Exam- period 6 APUSH- AMSCO Questions and Answers
Great American Desert Correct-The vast arid territory which includes the Great Plains, the
Rocky Mountains, and Western Plateau (this is in between the Mississippi River and Pacific
Coast) was named this.
Mining frontier Correct-The western states which had series of gold strikes including,
Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, and South Dakota.
Comstock Lode Correct-The major U.S. discovery of gold and silver (this produced over
$340 million in gold and silver by 1890) which was responsible for Nevada entering the Union
in 1864.
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) Correct-Prohibited further immigration of Chinese laborers to
the U.S. in order to reduce competition for mining gold. This was also the first major act of
Congress to restrict immigration on the basis of race and nationality.
Cattle drives Correct-Rounding cattle up and moving them from one area to another by
cowboys.
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Barbed wire Correct-Homesteaders had used these fencings to cut off the cattle from
accessing formerly open range.
Farming frontier Correct-The Great Plains was mainly the farming frontier. Settlement in
the farming frontier was encouraged by the Homestead Act (which gave 160 acres of public
land free to any family that settled on it for a period of five years).
Great Plains Correct-The broad expanse of prairie and steppe which lie in the west of the
Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming are apart of the
plains).
Oklahoma Territory Correct-Was once set for Native Americans, but was then open for
settlement in 1889.
Frederick Jackson Turner; frontier thesis Correct-He was a historian who created the
frontier thesis. His thesis explained that the frontier experience had promoted a habit of
independence and individualism. It was also said that the frontier had also acted as a
powerful social leveler, breaking down class distinctions and ensuring social and political
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democracy (basically the thesis says that the frontier life makes Americans become more
inventive and practical-minded).
Indian Wars Correct-Wars fought between the Americans and Native Americans due to the
settlement of miners, cattlemen, and homesteaders in the Native American lands.
Helen Hunt Jackson, A Century of Dishonor Correct-American writer who wrote this A
Century of Dishonor, which was about the injustice done to Native Americans . This book
became a best-seller and created sympathy for Native Americans and motivated many to help
Native Americans propose assimilation as a solution
Assimilationists Correct-Humanitarians who emphasized formal education and training
and conversion to Christianity.
Dawes Severalty Act (1887) Correct-This initially created to abandon the practice of dealing
with Native Americans tribes as separate nations. The Dawes Act divided the tribal lands into
plots of 160 acres or less, depending on family size. Also this granted U.S. citizenship to those
who stayed on the land for 25 years and adopted the habits of civilized life. Finally, the Dawes
act distributed 47 million acres of land to Native Americans.
Great American Desert Correct-The vast arid territory which includes the Great Plains, the
Rocky Mountains, and Western Plateau (this is in between the Mississippi River and Pacific
Coast) was named this.
Mining frontier Correct-The western states which had series of gold strikes including,
Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, and South Dakota.
Comstock Lode Correct-The major U.S. discovery of gold and silver (this produced over
$340 million in gold and silver by 1890) which was responsible for Nevada entering the Union
in 1864.
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) Correct-Prohibited further immigration of Chinese laborers to
the U.S. in order to reduce competition for mining gold. This was also the first major act of
Congress to restrict immigration on the basis of race and nationality.
Cattle drives Correct-Rounding cattle up and moving them from one area to another by
cowboys.
,Exam- period 6 APUSH- AMSCO Questions and Answers
Barbed wire Correct-Homesteaders had used these fencings to cut off the cattle from
accessing formerly open range.
Farming frontier Correct-The Great Plains was mainly the farming frontier. Settlement in
the farming frontier was encouraged by the Homestead Act (which gave 160 acres of public
land free to any family that settled on it for a period of five years).
Great Plains Correct-The broad expanse of prairie and steppe which lie in the west of the
Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming are apart of the
plains).
Oklahoma Territory Correct-Was once set for Native Americans, but was then open for
settlement in 1889.
Frederick Jackson Turner; frontier thesis Correct-He was a historian who created the
frontier thesis. His thesis explained that the frontier experience had promoted a habit of
independence and individualism. It was also said that the frontier had also acted as a
powerful social leveler, breaking down class distinctions and ensuring social and political
, Exam- period 6 APUSH- AMSCO Questions and Answers
democracy (basically the thesis says that the frontier life makes Americans become more
inventive and practical-minded).
Indian Wars Correct-Wars fought between the Americans and Native Americans due to the
settlement of miners, cattlemen, and homesteaders in the Native American lands.
Helen Hunt Jackson, A Century of Dishonor Correct-American writer who wrote this A
Century of Dishonor, which was about the injustice done to Native Americans . This book
became a best-seller and created sympathy for Native Americans and motivated many to help
Native Americans propose assimilation as a solution
Assimilationists Correct-Humanitarians who emphasized formal education and training
and conversion to Christianity.
Dawes Severalty Act (1887) Correct-This initially created to abandon the practice of dealing
with Native Americans tribes as separate nations. The Dawes Act divided the tribal lands into
plots of 160 acres or less, depending on family size. Also this granted U.S. citizenship to those
who stayed on the land for 25 years and adopted the habits of civilized life. Finally, the Dawes
act distributed 47 million acres of land to Native Americans.
