History 2202 - U.S. History, 1877 to the Present » Fall 2022 » Chapter 2 Quiz

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Question #1
Andrew Jackson’s removal policy located several southeastern tribes to the so-called Indian Territory which is today’s
A.   South Dakota
B.   Oklahoma
C.   Wyoming
D.   Montana
E.   North Dakota
Question #2
The Lewis and Clark Expedition is significant for all these reasons except
A.   The Corps of Discovery traveled all the way to the Pacific Ocean, strengthening American claims to that region.
B.   The expedition documented the animals and plantlife of the region.
C.   Lewis and Clark were the first Americans to map the Louisiana Purchase region.
D.   The expedition located the Northwest Passage.
E.   Lewis and Clark came back with information about local Native tribes.
Question #3
A major factor in ending open-range ranching was
A.   the introduction of barbed wire fencing
B.   federal regulation
C.   the arrival of the railroads
D.   all of these
E.   the threat of Indian warfare
Question #4
Which statement does not accurately describe the Homestead Act?
A.   Speculators frustrated the intention of the act by gaining access to best lands.
B.   Women could register homesteads in their name.
C.   The government supplemented the original act to allow for larger land homesteads in arid regions.
D.   Immigrants did not qualify for homesteading.
E.   Homesteading continued into the twentieth century.
Question #5
Because of its aridity and seeming unsuitability for farming, Americans labeled the interior West
A.   Trans-Mississippi Wasteland
B.   Great Plains
C.   Intermountain Barrens
D.   Prairie Wilderness
E.   Great American Desert
Question #6
The “long drives” in the cattle industry refer to
A.   using cattle to draw pioneer wagons along the Oregon Trail.
B.   rounding up cattle from around the ranch for branding in the spring.
C.   Avoiding homesteads when moving cattle.
D.   herding cattle from the ranges in Texas and other remote areas to the nearest accessible railroad to be shipped to slaughterhouses in the East.
E.   moving cattle between pastures to take advantage of the best grass to feed on.
Question #7
Which of the following states or territories did not experience any significant mining between the 1850s and 1880s?
A.   Nevada
B.   Kansas
C.   Dakotas
D.   Montana
E.   California
Question #8
The ultimate goal of the reservation system was to
A.   provide much-needed services to impoverished Indian tribes
B.   keep tribes away from each other to prevent alliances against Americans
C.   serve as tools for assimilating Native Americans
D.   allow for Native Americans to continue as sovereign units within the borders of the United States
E.   protect American Indian lands
Question #9
Which of the following conflict marks the high point of Indian resistance in the period of the Indian Wars?
A.   Fort Laramie War
B.   Wounded Knee
C.   Red River War
D.   Sand Creek
E.   Greasy Grass
Question #10
The construction of the first transcontinental railroad
A.   was financed with significant government subsidies
B.   is represented by all of these statements
C.   was completed in 1869
D.   employed large numbers of Chinese workers
E.   involved corruption and deceit that greatly benefited the leadership of the railroad companies
Question #11
The 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie is significant because it
A.   established the outlines of the reservation system
B.   prevented further travel by settlers through the Indian territories in the Northern Plains
C.   successfully ended warfare in the Northern Plains
D.   called for the establishment of a school system for Native American children
E.   accomplished all of the above
Question #12
The notion of Manifest Destiny
A.   refers to the idea that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
B.   was specifically articulated in a newspaper article in 1845
C.   disguised pre-Civil War divisions over westward expansion
D.   served to justify American expansion to lands occupied by Native American tribes.
E.   is represented in all of the above statements
Question #13
Which river is generally considered the dividing point between the eastern and western regions of the United States?
A.   The Powder River
B.   The Missouri River
C.   The American River
D.   The Mississippi River
E.   The Rio Grande
Question #14
What is the significance of the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890?
A.   It is the only such massacre in the history of Indian-white relations.
B.   It marked the end of armed Indian resistance on the Plains.
C.   It helped restore the sacred Black Hills for the Lakotas.
D.   It initiated a new round of violence in the Northern Plains.
E.   It marked the end of the reservation policy.

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