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HIS 109 Final
HIS 109 Final "Westward Expansion" 1840-1900
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| According to General William T. Sherman, what was the best answer to the "Indian Question"? | Assimilating the Native American life through education and cultural transition. |
| Which of the following was true concerning the settlement of Oklahoma? | Unoccupied Indian land was taken to grant settlers homesteads. |
| What was the first immigrant group to make an impact on the culture and society of the western United States? | Mexican-Americans |
| What did the Homestead act do? | It granted free land to people willing to settle west. |
| How did the development of railroads impact the cattle industry? | It opened a large market for beef throughout the country. |
| Which industry's products saw the greatest growth in national popularity after the development of railroads? | Cattle Industry |
| In the late 1800s why did many Americans view Chinese immigrants more negatively than they did immigrants from Europe? | ????????? |
| The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 did which of the following? | It prohibited most immigration from China to the United States. |
| How did some American women benefit from homesteading in the west? | They were able to live more equitably as partners with their husbands. |
| What name was given to the first significant silver discovery in the United States? | the Comstock Lode |
| What did the Dawes Act do? | Split tribal lands into individual allotments. |
| What ended the open range and cattle driving? | barbed wire |
| Time zones were a direct results of | Growth of railroads |
| Which state was the first to allow women to vote | Wyoming |
| The motto "Kill the Indian, Save the man" is an example of | Americanization |
| What breed of cattle were driven on western trails | longhorn |
| African American soldiers in the army after the Civil War were called | Buffalo Soldiers |