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| The National Grange was formed to |
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| B. Protect the rights and dignity of farmers |
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| Crime and lawlessness were part of western life. Which of the following related statements are not true? |
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| A. Cowboys and Indians were often in conflict. |
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| What were three goals of President Grant's Indian Peace Policy? |
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| D. Treat Indians with dignity, end the corruption in the Indian Bureau, and establish peace. |
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| Which of the following was not a supporter of the populist party? |
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| B. The Atlanta Compromise |
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| Tensions over fencing land caused conflicts in New Mexico between Mexicanos and newly arriving whites. All of the following were reasons for that conflict EXCEPT. |
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| D. Mexicanos felt that unclaimed land was communal property. |
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| The Ghost Dance Movement that emerged prominently among the Sioux in 1890 promised the tribe what two things would happen if they returned to their ancient traditions? |
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| A. The bison would return and the white people would return. |
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| Women were represented in the West as homesteaders. However, martial status was the determining factor as to whether homesteading was an option. What factor determined whether women could file homestead claims. |
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| B. Women had to be single. |
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| Two elements that were important to both small and large cattlemen were the branding iron and barbed wire. All of the following statements support that importance EXCEPT. |
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| D. Conflict over land ownership was not solved by branding and barbed wire. |
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| Support for the transcontinental railroad began in the |
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| Pre-Civil War pioneers across the Great Plains with no intention of stopping there to start a settlement. The post-Civil War pioneers were intentionally moving across the Great Plains. What events made this area attractive? |
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| C. the passing of the Homestead act, the ability to farm, and the discovery of mineral wealth |
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| The delay of Utah's admittance as a state was driven by its Mormon population's commitment to plural marriages. The majority of the country was shocked by this. What 1862 congressional act was a response to the Mormon commitment? |
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| D. Morrill Anti- Bigamy Act |
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