The most important food resource for Great Plains tribes such as the Sioux were __________. A) cattle and sheep herds B) corn fields C) bison, or buffalo D) rations issued by the Army ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Great Plains were often referred to by early explorers as __________. A) “the Land of Milk and Honey” B) “the Land of Opportunity” C) “the Great Desert” D) “the Great Wasteland” ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Treaties with the Sioux and Nez Perces were broken when whites __________. A) wanted to build railroads through their lands B) found gold on their lands C) were massacred by Indian war bands D) began the Oklahoma Land Rush ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The main demand of the strikers gathered at Haymarket Square in Chicago was __________. A) an eight-hour workday B) collective bargaining rights C) workers’ pensions D) police protection of union leaders ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The long-term goal of the Knights of Labor was to __________. A) strengthen industrial capitalism and private property rights B) make America an economic and political democracy C) abolish private property D) exclude women from any role in the economic sphere ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The fastest-growing area of the textile industry in the later nineteenth century was in __________. A) New England B) the southern Piedmont C) East Coast cities D) the Midwest ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Albert Spalding played a key role in __________. A) segregating professional baseball B) establishing the AFL C) promoting vaudeville to the American public D) breaking down social barriers for immigrants ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Grover Cleveland’s support for the gold standard resulted in __________. A) Republican and Populist calls for currency change B) a surge in support for Populists in the Northeast C) William Jennings Bryan’s “cross of gold” speech D) massive losses for congressional Democrats ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Patrons of Husbandry, founded in 1867 by Oliver Kelley, were better known as the __________. A) Populists B) Grangers C) WCTU D) Plainsmen ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What did the Carnegie Steel Company do after it won the Homestead strike? A) cut its workforce, but raised wages for remaining workers B) created a company-sponsored union C) cut its workforce, lengthened the workday, and cut wages for remaining workers D) sought reconciliation with its workforce ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
