Ch. 17 The West Transformed

Which of the following groups of events that took place in some mining boomtowns is listed in the correct order?

• merchants arrived, all of the ore was extracted from the mines, government officials replaced vigilantes

• government officials replaced vigilantes, all of the ore was extracted from the mines, merchants arrived

• all of the ore was extracted from the mines, merchants arrived, government officials replaced vigilantes

• merchants arrived, government officials replaced vigilantes, all of the ore was extracted from the mines

Which statement explains the reason for high tariffs on imports, and land grants to railroads after the Civil War?

• The government wanted to support business expansion in the United States

• State governments wanted to encourage farmers to increase their grain prices.

• The United States wanted to lower the price of foreign goods to American consumers.

• The federal government wanted to encourage Americans to buy more goods from Europe and Asia.

How did Leland Stanford help to transform the United States in the middle of the nineteenth century?

• He and his business partners discovered gold in California.

• He worked to make Colorado a state.

• He and his business partners built a railroad that became part of the transcontinental railroad.

• He and his business partners built a transatlantic telegraph line.

The introduction of the horse to the Great Plains resulted in many Native Americans becoming dependent for survival on

• farming.

• the buffalo.

• gold mining.

• ranching.

Which cultural bias was reflected in the Dawes Act in 1887?

• It reflected how little Native Americans understood miners and cattle ranchers.

• It showed a lack of awareness and respect for Native American traditions.

• It reflected problems between the Navajos and Apaches.

• It showed that Native Americans didn’t value the Plains buffalo herds.

The cattle industry in the West began when

• cowhands began to herd cattle on the Chisholm and Goodnight-Loving trails.

• longhorns that escaped from Spanish ranches formed stray herds.

• railroads made it possible to ship beef to both eastern and western markets.

• the open range was fenced in by homesteaders and other settlers.

How was the cattle boom related to the increase in railroad lines in the western United States?

• The increase in the railroad lines enabled ranchers to ship their cattle to other areas of the country, so the events happened at the same time.

• The cattle boom took place long before the railroad lines were built.

• The railroad lines were built before the ranchers settled in the western United States.

• The ranchers used railroads because they were more expensive than other forms of transportation.

The term “Wild West” described the idea that the West was a place with

• gun-slinging cowboys, exciting adventures, and big opportunities.

• big businesses such as mining and ranching.

• Native Americans who hunted buffalo and lived on reservations.

• dangerous wild animals and peaceful Native Americans.

The Homestead Act encouraged people to move West because it

• established ranching towns for cattle drivers.

• offered free land to those willing to farm it.

• offered land to gold prospectors.

• promised protection from Native Americans.

All of the following helped farmers push for higher prices and other economic reforms EXCEPT the

• Farmers' Alliance

• National Grange

• Dawes Act

• Populist Party