Chapter 6 - The West

How were the government's laissez-faire policies challenged in the late 1800s?

Farmer's Alliance members wanted regulations placed in railroads and banks.

The first great boom in the West was spurred by

mining

Why was the Farmer's Alliance formed in the 1870s?

to negotiate lower prices for supplies

The open-range system of raising livestock was originally developed by

Mexican vaqueros

What was one of the conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers?

Over time, Native Americans lost the ability to effectively resist white settlement.

How did railroads influence the growth of western territories?

Railroads spurred the foundation and expansion of towns along the western rail route.

Which of the following was a factor that limited the economic recovery of the South after the Civil War?

Southern banks with modest assets struggled to support industrial development

The assimilation of Native Americans was a goal of

The Dawes General Allotment Act

Which of the following was an effect of the transcontinental railroad?

The population of the West increased.

Which of the following best describes Native Americans' situation at the end of the Indian Wars?

They were forced to move west or north and live on reservations.

Which of the following best describes the live sod typical western homesteaders in the late 1800s?

difficult and lonely

Native American civilizations were threatened by

diseases introduced by white settlers

Which of the following most accurately describes agriculture in the South after the Civil War?

dominated by cotton

Which of the following caused serious conflict among various groups of people in the West?

ethnic and economic tensions

During Reconstruction, southern agriculture

focused on cotton and tobacco

How did new railroads benefit western cattle ranchers?

provided a way to transport meat to eastern markets

How did the U.S. government respond to attacks by Sioux Indians in eastern Minnesota?

pushed the Sioux into the Dakotas

In contrast to white settlers, Native Americans viewed nature as

sacred

Homesteaders on the plains usually built homes of

sod

Starting in the mid-1800s, hoards of people traveled to the West out of a desire to

strike it rich by finding gold or silver

Which of the following threatened the livelihood of Southern farmers?

the bill weevil