Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Dime novels

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Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Nat Love

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Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
George Perkins Marsh, John Muir

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Question 4

Which of the following was not one of the features of Lakota Sioux culture?

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The Lakota Sioux culture is known for its emphasis on community, spirituality, and respect for the natural world, rather than harsh discipline and physical punishment for children. Their approach to teaching children involved modeling desired behaviors and incorporating them into community activities, rather than strict or harsh discipline.

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Cowboys

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Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
American Adam

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Question 7

The significance of the Treaty of Fort Laramie is that it led to the

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The Treaty of Fort Laramie, signed in 1868, established the Great Sioux Reserve in parts of what is now South Dakota, setting aside large tracts of land for the Sioux people in an effort to bring peace between the U.S. and various Native American tribes.

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Canadian Klondike

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Question 9

What decision did Congress make in 1871 that would change the nature of relations between U.S. whites and Native Americans over land issues?

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In 1871, Congress decided to abolish treaty-making with Native American tribes, marking a significant shift in the nature of relations between U.S. whites and Native Americans over land issues. This decision meant that agreements would no longer be made through treaties, which were considered to be agreements between sovereign nations, but rather through executive orders and acts of Congress, significantly reducing the autonomy and sovereignty of Native American tribes in negotiating their rights and land issues.

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Edmunds-Tucker Act

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Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Wheat boom, bonanza farms

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Question 12

Which of the following statements accurately describes most Great Plains Indians in the mid-nineteenth century?

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Great Plains Indians in the mid-nineteenth century were primarily nomadic hunters who followed the vast buffalo herds. They were known for their efficient use of the entire buffalo for food, clothing, shelter, and tools, reflecting a deep understanding and respect for this resource.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Wild West Show

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Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Curtis Act

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Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
John Wesley Powell

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Question 16

Which of the following contributed to the fighting style of the Plains Indians?

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The introduction of horses by the Spanish in the sixteenth century significantly transformed the lifestyle and warfare tactics of the Plains Indians, making them highly mobile and effective hunters and warriors.

Question 17

The 1877 Desert Land Act allowed western ranchers to

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The 1877 Desert Land Act allowed individuals to acquire up to 640 acres at a price of $1.25 per acre, provided they would irrigate the land within three years. This act aimed to encourage the economic development of arid and semi-arid public lands of the Western United States.

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Yellowstone National Park

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Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Joseph McCoy, cattle drives

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Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Owen Wister, The Virginian

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Quiz 17: The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Dime novels

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Nat Love

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. George Perkins Marsh, John Muir

Which of the following was not one of the features of Lakota Sioux culture?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Cowboys

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. American Adam

The significance of the Treaty of Fort Laramie is that it led to the

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Canadian Klondike

What decision did Congress make in 1871 that would change the nature of relations between U.S. whites and Native Americans over land issues?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Edmunds-Tucker Act

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Wheat boom, bonanza farms

Which of the following statements accurately describes most Great Plains Indians in the mid-nineteenth century?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Wild West Show

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Curtis Act

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. John Wesley Powell

Which of the following contributed to the fighting style of the Plains Indians?

The 1877 Desert Land Act allowed western ranchers to

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Yellowstone National Park

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Joseph McCoy, cattle drives

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Owen Wister, The Virginian