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Buffalo soldiers was a nickname given to certain cavalrymen during the “Indian Wars.”  Which of the following was TRUE about Buffalo Soldiers?

The rodeo began as part of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West.

Factory work was a cornerstone of the industrial economy of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  Which of following was TRUE about these new systems of labor?

Railroads transformed the United States for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Corrupt political machines like Tammany Hall offered little support for immigrant communities.

Which of the following was TRUE about the Sand Creek Massacre?

Wage earning was seen by many as a path toward starting a small business or owning a farm.

In response to what some considered was a generation of weak men, some religious leaders attempted to deploy a “muscular Christianity” which would emphasize manliness.  Which of the following was NOT an example of ways they sought to reinforce masculinity?

The Dakota War (or Sioux Uprising) of 1862-1863 was an early conflict of the “Indian Wars.”  Which of the following was FALSE about the beginning of this conflict?

Railroads in the west brought renewed conflict between Americans and Native groups over land.  Which of the following was FALSE about this relationship between the two?