113. Which of the following was not central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800s?
the horse
b.
the buffalo
the extended family
d.
land ownership
114. Who were the exodusters?
European immigrants who settled on the Great Plains
b.
Plains Indians forced onto reservations in the 1800s
e.
d
former slaves from the South who settled on the Great Plains
cowboys who worked long drives in the summer and odd jobs in the winter
115. Why did little of the free land offered by the Homestead Act end up being claimed by settlers?
a
The land was too difficult to farm.
b. Few settlers wanted to move West at the time.
d.
Most of it was taken by people seeking profits.
The government put too many restrictions on its use.
116. Which of the following was most responsible for bringing an end to the era of the wide-open western frontier?
the railroad
barbed wire
b.
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sheep ranching
d.
bonanza farming
117. Why did Plains farmers in the late 1800s tend to support bimetallism?
a.
It would put more money in circulation.
b.
It would make the nation's money supply safer.
0.
It would lower the prices of seed and farm machinery.
d. It would allow them to profit from the mineral rights on their land.
118. Which of the following did not intensify the debts that Plains farmers had during the late 1800s?
a.
inflation
falling prices
b.
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a tight money supply
d.
a shrinking supply of farm land
119. Which of the following marked the collapse of Populism?
a.
the Panic of 1893
b.
the founding of the Grange
0.
the "Cross of Gold" speech
d.
the election of William McKinley