APUSH-Unit 12 (Chap. 16 1862-1893)

The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 did which of the following? -It was carried out by George Custer. -It moved Colonel J. M. Chivington to denounce the U.S. Army. -It saw the death of Chief Black Kettle. -It involved the killing of Indian women and children.

It involved the killing of Indian women and children.

In the late nineteenth century, what was the popular image of the American West? -It presented a heroic image of cowboys. -It celebrated the traditional culture of Native Americans. -It perceived the region to be a place of limitations. -It was largely ignored by the Rocky Mountain School.

It presented a heroic image of cowboys.

What was the result of the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn? -It saw the destruction of the entire western U.S. Army. -It was a short-lived Indian victory. -It saw the Sioux united under Sitting Bull and Geronimo. -It marked the start of prolonged warfare in the Dakotas.

It was a short-lived Indian victory.

During the late nineteenth century, which of the following was true of Plains farm life? -It became increasingly profitable for most. -It was generally admired by the growing urban public. -It was often isolating for those who lived it. -It was made more difficult by barbed wire.

It was often isolating for those who lived it.

In the second half of the nineteenth century, which statement was true regarding the working class in the western economy? -It was paid higher wages than workers in the East. -It was mostly unified across economic and racial lines. -It was more experienced in industry than eastern workers. -It was made up almost entirely of white employees.

It was paid higher wages than workers in the East.

Which of the following was a means for implementing the eventual policy against American Indians in the late nineteenth century resulting from reports such as the one above? -establishment of American Indian boarding schools for American Indian children -moving all the Plains American Indians into two large reservations -nullifying all treaties with the American Indian tribes -a government program to establish American Indian cultural museums

establishment of American Indian boarding schools for American Indian children

The Rocky Mountain School of painting ________. -marked a sharp departure from the artistic style of the Hudson River Valley painters -emphasized the primitive art of Indians and other indigenous peoples -was a significant influence on the abstract art that would soon flourish in Europe -helped inspire the growth of tourism in the West

helped inspire the growth of tourism in the West

In the mid-1880s, the open-range cattle industry declined as a result of which of these? -disease -severe weather -changing consumer habits in the East -Indian wars

severe weather

The above excerpt best reflects the changing nature of government policies towards the American Indian by the late 19th century in which of the following ways? -A shift from forced movement onto large reservations together to isolating each tribe individually. -Formal declaration of a clear path to citizenship and voting rights for Native Americans. -A shift from a policy of isolating the tribes from white society to one of assimilation. -Formal declaration of American Indian sovereignty and acknowledgement of tribal cultures.

A shift from a policy of isolating the tribes from white society to one of assimilation.

Which Indian leader said the following? "I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever." -Black Kettle -Sitting Bull -Crazy Horse -Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph

Which of these was true of agriculture on the Great Plains and in the West in the late 1800s? -American farm families were relatively isolated from the effects of world production. -Commercial farmers were not self-sufficient and made little effort to become so. -The prices paid for American farm goods rose after the 1880s. -The reality of farming was very much like its popular image with the public.

Commercial farmers were not self-sufficient and made little effort to become so.

In 1886, the end of formal warfare between the United States and American Indians was marked by the surrender of which leader? -Geronimo -Cochise -Wovoka -Mangas Coloradas

Geronimo

All of the following writers and artists made significant contributions to the romanticizing of the American West EXCEPT which one? -Theodore Roosevelt -Frederic Remington -Mark Twain -Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 did which of the following? -It was only applied in California and not in the rest of the country. -It was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. -It resulted in the deportation of half of the Chinese in the United States. -It banned Chinese in the United States from becoming naturalized citizens.

It banned Chinese in the United States from becoming naturalized citizens.

In "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," Frederick Jackson Turner claimed which of the following? -Most of the frontier land was of little practical use for Americans. -The end of the "frontier" also marked the end of one of the most important democratizing forces in American life. -The United States should expand its northern and southern borders into Canada and Mexico to create new frontier land. -The western wars between whites and Indians were a national disgrace.

The end of the "frontier" also marked the end of one of the most important democratizing forces in American life.

During the mid-nineteenth century, what happened to Hispanics living in California? -They attempted to revive the Spanish mission society. -They lost ownership of large areas of lands. -They increasingly became part of the state's middle class. -They saw an expansion in the power of Californios.

They lost ownership of large areas of lands.

In the 1850s, the U.S. policy of "concentration" for Indians -affirmed and continued the previous federal treatment of Indians. -reduced conflicts between whites and Indians over the next decades. -set the basis for Indian policy for the rest of the century. -assigned all tribes to their own defined reservations.

assigned all tribes to their own defined reservations.

In his writings during the late 1800s, the popular author Hamlin Garland did which of the following? -romanticized agrarian life on the Great Plains and in the West -criticized western farmers for failing to develop a stable industry -argued that the Plains should be abandoned by Americans -reflected the growing disillusionment of western farmers

reflected the growing disillusionment of western farmers

Mining in the West ________. -saw individual prospectors move in first, followed by corporations -did not see any great mineral strikes until after the Civil War -made most of the miners who rushed in very wealthy -kept ranchers and farmers from establishing their own economic base

saw individual prospectors move in first, followed by corporations

Which later practice was most similar to what the Office of Indian Affairs warned against in this document? -the growing popularity of the Ghost Dance -the collection of tribes before Little Big Horn -tribes trying to escape to Canada or Mexico -tribal depictions in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

the growing popularity of the Ghost Dance

In the mid-nineteenth century, the Plains Indians were ________. -among the least aggressive of all American Indians -usually able to unite against white aggression -not as vulnerable to disease as eastern tribes -the most widespread Indian groups in the West

the most widespread Indian groups in the West

The Homestead Act of 1862 ________. -gave without condition 160 acres to all settlers who would move to the West -was expanded by the Timber Culture Act and the Desert Lands Act -saw settlers on the Plains complain the claims were too large for grain farming -only applied to public lands within the borders of an organized state

was expanded by the Timber Culture Act and the Desert Lands Act

In the late nineteenth century, "range wars" in the West were often between which of the following? -white Americans and Indians -white American ranchers and Chinese ranchers -white American ranchers and Mexican ranchers -white American ranchers and farmers

white American ranchers and farmers

In the late nineteenth century, the surge of farming settlement in the West ________. -was brought to a dramatic halt by a major drought during the 1860s -spurred the development of massive irrigation projects by 1880 -was composed of mostly settlers who had little to no experience with farming -would not have been possible without the transcontinental railroads

would not have been possible without the transcontinental railroads