US HISTORY UNIT 1 CHALLENGE 2
THE WEST AND THE SOUTH 1877-1900
Choose the statement that best reflects an argument in favor of Indianassimilation
in the late 1800s.
• c.)
"If we kill the Indian in children through education, we will have saved the
man.”
Which statement best characterizes the politics of the "New South?"
• d.)
White Democrats worked steadily to erode voting rights for blacks at
national, state and local levels.
How did a series of Supreme Court rulings in the 1870s influence theestablishment
of Jim Crow in the South?
• d.)
The court's rulings diminished protections provided by the 14th
Amendment.
The reality of western life was often very different from the dreams of homesteaders.
Which of the statements best expresses one of the common myths of prospective
homesteaders?
• b.)
Any American could profit from Western lands and resources by simplyclaiming
them.
How would viewers at the time of its creation most likely interpret the 1872painting
American Progress?
• c.)
A viewer at the time would likely have had the sense that all settlers wouldprofit
from their labor in the West.
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THE WEST AND THE SOUTH 1877-1900
Choose the statement that best reflects an argument in favor of Indianassimilation
in the late 1800s.
• c.)
"If we kill the Indian in children through education, we will have saved the
man.”
Which statement best characterizes the politics of the "New South?"
• d.)
White Democrats worked steadily to erode voting rights for blacks at
national, state and local levels.
How did a series of Supreme Court rulings in the 1870s influence theestablishment
of Jim Crow in the South?
• d.)
The court's rulings diminished protections provided by the 14th
Amendment.
The reality of western life was often very different from the dreams of homesteaders.
Which of the statements best expresses one of the common myths of prospective
homesteaders?
• b.)
Any American could profit from Western lands and resources by simplyclaiming
them.
How would viewers at the time of its creation most likely interpret the 1872painting
American Progress?
• c.)
A viewer at the time would likely have had the sense that all settlers wouldprofit
from their labor in the West.
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