Chapter 173. Reflections on Mining in the West, Chapter 17

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Correct. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section is that mining motivated Americans’ pursuit of domination in the West, and generated diversified businesses and cities that resembled those of the East more than they conformed to the image of the "Wild West."

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section is that mining motivated Americans’ pursuit of domination in the West, and generated diversified businesses and cities that resembled those of the East more than they conformed to the image of the "Wild West."

Correct. The answer is c. To support her claim that the promise of wealth from gold and silver motivated the U.S. government’s efforts to take control of the West, the author introduces evidence showing that gold and silver miners were the first to demand that U.S. Army troops “hunt Indians” and establish forts to protect their property in the region after the 1860s.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To support her claim that the promise of wealth from gold and silver motivated the U.S. government’s efforts to take control of the West, the author introduces evidence showing that gold and silver miners were the first to demand that U.S. Army troops “hunt Indians” and establish forts to protect their property in the region after the 1860s.

Correct. The answer is b. In order to illustrate her suggestion that western mining towns were diverse urban centers, the author describes the development of Virginia City, Nevada, which had an economically and ethnically diverse population of 25,000 people by 1875, making it one of the largest cities between St. Louis and San Francisco.

Incorrect. The answer is b. In order to illustrate her suggestion that western mining towns were diverse urban centers, the author describes the development of Virginia City, Nevada, which had an economically and ethnically diverse population of 25,000 people by 1875, making it one of the largest cities between St. Louis and San Francisco.

Correct. The answer is c. To validate her claim that corporate interests dominated the West’s economy in the late nineteenth century, the author demonstrates that silver mining required capital, expensive technology, and thousands of workers. The creation of massive mining corporations in the West facilitated the growth of cities and supported smaller businesses such as theaters, laundries, markets, and opera houses.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To validate her claim that corporate interests dominated the West’s economy in the late nineteenth century, the author demonstrates that silver mining required capital, expensive technology, and thousands of workers. The creation of massive mining corporations in the West facilitated the growth of cities and supported smaller businesses such as theaters, laundries, markets, and opera houses.

Correct. The answer is d. As evidence that anti-immigrant nativism plagued the West as well as the East, the author points to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which Congress enacted to ban Chinese immigration to the United States in response to white westerners’ desire to keep Chinese workers out of the mines and to decrease their numbers in the population.

Incorrect. The answer is d. As evidence that anti-immigrant nativism plagued the West as well as the East, the author points to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which Congress enacted to ban Chinese immigration to the United States in response to white westerners’ desire to keep Chinese workers out of the mines and to decrease their numbers in the population.

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