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A. Mountains, rivers, and deserts

C. Rivers and Rats D. Mountains and Trains

What were some of the natural environment obstacles that faced the settlers as they

traveled West?

B. Droughts and Native Americans

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A. Mountains, rivers, and deserts

A. Highways

C. Indian Trails

B. Railroads

D. Guide Books

Originally, how did the settlers travel to the West?

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C. Indian Trails

A. Great American Space

C. Great Home of Native Americans

B. Great American Desert

D. Gateway to the West

What was the nickname of the Great Plains?

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B. Great American Desert

A. Windmill

C. Pullman Car

B. Gold Mining

D. Treaties with the Government

Which technology helped the Great Plains become suitable

farming land?

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A. Windmill

A. Colorado and Nevada

C. Columbia and Charleston

B. Nevada and Snake

D. Mississippi and the Colorado

Which major river systems had to be forded by travelers

to the West?

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D. Mississippi and Colorado

A. All the settlers built fires to cook

C. Great amounts of grain, especially wheat, were grown there.

B. Indians made baskets as welcome gifts for the pioneers.

D. Native Americans traded corn with the pioneers.

Why did the Great Plains become known as

“the bread basket of the country?”

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C. Great amounts of grain, especially wheat, were grown there.

A. African Americans born in Africa

C. African Americansliving in the South

B. All African Americans

D. African Americans living in the North

The 14th amendment gave citizenship to African Americans. Which group of African

Americans was affected by this amendment?

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B. All African Americans

A. All people could now vote

C. African American men could vote

B. Women could vote

D. Only African American men could vote

Which statement is true about the 15th amendment?

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C. African American men could vote

A. After Reconstruction, Abraham Lincoln was reelected

D. Many former slaves became sharecroppers

Which of these was an effect of Reconstruction?

C. All former slaves became very rich

B. All former slaves moved to Florida

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D. Many former slaves became sharecroppers

Why would the elite landowners of the South agree with

sharecropping as a way to work their land?

A. They thought it was fair

C. They felt bad about owning slaves

D. The law made them do it

B. They needed someone to work the land

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B. They needed someone to work the

land

A. economic dependence

What is it called when a person relies on someone

else in order to make money?

C. economic independence

B. Social dependence

D. Social independence

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A. Economic dependence

B. Social Independence

What was a positive effect of sharecropping for African

Americans?

A. They owned the land that they farmed.

C. All the money they could save

D. Social dependenceon the elite white

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B. Social Independence

C. Laws that do not treat everyone fairly

What are “discriminatory laws?”

A. Laws that treat African Americans better

than everyone else

B. Laws that treat women fairly

D. Laws written in French

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C. Laws that do not treat everyone fairly

D. Jim Crow laws

A. Black Codes

C. Equal Right Laws

B. Carpetbagger laws

What were the discriminatory laws called that were passed in the South

after Reconstruction?

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D. Jim Crow Laws

A. St. Louis

What city was known as “The Gateway to the West?”

B. Sacramento

D. Chicago C. Charleston

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