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White arrivals to the West in the post-Civil War era found all of the following ethnic and racial groups already living there EXCEPT | | | A) | Asians. | | | B) | freed slaves. | | | C) | French. | | | D) | Mexicans. | | | E) | Indians. | | | | | | Feedback: All of these groups were living in the West, some for generations, except the freed slaves. | | 2 CORRECT | |
Because the area was arid to semiarid and thought to be unfit for anglo-European civilization, many nineteenth-century Americans called the Far West the | | | A) | Trans-Mississippi Wasteland. | | | B) | Intermountain Barrens. | | | C) | Prairie Wilderness. | | | D) | Great American Desert. | | | E) | All these answers are correct. | | | | | | Feedback: Many nineteenth-century Americans called the Far West the Great American Desert. | | 3 CORRECT | |
Indian Territory, to which several eastern Indian tribes including the Cherokees and Creeks were removed, is now the state of | | | A) | South Dakota. | | | B) | Kansas. | | | C) | Oklahoma. | | | D) | Wyoming. | | | E) | Arkansas. | | | | | | Feedback: Indian Territory is now the state of Oklahoma. | | 4 CORRECT | |
What northern Plains Indian nation was the strongest? | | | A) | Comanche | | | B) | Crow | | | C) | Pawnee | | | D) | Blackfeet | | | E) | Sioux | | | | | | Feedback: The Sioux were the strongest northern Plains Indian nation. | | 5 CORRECT | |
What happened to the californios who dominated California prior to the gold rush of 1849? | | | A) | Most died due to epidemic diseases brought in by the miners. | | | B) | The ones who could speak English adapted well and continued to dominate real estate ownership. | | | C) | Most emigrated back to Mexico or Arizona. | | | D) | Many lost status and land