Question 1
In the early nineteenth century, mountain men
A. were the dominant segment of the population in the Far West.
B. very often became intimately involved with Indian and Mexican women.
C. frequently warred against Indian and Mexican peoples.
D. were mostly older settlers of an earlier era.
E. had little impact on the character of Far West society.
Question 2
In the early nineteenth century, the explorer Stephen H. Long
A. discovered the source of the Red River.
B. labeled the Great Plains the American breadbasket.
C. inadvertently brought the United States to the brink of war with Mexico.
D. was one of the most colorful of the mountain men.
E. agreed with the findings and conclusions of Zebulon Pike.
Question 3
After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, it
A. quickly opened its northern territories to trade with the United States.
B. began planning for war against the United States.
C. sought cooperative economic and military arrangements with England.
D. began selling its northern territories to the United States.
E. attempted to close its northern territories to the United States.
Question 4
The Lancaster Pike was a road partially financed by the state of
A. Massachusetts.
B. Virginia.
C. Maryland.
D. Pennsylvania.
E. New York.
Question 5
By 1820, American steam-powered shipping
A. stimulated agriculture in both the West and the South.
B. All these answers are correct.
C. increased the transport of manufactured goods westward.
D. had reached as far up the Ohio River as Pittsburgh.
E. carried more cargo on the Mississippi than all other forms of river transport combined.
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