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 A. Mountains, rivers, A. Mountains, rivers, and deserts C. Rivers and Rats  D. Mountains and Trains D. Mountains and Trains What were some of the natural environment obstacles that faced the settlers as they traveled West?  B. Droughts and B. Droughts and Native Americans

Back to Board  A. Mountains, rivers, and deserts

 A. Highways A. Highways  C. Indian Trails C. Indian Trails  B. Railroads B. Railroads  D. Guide Books D. Guide Books Originally, how did the settlers travel to the West?

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 A. Great American A. Great American Space  C. Great Home of C. Great Home of Native Americans  B. Great American Desert B. Great American Desert  D. Gateway to the West D. Gateway to the West What was the nickname of the Great Plains?

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 A. Windmill A. Windmill  C. Pullman Car C. Pullman Car  B. Gold Mining B. Gold Mining  D. Treaties with the D. Treaties with the Government Which technology helped the Great Plains become suitable farming land?

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 A. Colorado and Nevada A. Colorado and Nevada C. Columbia and Charleston  B. Nevada and Snake B. Nevada and Snake  D. Mississippi and D. Mississippi and the Colorado Which major river systems had to be forded by travelers to the West?

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 A. All the settlers built A. All the settlers built fires to cook C. Great amounts of grain, especially wheat, were grown there.  B. Indians made baskets as B. Indians made baskets as welcome gifts for the pioneers.  D. Native Americans traded D. Native Americans traded corn with the pioneers. Why did the Great Plains become known as “the bread basket of the country?”

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

 A. African Americans A. African Americans born in Africa  C. African Americans C. African Americans living in the South  B. All African Americans B. All African Americans  D. 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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 A. All people could A. All people could now vote  C. African American C. African American men could vote  B. Women could vote B. Women could vote  D. Only African American D. Only African American men could vote Which statement is true about the 15th amendment?

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 A. After Reconstruction, A. After Reconstruction, Abraham Lincoln was reelected  D. Many former slaves D. Many former slaves became sharecroppers Which of these was an effect of Reconstruction?  C. All former slaves C. All former slaves became very rich  B. All former slaves B. All former slaves moved to Florida

Back to Board 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 A. They thought it was fair  C. They felt bad about C. They felt bad about owning slaves  D. The law made D. The law made them do it  B. They needed someone B. They needed someone to work the land

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 A. economic A. economic dependence What is it called when a person relies on someone else in order to make money?  C. economic C. economic independence  B. Social dependence B. Social dependence  D. Social D. Social independence

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 B. Social Independence B. Social Independence What was a positive effect of sharecropping for African Americans?  A. They owned the A. They owned the land that they farmed.  C. All the money C. All the money they could save  D. Social dependence D. Social dependence on the elite white

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 C. Laws that do not C. Laws that do not treat everyone fairly What are “discriminatory laws?”  A. Laws that treat A. Laws that treat African Americans better than everyone else  B. Laws that B. Laws that treat women fairly  D. Laws written D. Laws written in French

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 D. Jim Crow laws D. Jim Crow laws  A. Black Codes A. Black Codes  C. Equal Right Laws C. Equal Right Laws  B. Carpetbagger laws B. Carpetbagger laws What were the discriminatory laws called that were passed in the South after Reconstruction?

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 A. St. Louis A. St. Louis What city was known as “The Gateway to the West?”  B. Sacramento B. Sacramento  D. Chicago D. Chicago  C. Charleston C. Charleston

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