Question 1
Permanent settlements were somewhat rare among the Plains Indians.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 2
The western farmers' first and most burning grievance was against
A. the railroads.
B. state governments.
C. eastern manufacturers.
D. the banks.
E. crop speculators.
Question 3
During the late nineteenth century, Plains farm life
A. All these answers are correct.
B. was generally admired by the growing urban public.
C. became increasingly profitable for most.
D. often lacked any access to the outside world.
E. was marked by active community life.
Question 4
In the late nineteenth century, regarding western agriculture,
A. commercial farmers were not self-sufficient and made little effort to become so.
B. farmers increasingly owned the land on which they worked.
C. the reality of farming was very much like its popular image with the public.
D. American farm families were relatively unaffected by the effects of world production.
E. the prices paid for American farm goods rose after the 1880s.
Question 5
In the late nineteenth century, fences for Plains farms were usually made from
A. wood.
B. sod.
C. stones.
D. barbed wire.
E. brick.