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Barbed wire fences and sod houses were most likely found

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on the great plains

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What was the most signifigant economic impact of the transcontinental railroads during the late 1800s?

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expanding interstate commerce nationwide

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The policy of the federal government toward Native American Indians, as exemplified (shown by) the Dawes Act was to

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encourage assimilation of native Americans into the mainstream of American culture

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The homestead act was important in the growth of the west because it

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encourages settlement of the Great Plains

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In the 19th century, the federal government aided (helped) the growth of the transcontinental railroads by

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providing free land for laying railroad tracks

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In the mid 1800s, the growth of the populations of California and the western territories was mainly a result of the

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Discovery of gold and silver

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the term manifest destiny was first used to support

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westward expansion to the Pacific ocean

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passage of the dawes act of 1887 affected native americans by

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attempting to assimilate them into mainstream American culture

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In the second half of the 1800s, the federal government encouraged the building of transcontinental railroads by

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giving land to the railroad companies

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The homestead act attempted to promote development of western lands by

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providing free land to settlers

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Which statement about the development of the Great Plains in the late 1800s is most accurate?

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mechanized farming became dominant in the region

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in the late 1800s which group most often supported the views of the populist party?

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farmers

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The goals of many reformers who wanted to help Native americans in the late 1800s was to

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get Indians to adopt the ways of white people

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Which of the following intended to accoplish the changes listed above in American society? government ownership of the railroads, free and unlimited coinage of silver, an 8 hour day from indutrial workers, limits on immigration, election of officials who would help farmers.

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The populist party

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What played the most important part in the growth of the west's population and economy between 1865 and 1900

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The railroad

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The biggest problem facing western farmers in the late 1800s was

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overproduction

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in general, the policy of the United States government toward Native americans in the west was to

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move them to reservations and open the homelands to settlers

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what was a major reason most western states granted women suffrage (the right to vote) prior the adoption of the 19th amendment?

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The important roles played by frontier women promoted equality.

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which two geographic features most influenced American foreign policy throughout the 19th century?

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atlantic ocean and pacific ocean

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What was a major goal of the Dawes Act?

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to encourage the assimilation of Native American Indians

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in attempts to resolve conflicts with the frontier settlers in the 1870s, the federal government forced native americans to

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live on reservations with definite boundaries

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which region of the united states was most directly affected by the homestead act?

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Great Plains

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the homestead act of 1862 helped the development of the west by

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providing free land to settlers

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the indian wars that occurred between 1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of

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the movement of settlers on to the Great Plains

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The main reason for the passage of the homestead act of 1862 was to provide for

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farms on the Great Plains

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the dawes act of 1887 granted farmland to native americans as a part of a plan to`

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assimilate them into American society

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which development lead to the other three?

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thousands of settlers migrated west of the Mississippi river

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during the late 1800s, many unitied states farmers believed their economic problems would be solved if the government would

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put more money into circulation

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a belief in the manifest destiny the passage of the dawes act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad are most closely associated with the

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expansion and settlement of the west

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which was a major cause of the farm problem?

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overproduction

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to help solve problems, american farmers wanted the federal government to

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increase the money supply

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"I am done fighting.. hrar me my cheifs. I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands. I shall fight no more forever!" In this statement, Cheif Joseph of Nez Perce expressed his reluctant acceptance of a government policy of

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placing native americans on reservations

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in which pair of events did the first event most directly influence the second?

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settling of the oregon territory>passage of the homestead act

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in the late 1800s, the goal of the federal governments policy towards native americans was to

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destroy tribal bonds and thus weaken their traditional cultural values

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which factor was most critical to the building of transcontinental railroads after the civil war?

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land and money provided by the federal government

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which document is a primary source for information about the western frontier during the second half of the 1800s?

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a novel about a farm family in the Dakota Territory

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you come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon broad and fertile prairies ..we will answer their demand for a gold standard for saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of throns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. This excerpt reflects Bryans support for?

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the free coinage of silver

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you come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon broad and fertile prairies ..we will answer their demand for a gold standard for saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of throns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. which group most strongly supported the ideas presented in this speech?

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farmers

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