Chapter 15 US History

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Why was the Farmers' Alliance formed in the 1870s?
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To negotiate lower prices for supplies.
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Which of the following revoked Southern blacks' vicil rights?
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Local and state laws.
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What was a central goal of Henry Grady's idea for a New South?
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Developing industry.
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Which of the following most accurately describes agriculture in the South after the Civil War?
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It was dominated by cotton.
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Which of the following threatened the livelihoods of Southern farmers?
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The Boll weevil.
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Which of the following accurately describes the effects of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments on the lives of Southerners?
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Black Southerners had more political and economic freedom.
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How did Southern blacks lose rights in the years after the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments?
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Some white Southerners used state legislation, segregation, and violence to limit the freedoms of blacks.
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The Ku Klux Klan
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Used violence and intimidation.
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The first great boom in teh West was spurred by
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Mining.
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The open-range system of raising livestock was originally developed by
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Mexican vaqueros.
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Homesteaders on the plains usually built homes of
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Sod.
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Which of the following caused serious conflict among various groups of people in the West.
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Ethnic and economic tensions.
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Which of the following best describes Native Americans' situation at the end of the Indian Wars?
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They were forced to move west or north to live on reservations.
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Which of the following was an effect of the transcontinental railroad?
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The population of the West increased.
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How did new railroads benefit western cattle ranchers?
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It provided a way to transport meat to eastern markets.
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Starting in the mid 1800s, hoards of people traveled to the West out of a desire to
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Strike it rich by finding gold or silver.
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Wich of the following best describes the lives of typical western homesteaders in the late 1800s?
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Difficult and Lonely.
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What was one effect on the conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers?
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Over time, Native Americans lost the ability to effectively resist white settlement.
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In contrast to white settlers, Native Americans viewed nature as
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Sacred.
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Native American civilizations were threatened by
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Diseases introduced by white settlers.
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How did the U.S. government respond to attacks by Sioux Indians in eastern Minnesota?
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They pushed the Sioux into the Dakotas.
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The assimilation of Native Americans was a goal of
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The Dawes General Allotment Act.
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How did railroads infulence the growth of western territories?
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Railroads spurred the foundation and expansion of towns along the western rail route.
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Transcontinental Railroad
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A rail link between the East and West.
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Little Big Horn
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The site of a victory by Indians led by Crazy Horse over 250 soldiers led by General George Custer.
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Reservation
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A specific area set aside by the U.S. government for the use of Indians.
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Vigilante
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A self-appointed enforcer of the law.
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Civil Rights Act of 1875
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The legislation that gave black citizens the right to ride trains and use other public facilities.
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Wounded Knee
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The site where over 100 fleeing Indians were killed by US troops.
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Homestead Act
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Legislation that provided farm plots for people willing to live on and develop the land for five years.
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Assimilate
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To absorb into the culture of a population or group.
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Cash Crop
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A crop grown not for its own use but to be sold for cash.
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Open Range
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A system by which branded cattle were allowed to graze freely on unfenced property.