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By meeting the challenges of the prairie’s harsh climate and poor farming conditions, homesteaders eventually settled

A
50% of America’s urban areas, or more than 10 million acres.
B
50% of America’s West Coast, or 35 million acres.
C
20% of America’s East Coast, or more than 5 million acres.
D
10% of all American land, or more than 270 million acres.
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The Plains Indians embraced the Ghost Dance movement because they were

A
trying to unite all American Indians.
B
rallying against life on reservations.
C
looking for a reservation to call home.
D
creating a new buffalo hunting ritual.
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In 1867, one way many American farmers responded to the difficulties they faced was to

A
join the National Grange.
B
form regional alliances.
C
protest against railroad rates.
D
pressure state legislators.
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What was one major way that the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies made a large profit in the 1800s?

A
They sold railroad lines back to the government at a profit.
B
They owned thriving businesses in the towns that developed along the railroad.
C
They built railroad monopolies and continually raised prices.
D
They sold pieces of land that were granted to them to build the railroad.
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Which statement is true of the 1862 Homestead Act?

A
The Homestead Act granted participants as much land as they pledged to farm.
B
The Homestead Act granted an extra 80 acres of land to anyone who made a purchase.
C
The Homestead Act granted anyone the right to rent farmland from the government.
D
The Homestead Act granted 160 acres of land to participants for a small filing fee.
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Which event happened prior to President Lincoln signing the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862?

A
Asa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad.
B
The end of the Civil War freed veterans to work on the railroad.
C
The Golden Spike ceremony was held in honor of the transcontinental railroad.
D
Railroad workers drilled tunnels through the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Which of the following best describes why the Farmers’ Alliances formed the Populist Party?

A
The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in changing the crop-lien system and needed to form a national political party as a result.
B
The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in maintaining cooperative businesses and needed to form a national political party as a result.
C
The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in influencing national farm policy in favor of farmers and needed to form a national political party as a result.
D
The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in reforming the sharecropping system and needed to form a national political party as a result.
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Which of the following best explains why the Colorado militia launched a campaign against American Indians in the 1860s?

A
The American Indians had killed about 200 troops in the bloody Battle of Little Bighorn.
B
White settlers believed that the American Indians were planning an uprising in the territory.
C
The American Indians had begun to engage in Ghost Dance rituals that frightened settlers.
D
White settlers believed that the American Indians would not honor the Treaty of Fort Laramie.
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Why did President Jefferson want to acquire the Louisiana Territory?

A
Americans were facing a shortage of fertile farmland, so Jefferson wanted to secure the fertile farmland around the Mississippi.
B
Jefferson wanted to prevent several European nations from acquiring more land in North America.
C
Louisiana was full of natural resources, such as gold and silver, that would add to the wealth of the country.
D
Jefferson thought owning more land in the South, including the port of New Orleans, would encourage Americans to expand into Central America.
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The government’s changing of American Indian policy caused

A
distrust of the federal government among American Indians.
B
trust of the federal government among American Indian tribes.
C
all American Indian tribes to resist federal government policies.
D
all American Indian tribes to accept federal government policies.
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As a consequence of the Dawes Act, by 1900, American Indians

A
had gained more land than they held in 1881.
B
had lost half the land they held in 1881.
C
had lost all the land they held in 1881.
D
had kept all of the land they held in 1881.
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Why was the Great Plains attractive to settlers in the 1800s, even though it was sometimes referred to as the “Great American Desert”?

A
The Plains Indians had deserted the area, making the land available.
B
The sandy soil was good for growing certain kinds of plants.
C
Even though it was very dry, settlers wanted to raise cattle there.
D
New inventions enabled farmers to use the soil more productively.
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What is the relationship between manifest destiny and the frontier?

A
Manifest destiny was essential in pushing the frontier farther west toward the Pacific Ocean.
B
Manifest destiny was fueled by the desire to conquer American Indians who lived on the frontier.
C
The settlers of the frontier opposed manifest destiny and tried to fight against its implementation.
D
The settlers on the frontier grew prosperous because they believed in the concept of manifest destiny.
14

In both the sharecropping system and crop-lien system, many farmers in the late 1800s

A
earned high profits.
B
stayed out of debt.
C
usually broke even.
D
eventually fell into debt.
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How did the transcontinental railroad affect US commerce?

A
The railroad did not affect commerce in the United States.
B
The railroad increased commerce by making shipping easier and cheaper.
C
The railroad led to major corruption in business, which hurt commerce.
D
The railroad decreased commerce by making trading posts disappear.
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How did Abraham Lincoln affect the construction of the transcontinental railroad?

A
Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 into law, which stimulated the construction of the railroad.
B
Lincoln appointed Theodore Judah to survey the land and locate investors for the transcontinental railroad.
C
Lincoln obstructed the passage of the railroad bill because he wanted the government to focus on the Civil War.
D
Lincoln prevented Leland Stanford from running one of the two railroad companies in order to avoid a monopoly.
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Which of the following best describes the reasons why the Dawes Act was passed?

A
The Dawes Act was passed to make American Indians property owners and to open up more land for white settlers.
B
The Dawes Act was passed to open up more land for American Indians and to provide protection from white settlers.
C
The Dawes Act was passed to take land away from American Indians and to move them to reservations.
D
The Dawes Act was passed to give American Indian families farmland and to end homesteading by white settlers.
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Which of the following events occurred in the aftermath of General George Custer’s battle with the Sioux at Little Bighorn?

A
The Sioux demanded revenge against the US Army.
B
The US Army surrendered and stopped fighting the Sioux.
C
The US Army prevented the Sioux from hunting bison.
D
The Sioux pursued US troops and pushed them to starvation.
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How did the discovery of gold and other minerals impact settlement of the frontier in the mid-1800s?

A
The discovery of gold and other minerals did not impact the population of the West.
B
It slightly increased the population, as most gold-seekers left the West when they were unsuccessful in finding gold.
C
It greatly increased the population, as thousands of gold-seekers traveled to the West and settled there.
D
It slightly decreased the population, as thousands of settlers left the West in order to avoid disputes between gold-seekers.
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One of the main problems with the reservation system was that government agents

A
took land from settlers to give to American Indians.
B
dealt dishonestly with American Indian families.
C
dealt dishonestly with American Indian chiefs.
D
gave land to settlers who removed American Indians.

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