Ultimately, which of these factors finally forced the Plains Indians to surrender ending resistance to losing their land

the Railroads and virtual extinction of the buffalo population

All of the following are true statements about the Homestead Act EXCEPT

it was consistent w/ previous gov't land policies designed to raise revenue

Farmers were slow to organize and promote their interest because they

were by nature, highly independent and individualistic

The Pullman strike created the first instance of

gov't use of federal court injunction to break a strike

The monetary inflation needed to relieve the social and economic hardships of the late 19th c. eventually came b/c

discovery of gold mines, increasing in the international gold supply

The mining frontier played a vital role in

attracting the first substantial white population to the West

All of these are true statements about women on the frontier EXCEPT

Frontier women got the right to vote much later than women in the East

In the election of 1896, the major issue became

free and unlimited coinage of silver

All of the following is true about the Dawes Severalty Act EXCEPT that it

expanded recognized tribes' collective land ownership holdings

In several states, farmers helped to pass the Granger Laws, which were designed to

regulate railroad rates and grain storage fees

In post-Civil War America, Plains Indians surrendered their lands only when they

received a promise they would be left alone and provided w/ supplies

In 1890, the superintendent of the census said a stable frontier line was no longer discernible, Americans worried b/c

the idea of a wide open West was an element of US history from the start

The 19th c. humanitarians who advocated kind treatment of the Native Americans

had no more respect for Indian tradition than those who tried to kill them

The Native Americans battled whites for all of the following reasons EXCEPT to

rescue their families who had been exiled to Oklahoma

Late 19th c. farmers believed that their difficulties stemmed primarily from

deflated currency and low prices

The severe economic depression of the 1890s strengthened the Populists' argument that

wage earners and farmers were both victims of an oppressive economic system

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1
The Populist party arose as the direct successor to the
Greenback Labor Party
Silver Mining Coalition
Liberal Republican Party
Farmers' Alliance
2
Ultimately, which of these factors finally forced the Plains Indians to surrender ending resistance to losing their land
the Railroads and virtual extinction of the buffalo population
the gov't extended a better offer to relocate farther west
famous leaders like Geronimo and Sitting Bull were killed
They were decimated by constant inter tribal warfare
3
All of the following are true statements about the Homestead Act EXCEPT
it was consistent w/ previous gov't land policies designed to raise revenue
the 160 acres provided to farmers proved to be inadequate for Plains
more public land ended up in the hands of land speculators than farmers
about a half million families carved out new homes in the next 40 years
4
Farmers were slow to organize and promote their interest because they
were too busy trying to eke out a living
did not possess the money needed to establish a national political movement
were by nature, highly independent and individualistic
did not believe they could compete with wealthier manufacturers
5
The Pullman strike created the first instance of
violence during labor strikes
Gov't use of federal troops to break a labor strike
management recognition of the right of workers to organize and strike
gov't use of federal court injunction to break a strike
6
The monetary inflation needed to relieve the social and economic hardships of the late 19th c. eventually came b/c
discovery of gold mines, increasing in the international gold supply
McKinley's adoption of the bimetallic standard
the creation of the Federal Reserve System
the repeal of the Gold Standard Act
7
The mining frontier played a vital role in
attracting the first substantial white population to the West
ensuring the mining industry would remain as small independent business
bringing law and order to the West
enabling the gov't to go off the gold standard
8
All of these are true statements about women on the frontier EXCEPT
Frontier women got the right to vote much later than women in the East
women were voluntary participants in the saloon culture of the frontier
Women worked as prostitutes on the frontier
some women made money running boarding houses
9
In the election of 1896, the major issue became
enactment of income taxes
gov't programs for the unemployed
restoration of protective tariffs
free and unlimited coinage of silver
10
All of the following is true about the Dawes Severalty Act EXCEPT that it
tried to make rugged individualists of the Native Americans
promised Indians US citizenship in 25 years
expanded recognized tribes' collective land ownership holdings
Wiped out tribal ownership of land
11
In several states, farmers helped to pass the Granger Laws, which were designed to
allow the formation of producer and consumer cooperatives
regulate railroad rates and grain storage fees
lower farm mortgage interest rates
prohibit bankruptcy auctions
12
In post-Civil War America, Plains Indians surrendered their lands only when they
received a promise they would be left alone and provided w/ supplies
lost their mobility as the whites killed their horses
chose to migrate farther west
were defeated militarily by the US Army in the Indian Wars
13
In 1890, the superintendent of the census said a stable frontier line was no longer discernible, Americans worried b/c
the Homestead Act would no longer do any good
there would be a renewal of Indian warfare
the idea of a wide open West was an element of US history from the start
many of them hoped eventually to migrate to the West
14
The 19th c. humanitarians who advocated kind treatment of the Native Americans
opposed the passage of thee Dawes Severalty Act
understood the value of Indians' religious and cultural practices
had no more respect for Indian tradition than those who tried to kill them
advocated for improving the reservation system
15
The Native Americans battled whites for all of the following reasons EXCEPT to
preserve their nomadic way of life against forced settlement
punish whites for repeatedly breaking treaties
rescue their families who had been exiled to Oklahoma
defend their lands against white invaders
16
Late 19th c. farmers believed that their difficulties stemmed primarily from
immigration laws were limited farm hands and production
deflated currency and low prices
low tariff rates
overproduction of cash crops
17
The severe economic depression of the 1890s strengthened the Populists' argument that
the abolition of all metallic money in favor of paper was essential
wage earners and farmers were both victims of an oppressive economic system
white and black farmers had common economic interests
gov't should not own the railroad, telephone, and telegraph companies
18
Which of the following groups would be LEAST likely to move to the Western Frontier
eastern farmers
eastern city dwellers
African Americans
recent immigrants
19
As President, McKinley's domestic policy can best be described as
willingness to go against political party
incompetent and wishy-washy
Active reform
cautious and conservative

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