Question
What negative impact did gold and silver mining have in the West?
(1 point)
Responses
Tent cities near the mines fostered criminals as long-term residents.
Tent cities near the mines fostered criminals as long-term residents.
Ghost towns were left behind after the mines stopped producing.
Ghost towns were left behind after the mines stopped producing.
Mining camps were sources of many contagious diseases.
Mining camps were sources of many contagious diseases.
Mass migration from the East Coast led to social tension among merchants.
Mass migration from the East Coast led to social tension among merchants.
What role did both men and women among Plains Indians share?
(1 point)
Responses
passing along traditions and knowledge
passing along traditions and knowledge
supervising spiritual life and rituals
supervising spiritual life and rituals
gathering and preparing food
gathering and preparing food
waging war to defend or extend territory
passing along traditions and knowledge
What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act?
(1 point)
Responses
to provide farms for Native American families
to provide farms for Native American families
to preserve reservations for Native Americans
to preserve reservations for Native Americans
to protect Native American cultures
to protect Native American cultures
to encourage Native Americans to become farmers
to encourage Native Americans to become farmers
Question
In what way did the nation's growing transportation system help promote economic growth?
(1 point)
Responses
It made it easier for Native Americans and freed African Americans to obtain the same goods as white people, boosting demand.
It made it easier for Native Americans and freed African Americans to obtain the same goods as white people, boosting demand.
Because it added costs for the delivery of goods, it made more profits for the manufacturers.
Because it added costs for the delivery of goods, it made more profits for the manufacturers.
Railroad rebates and pools brought down prices for small farmers, who could then afford to modernize their equipment.
Railroad rebates and pools brought down prices for small farmers, who could then afford to modernize their equipment.
It opened up national markets for selling and obtaining resources and helped lower costs of production.
It opened up national markets for selling and obtaining resources and helped lower costs of production.
Which was a major result of the Homestead Act of 1862?
(1 point)
Responses
increased public awareness of the need for conservation of natural resources
increased public awareness of the need for conservation of natural resources
increased development of Western lands
increased development of Western lands
decreased conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers
decreased conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers
decreased economic opportunities for easterners
increased development of Western lands
Which of the following did the Populist Party believe would solve U.S. economic problems?
(1 point)
Responses
currency reform
currency reform
savings banks
savings banks
new policies on Native Americans
new policies on Native Americans
renewed immigration policies