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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?The availability of buffaloThe discovery of precious metalsA series of federal land grantsA decrease in agricultural production
- 2. Multiple ChoiceInvention of the steel plow, the passage of the Homestead Act, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad all contributed to thedevelopment of the Great Plainsgrowth of the plantation system of agricultureextension of slavery into the western territoriesgold rushes in California and Nevada
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich was a successful example of "Americanization"?The Dawes Act led Native Americans to sell their lands.The Homestead Act made federal land available to settlers.Congress prohibited the immigration of Chinese workers.The children of Native Americans learn English in public schools.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Civil War, Native Americans were relocated to reservations primarily becausethe Federal Gov't wanted to preserve tribal cultures.the Native Americans had violated most of their treaties with the Fed Gov't.most of the tribal cheifs requested gov't protection from white settlers.settlers, ranchers, and prospectors wanted their tribal lands.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement accurately describes the development of the Great Plains in the late 19th Century?Great profits were earned in the steel industry.Immigrants could not afford to farm these lands.Railroads decreased in importance.Technological innovations made farming there possible.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe passage of the Homestead Act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad helped to fulfill the United States commitment toReconstructionracial equalitymanifest destinyconservation of natural resources
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did new technology help farmers on the Great Plains?It saved them time and energy.It eliminated insects and pests.It made crops drought-resistant.It lowered their debt.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceMost immigrants processed at Angel Island were fromEurope.Asia.South America.The Caribbean.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following inventions brought an end to the open range on the Great Plains?steel plowreaperwindmillbarbed wire
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best describes the lifestyle of homesteaders?Homesteaders lived in isolation and avoided social contact.Most women worked outside of their homestead.Homesteaders lived simple and secure lives.Homesteaders often had to struggle even for the necessities.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction.Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to public property through homesteading.Speculators bought large parcels of land and built factory towns to attract new immigrants.Native Americans sold most of their tribal land directly to railroad companies.
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Which statement best completes this list?Congress passed legislation imposing tariffs on imported beef.Most cowboys on cattle drives were European immigrants.The cattle industry was nationalized under the Dept. of Agriculture.The need to process large amounts of cattle made meatpacking a major industry. - 13. Multiple ChoiceThe primary objective of the Dawes Act was to--promote cultural assimilation of American Indians.turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmlands.end warfare between American Indians and the U.S. military.promote American Indian investment in private industry.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?By raising the consumer prices of agricultural products.By increasing the variety of locally grown crops.By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets.By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives.
- 15. Multiple Choice19th Century nativist organizations advocated-limiting federal military power through the organization of local militiasconserving natural resources through the creation of national parksglobalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreementspromoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration
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