Question

28.Indian Wars conflicts, such as Battle of Little Bighorn, were mainly the result of
a. Argument over slavery
b. conflict with Mexico over Texas
c. The movement of settlers to the Great Plans
d. The growth of industry
29.What overarching theme does the cowboy and Indian narrative reflect in late 19th-century America?
a. A rejection of industrialization
b. A longing for a rugged, masculine identity
c. An emphasis on urban development
30.The Paiute prophet Wovoka promised that which of the following would occur if Indians obeyed his instructions and participated in the ceremony that came to be called the Ghost Dance.
a. Dead relatives would return to earth
b. Drought would end and the buffalo would return
c. Anglo settlers would disappear in an apocalyptic disaster
d. All of the above
31. Compared to the Republicans in Congress, President Andrew Johnson's approach to reconstruction can be BEST described as.
a. Lenient
b. About the same
c. Harsh
d. Far more complicated
32. Food, clothing, and education were provided to formerly enslaved people after the war by which of the following?
a. Freedmen's burearu
b. Thirteenth amendment
c. Congressional reconstruction acts
d. Ku klux klan
33.How did the practice of sharecropping perpetuate as inferior social status for African American?
a. It kept African Americans in a cycle of poverty and debt to white land-owning men
b. It required African Americans to denounce their voting rights
c. It forced African Americans to pay a higher price to purchase land
d. It limited the numbers of African Americans who could live in the south

Answer 1

28. c. The movement of settlers to the Great Plains — westward expansion and settler encroachment on Native lands drove most Indian Wars (including Little Bighorn).

29. b. A longing for a rugged, masculine identity — the cowboy/Indian narrative expressed nostalgia for frontier independence and rugged masculinity.

30. d. All of the above — Wovoka’s Ghost Dance promised the return of dead relatives, the buffalo’s return, and the removal/disappearance of Anglo settlers.

31. a. Lenient — Johnson favored quick restoration of Southern states with few protections for freedpeople, in contrast to the harsher congressional Republicans.

32. a. Freedmen’s Bureau — the Bureau provided food, clothing, education, and other assistance to formerly enslaved people after the war.

33. a. It kept African Americans in a cycle of poverty and debt to white land-owning men — sharecropping tied workers to landowners through indebtedness and exploitative contracts.