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Chinese inhabitants in the West
tended to congregate in their own
communities in large cities because
1. tradition emphasized residence in close proximity
to other Chinese people.
2. discriminatory state laws required it.
3. they encountered substantial violence in small
towns.
4. the leaders of the Chinese community forced
them to do so.
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Chinese inhabitants in the West
tended to congregate in their own
communities in large cities because
3. they encountered substantial violence in small
towns.
Hint: See pages 586–588.
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The Dawes Severalty Act
1. was designed to protect the integrity of Indian
culture.
2. aimed to assimilate Indians quickly into white
society.
3. undermined the influence of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
4. was met with overwhelming approval by Indians.
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The Dawes Severalty Act
2. aimed to assimilate Indians quickly into white
society.
Hint: It sought to remake them into small-scale
independent, landowning farmers. See pages
589–590.
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