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Question 1

In the last three decades of the nineteenth century, Indians on the Great Plains
 
  A) accepted their removal to reservations without resistance.
  B) eagerly abandoned their nomadic ways for the sedentary ways of the whites.
  C) often fiercely resisted white settlement in the area.
  D) generally believed that the U.S. government had dealt fairly with them.

Question 2

The development of agriculture in California during the late nineteenth century was characterized by
 
  A) small family farms.
  B) a concentration on the production of cotton.
  C) large profits for the original Mexican landholders.
  D) large-scale farming.

Question 3

Between 1865 and 1900, immigrants to the United States who settled on the Great Plains
 
  A) came chiefly from the Soviet Union.
  B) came largely from Germany, the British Isles, and Canada.
  C) came primarily to make their fortunes and return to their native countries.
  D) usually migrated as single males.

Question 4

By the mid-1880s, cattle raising in the American West
 
  A) remained highly successful using open-range techniques.
  B) had precluded settlement of the area by farmers.
  C) faced numerous problems from both man and nature.
  D) proved highly profitable for the legendary cowboys.



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Answer 1

Answer: C

Answer 2

Answer: D

Answer 3

Answer: B

Answer 4

Answer: C



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