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In post-Civil War America, what was the only reason that Indians voluntarily surrendered their ancestral lands? |
Indians received solemn promises from the federal government that they would be left alone and provided with food, clothing, and supplies on their remaining lands. |
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What sparked a new round of warfare between the Sioux tribe and the US Army in 1874? |
The discovery of gold by Colonel George Custer on Sioux land in the Black Hills |
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All of the following factors contributed to the ultimate surrender of the Plains Indians by the 1880s EXCEPT the: |
failure of Plains Indians to display courage, cunning, and cruelty in warfare. |
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In an effort to assimilate Indians into American society, the Dawes Act did all of the following EXCEPT: |
outlawing the Indian Sun (Ghost) Dance. |
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What was the most important role played by the mining frontier? |
Attracting substantial white population and wealth to the West |
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Which of the following was NOT a serious obstacle or difficulty encountered by families seeking to farm in the frontier West? |
inhospitable soil and inadequate available technology for farming the prairie sod of the Great Plains |
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Among the following, which group was least likely to migrate to the cattle and farming frontier of the West? |
Eastern city dwellers |
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Why were Americans disturbed when the superintendent of the census announced in 1890 that a stable frontier line was no longer discernible? |
The promise of an endlessly open and vacant West, an element of America's mythological history from its beginnings, was now over. |
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How does the safety valve theory of frontier America explain the role of the West in dampening class conflict in the United States? |
Free western land attracted many immigrants to the West who might otherwise have clogged urban eastern markets and depressed the wages of eastern city dwellers. |
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Which of the following did late-nineteenth-century farmers believe to be most responsible for their difficult economic circumstances? |
a deflated currency |
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The populist party sought to win farmers' and labor's political support by endorsing all of the following EXCEPT: |
low tariff rates |
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What was the primary lesson drawn by labor unions, Populists, and debtors from the violent and legal end of the Pullman railway strike? |
proof of an alliance among big business, the federal government and the courts against working people |
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All of the following characterized the election of 1896 EXCEPT: |
an ushering in of an extended period of increased voter participation, the strengthening of party organizations, and the continued presence of the money question and civil-service reform in the national political discourse. |
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What was the primary cause of the monetary inflation that eventually relieved, but did not end, the social and economic hardships of the late 19th century? |
an increase in the international gold supply |
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Which of the following was a result of the other four? |
Creation of the Populist party |
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All of the following groups populated the American West except |
Industrialist |
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Which of the following was the most significant factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward imperialism in the late 19th century? |
The need for overseas markets for increased industrial and agricultural production. |
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What was the primary reason that Britain submitted its border dispute with Venezuela to international arbitration? |
The growing tensions with Germany made Britain reluctant to engage in conflict with the US. |
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Why did the armed American effort to annex Hawaii fail to succeed in 1893? |
Incoming president Cleveland rejected annexation because he believed native Hawaiians had been wronged by U.S. government support for an armed, sugar interest-supported overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani that enjoyed negligible support among native Hawaiians |
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What was the most important reason that President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain? |
The American public, influenced by the yellow press, and many leading Republicans demanded war in the aftermath of the sinking of the Maine. |
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Which statement most accurately characterizes the US Army's performance in Cuba during the Spanish American War? |
Crippled by logistical chaos and disease that killed thousands of soldiers. |
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What was the primary argument emphasized by American imperialists who advocated acquisition of the Philippines? |
That annexing the Philippines would continue the glorious tradition of American expansion, pushing American civilization to the pacific. |
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Anti-imperialists presented all of the following arguments against acquiring the Philippine Islands except... |
the islands were still rightfully Spain's,since they were taken after the armistice had been signed. |
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What was the direct cause of the Filipino insurrection in 1899? |
The US refused to give the Filipino people their political independence |
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Why did many Americans become concerned about the increasing number of foreign intervention in China at the turn of the 20th Century? |
They feared that US missions would be jeopardized and Chinese markets closed to non-Europeans. |
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What was the primary motivation for the efforts of the US to secure construction of an isthmian canal across Central America? |
A desire to improve defense by allowing rapid naval movements between two oceans. |
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What was one key international effect of President Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive involvement in and active support for making the Panamanian revolt? |
Increasing anti-American sentiment throughout Latin America |
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Which of the following was not a result of President Roosevelt's diplomatic ending of the Russo-Japanese war? |
A cessation of significant Japanese immigration to America's Pacific Coast |
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How did the attitude created by the Venezuelan border dispute indirectly lead to the Spanish-American War? |
The American People were swept off their feet with war hysteria and were disappointed when no war occoured |
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How did the United States' position in world affairs change by the beginning of the twentieth century? |
The U.S. acquired its own empire, departing from its anti colonial traditions |