Question 1. Which of the following had greatest cultural ramifications for Native Americans
Decimation of buffalo herds
Loss of land for farming
Scientific expeditions
"Wild West" shows
Question 2. In the 1890s hunger, hardship, and desperation caused social unrest throughout the nation. Coxey's Army sought:
government assistance for the poor.
armed revolt to bring aid.
support for former veterans.
aid for farmers in need.
Question 3. Which of the following was not a contributor in the growth of entertainment in the city?
Decrease in leisure time
Organized sports
Zoos
Circuses
Question 4. Which of the following was not one of the ways that African Americans typically experienced freedom?
Participating in politics
Returning to Africa
Seeking an education
Taking a new name
Question 5. Who was the Wizard of Menlo Park?
Bell
Ford
Edison
Whitney
Question 6. The belief in the inalienable right of the United States to expand its western frontier from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans, "from sea to shining sea," and claim the entire North American continent for itself is best known as what?
Manifest Destiny
Expansionism
Legacy of Conquest
Social Darwinism
Question 7. Which of the following groups ascribed to the idea of "one big union," was one of the first to employ the echnique of strikes to achieve worker demands, and listed its only qualification for membership as bein one who "toiled."
Knights of Labor
Molly Maguires
National Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
Question 8. The West is less about the archetypal cowboy and more about the transformation of an entire region. Which of the following contributed least to the settlement of the West?
Homestead Act
Timber Culture Act
African American migration
Carpetbaggers
Question 9. Once they arrived in the United States, immigrants experienced a life very different from what they imagined. Which was not something that was most immediately part of their experience?
Labor scams
Low skilled work
Religious tolerance
Assimilation
Question 10. What best describes the Civil Rights Act of 1875?
Prohibition of racial discrimination in public places
Enfranchisement of African Americans
Suspension of forced labor
Freedom from racial violence.