Author Question: Railway companies encouraged settlers to come to the West __________. A) because they could not ... (Read 102 times)

lilldybug07 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In the 1880s, western farmers were plagued by severe drought and __________.

A) protective trade barriers established by several foreign nations
B) consistent victories by Indians on the Great Plains
C) swarms of grasshoppers and mice that destroyed crops
D) an increase in wheat prices that weakened their markets

Question 2

Many farmers of the Great Plains turned to growing wheat because __________.

A) the market for corn and cotton no longer existed
B) farmers in the East had a monopoly on all other products
C) it was more resistant to drought than corn
D) the government subsidized small farmers' efforts to grow it

Question 3

Which statement would have most likely been said by a member of Las Gorras Blancas?

A) We must coexist with white property-owners if we are to prosper.
B) Retaining Hispanic titles to great tracts of land is our greatest accomplishment.
C) We raid at night, if needed, to stop the Anglo encroachment on our land.
D) We denounce the portion of our heritage that is Indian.

Question 4

Railway companies encouraged settlers to come to the West __________.

A) because they could not find laborers to build rail lines
B) so they would grow food that could be transported on rail lines
C) because they wanted to distribute free land to new settlers
D) so that Christianity could become the official religion in state constitutions