Out of Many Chapter Chapter 18

Question 1

By late 19th century, most reformers urged that federal Indian Policy concentrate on

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assimilation of Indians into American society.

Question 2

For better working conditions, western miners engaged in all of the following activities EXCEPT

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seizing trains loaded with ore

Question 3

The Mormons were despised and persecuted by many Americans because Mormons believed in

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polygamy

Question 4

The town center of the mostly male mining camps was usually the

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saloon

Question 5

The main goal of the Indian Rights Association & Women's National Indian Association were to:

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convert Indians to Christianity & the "American way of life"

Question 6

Those most successful at luring settlers to western land were:

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the railroads

Question 7

The independent, theocratic state formed by the Mormons was known as:

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Deseret

Question 8

Which one of these was NOT affected by western expansion?

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Rocky Mountains

Question 9

Most of the national parks and forests were located

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west

Question 10

What Supreme Court decision banned polygamy? United States v.

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Reynolds

Question 11

Family farmers who produced wheat for exchange were dependent on all of the following EXCEPT:

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labor costs

Question 12

What was designed to end tribal land holding by allotting land to individual tribal members?

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Dawes Severalty Act

Question 13

Institutions created by Chinese men included social clubs, temples, and fraternal societies, or

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tongs

Question 14

The dime novel westerns (ft. "Calamity Jane") appealed to Americans because they

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offered adventure/excitement to those who may not experience

Question 15

Name of the act that Congress passed in 1893 to give states the power to regulate mines?

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Caminetti Act

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