AMH 2020 ch18

_______ were settlers who hid in Indian territory awaiting the official opening on April 29, 1889, which would signal they could claim land.

"Sooners"

Which phrase was often used in government treaties with the Indians to indicate a long period of time?

"as long as waters run"

Which of the following statements are true of General Custer's expedition into the Black Hills and the battle at the Little Big Horn River?

-Custer and his men fought a band of Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. -Custer and his men were outnumbered in the battle. -Custer led U.S. army troops into Indian country.

Which of the following statements about the Alien Land Law are true?

-It prohibited the purchase of any land in western territories by foreign corporations or individuals who did not intend to become citizens. -It was in response to the increase in foreign ownership of western land.

Which of the following statements about the Dawes Act are true?

-Its intent was to draw Indians into white society as farmers and small property owners. -It resulted in drawing Indian lands into the marketplace and available to non-Indians. -It ended the policy of concentrating Indians on reservations.

Which of the following contributed to the bust in the cattle industry in the 1890s?

-Larger herds led to overproduction. -Increased foreign competition lowered beef prices. -Nutritious grasses were wiped out, replaced by inferior species.

Which of the following accurately describes rural southern life in the New South?

-Life was often separated by gender lines. -Men hunted for pleasure as well as for food. -Work-sharing festivals offered a break from the isolation of farm life.

Which of the following statements about the development of the Southwest are true?

-Mexican immigrants worked mostly as contract and seasonal laborers. -Mexican immigrants worked on railroads and large farms. -Mexican immigrants settled in the growing cities along rail lines.

The Central and Union Pacific railroads were joined, forming the transcontinental railroad, in

1869

What action triggered José Herrera and his Las Gorras Blancas to become resisters?

Anglo cattle ranchers were forcing Hispanos off their land

In 1887 Congress passed a bill ending reservation policy called the ______ Act.

Dawes

What was court week in New South towns?

District judges arrived to hold court.

Which of the following was not a cause of poverty in the New South?

Employers moved out of the region because labor costs were too high.

True or false: One of the major goals of the New South campaign was to expand arable farmland and increase crop yields.

False (the major goals of the New South campaign was to increase industrialization.)

hich best characterizes the relationship between the U.S. government and the rail companies?

Government served the interests of the railroads at the expense of other concerns.

What action did General Custer take in 1870 that set off the series of events leading to the Battle of Little Big Horn?

He broke a treaty by leading an expedition in sacred Sioux territory.

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Civil Rights Cases in 1883?

Hotels and railroads were not public institutions; segregation was allowable there.

Which of the following was not characteristic of the pattern set by mining?

Independent businesspeople continued to flourish.

Which best describes the Chivington Massacre at Sand Creek, Colorado?

It demonstrated the ruthless approach of white settlers to Indian tribes.

What effect did renting land or engaging in other forms of tenancy have on freedpeople and poor white southerners who could not afford to buy their own land?

It left them in perpetual debt.

What was the impact of the Chivington Massacre on the Plains Indians?

It turned them decisively against the federal government.

Which best describes the state of cattle ranching in the 1890s?

It was completely dominated by large cattle corporations.

Which best characterizes the relationship between the U.S. government and the rail companies?

Railroad and government officials had an uneasy relationship of mistrust and conflicting aims.

Southern Democratic politicians who espoused a philosophy of white supremacy and promised to industrialize the South were called

Redeemers.

Which best describes the pattern set by mining?

Small mining towns eventually became integrated into the industrial system.

Before May 1886, what problem did southern railroads face?

Southern tracks were laid at a wider gauge than other rail systems.

Which of the following best explains the lack of skilled workers in the South?

Southerners were not interested in learning technological skills.

Which of the following was a result of the Dawes Act?

The communal structure of Indian life was destroyed

Which statement best describes the effect of railroads on the cattle industry?

They helped the cattle industry expand by providing a means of transport.

True or false: The Dawes Act was more destructive to Indian tribal life than was U.S. military action.

True

As the long drives and open range practices came to an end in the 1890s, the cattle business was mostly

a corporate enterprise.

Which of the following was not a factor that affected agriculture in the New South?

a low birthrate compared to the rest of the country

Which of the following was a factor that contributed to the South's enduring poverty?

a relatively late start in industrialization

In 1900 the southern economy relied heavily on

agriculture.

As the result of concerns about foreign capital buying up western land, Congress passed the _____________________Law in 1887.

alien land

Farms of 1,000 acres or more were known as "_________" farms.

bonanza

The availability of the heating agent _______ in the New South aided the growth of the steel industry.

coke

Introduced in 1851, the federal strategy that confined Indians to reservations was called the policy of

concentration.

The practices involved in the relationship between railroads and the federal government in the mid-nineteenth century can best be described as

corrupt and fraudulent.

Poor farmers fell further into debt because landlords forced sharecroppers to grow profitable crops such as____________, the most valuable crop, instead of food.

cotton

What drew the most rural folks to southern towns?

court week

The tools and techniques of ______ farming were required to conserve the limited moisture in the soils of the plains.

dry

All of the following are true about the land that was made available under the Homestead Act except that

good parcels near railroad lines were readily available.

The cattle boom that began with the first long drive in 1866 lasted approximately how long before a bust?

less than 20 years

Who would be most likely to run church activities in the South?

older women

Which of the following was not an environmental condition experienced by western settlers?

plagues of lizards

During the late nineteenth century, most workers in southern cotton mills were

poor whites from the South.

The "Boomers" and "Sooners" were eager to lay claim to land that had, until 1889, been

reserved for the Indians.

Which contributed most significantly to the growth of small mining towns?

revenues from equipment sales

In what kind of dwellings did most poor farm families live on the plains?

sod houses or dugouts

Which of the following was not a thriving industry in the South between 1865 and 1900?

steel

The custodian of the social order in southern life was

the church.

Which of the following was a goal of the New South campaign?

to expand the industrial economy of the South

Which of the following was a goal of the Redeemers?

to institutionalize a system of segregation

General George Armstrong Custer's expedition into the Black Hills ______ the Treaty of Fort Laramie.

violated the terms of

Which two cities became major centers of the steel industry in the New South?

Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Birmingham, Alabama

The major source of labor for the Central Pacific railway was

Chinese immigrants