Chapters 26-27

Front 1

In post-Civil War America, what was the only reason that Indians voluntarily surrendered their ancestral lands?

Back 1

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.

Front 2

What sparked a new round of warfare between the Sioux tribe and the US Army in 1874?

Back 2

The discovery of gold by Colonel George Custer on Sioux land in the Black Hills

Front 3

All of the following factors contributed to the ultimate surrender of the Plains Indians by the 1880s EXCEPT the:

Back 3

failure of Plains Indians to display courage, cunning, and cruelty in warfare.

Front 4

In an effort to assimilate Indians into American society, the Dawes Act did all of the following EXCEPT:

Back 4

outlawing the Indian Sun (Ghost) Dance.

Front 5

What was the most important role played by the mining frontier?

Back 5

Attracting substantial white population and wealth to the West

Front 6

Which of the following was NOT a serious obstacle or difficulty encountered by families seeking to farm in the frontier West?

Back 6

inhospitable soil and inadequate available technology for farming the prairie sod of the Great Plains

Front 7

Among the following, which group was least likely to migrate to the cattle and farming frontier of the West?

Back 7

Eastern city dwellers

Front 8

Why were Americans disturbed when the superintendent of the census announced in 1890 that a stable frontier line was no longer discernible?

Back 8

The promise of an endlessly open and vacant West, an element of America's mythological history from its beginnings, was now over.

Front 9

How does the safety valve theory of frontier America explain the role of the West in dampening class conflict in the United States?

Back 9

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.

Front 10

Which of the following did late-nineteenth-century farmers believe to be most responsible for their difficult economic circumstances?

Back 10

a deflated currency

Front 11

The populist party sought to win farmers' and labor's political support by endorsing all of the following EXCEPT:

Back 11

low tariff rates

Front 12

What was the primary lesson drawn by labor unions, Populists, and debtors from the violent and legal end of the Pullman railway strike?

Back 12

proof of an alliance among big business, the federal government and the courts against working people

Front 13

All of the following characterized the election of 1896 EXCEPT:

Back 13

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.

Front 14

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?

Back 14

an increase in the international gold supply

Front 15

Which of the following was a result of the other four?

Back 15

Creation of the Populist party

Front 16

All of the following groups populated the American West except

Back 16

Industrialist

Front 17

Which of the following was the most significant factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward imperialism in the late 19th century?

Back 17

The need for overseas markets for increased industrial and agricultural production.

Front 18

What was the primary reason that Britain submitted its border dispute with Venezuela to international arbitration?

Back 18

The growing tensions with Germany made Britain reluctant to engage in conflict with the US.

Front 19

Why did the armed American effort to annex Hawaii fail to succeed in 1893?

Back 19

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

Front 20

What was the most important reason that President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain?

Back 20

The American public, influenced by the yellow press, and many leading Republicans demanded war in the aftermath of the sinking of the Maine.

Front 21

Which statement most accurately characterizes the US Army's performance in Cuba during the Spanish American War?

Back 21

Crippled by logistical chaos and disease that killed thousands of soldiers.

Front 22

What was the primary argument emphasized by American imperialists who advocated acquisition of the Philippines?

Back 22

That annexing the Philippines would continue the glorious tradition of American expansion, pushing American civilization to the pacific.

Front 23

Anti-imperialists presented all of the following arguments against acquiring the Philippine Islands except...

Back 23

the islands were still rightfully Spain's,since they were taken after the armistice had been signed.

Front 24

What was the direct cause of the Filipino insurrection in 1899?

Back 24

The US refused to give the Filipino people their political independence

Front 25

Why did many Americans become concerned about the increasing number of foreign intervention in China at the turn of the 20th Century?

Back 25

They feared that US missions would be jeopardized and Chinese markets closed to non-Europeans.

Front 26

What was the primary motivation for the efforts of the US to secure construction of an isthmian canal across Central America?

Back 26

A desire to improve defense by allowing rapid naval movements between two oceans.

Front 27

What was one key international effect of President Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive involvement in and active support for making the Panamanian revolt?

Back 27

Increasing anti-American sentiment throughout Latin America

Front 28

Which of the following was not a result of President Roosevelt's diplomatic ending of the Russo-Japanese war?

Back 28

A cessation of significant Japanese immigration to America's Pacific Coast

Front 29

How did the attitude created by the Venezuelan border dispute indirectly lead to the Spanish-American War?

Back 29

The American People were swept off their feet with war hysteria and were disappointed when no war occoured

Front 30

How did the United States' position in world affairs change by the beginning of the twentieth century?

Back 30

The U.S. acquired its own empire, departing from its anti colonial traditions