US History Chapter 15 "The South and West Transformed"
Which of the following best describes the lives of typical western homesteaders in the late 1800s?
Difficult and lonely
Which of the following caused serious conflict among various groups of people in the West?
Ethnic and economic tensions
Which of the following revoked southern blacks' civil rights?
Jim crow laws, local and state laws
The first great boom in the West was spurred by
mining.
The Ku Klux Klan
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Which of the following was a factor that limited the economic recovery of the South after the Civil War?
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Which of the following was an effect of the transcontinental railroad?
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Homesteaders on the plains usually built homes of
3 ft sections of sod- stacked like bricks.
Which of the following accurately describes the effects of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments on the lives of southerners?
Black southerners had more political and economic freedom
Which of the following most accurately describes agriculture in the South after the Civil War?
Both output and productivity declined dramatically
How did the South keep railroad construction costs down?
By using prison labor
What was a central goal of Henry Grady's idea for a New South?
Developed industry
The open-range system of raising livestock was originally developed by
Mexican Vaqueros.
Why was the Farmers' Alliance formed in the 1870s?
Negotiate lower prices for supplies
How did new railroads benefit western cattle ranchers?
Provided a way to transport meat to eastern market
How did the U.S. government respond to attacks by Sioux Indians in eastern Minnesota?
Pushed the Sioux into the Dakotas
How did railroads influence the growth of western territories?
Railroads spurred the foundation and expansion of towns along the western rail route
How did southern blacks lose rights in the years after the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments?
State legislation, segregation and violence
Which of the following threatened the livelihoods of southern farmers?
The boll weevil
Which of the following best describes Native Americans' situation at the end of the Indian Wars?
They were forced to move west or north or to live on reservations
The assimilation of Native Americans was a goal of
US government through the Dawes Act.
Native American civilizations were threatened by
disease introduced by white settlers.
During Reconstruction, southern agriculture
focused on cotton and tobacco.
Starting in the mid-1800s, hoards of people traveled to the West out of a desire to
get rich by finding gold or silver.
In contrast to white settlers, Native Americans viewed nature as
sacred.
