homework america history 2

1. Barbed wire was invented by:

A. Thomas Edison

B. Alexander Graham Bell

C. Nikola Tesla

D. Joseph Glidden

2. The Golden Age of the American Cowboy (1866-1886) came to an end due to

which of the following factors:

A. the invention of barbed wire, the expansion of railroads into Texas, and a statewide ban on handguns

B. the invention of the refrigerated railroad car, the rise of vegetarianism, and the invention of barbed wire

C. the expansion of railroads into Texas, the invention of barbed wire, and the end of the Indian Wars

D. the invention of barbed wire, the expansion of railroads into Texas, and the invention of the refrigerated railroad car

3. For some reason, Americans have long been fascinated by the lives of:

A. Wild West gunslingers

B. gangsters and Mafiosos

C. outlaw bikers

D. all of the above

4. Which of the following Wild West legends worked for a while as a sharpshooting entertainer for Buffalo Bill Cody:

A. Bat Masterson

B. Wild Bill Hickok

C. Wyatt Earp

D. Jesse James

5. The "Dead Man's Hand" in poker is associated with which of the following men:

A. John Wesley Hardin

B. Wyatt Earp

C. Wild Bill Hickok

D. Bat Masterson

6. Which famous outlaw of the Wild West was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett:

A. Jesse James

B. John Wesley Hardin

C. Billy the Kid

D. Wild Bill Hickok

7. Before he became famous as the leader of an outlaw gang of robbers, Jesse James:

A. drove cattle as a cowboy along the Chisholm Trail

B. worked as a sharpshooting entertainer for Buffalo Bill Cody

C. served as a scout for the Union Army in the Civil War

D. was a Confederate guerilla fighter in the Civil War

8. Robert Ford became known as "The Coward" because he:

A. shot Jesse James dead when Jesse James had his back turned to him

B. failed to kill Jesse James when he had the opportunity to do so

C. told bounty hunters where they could find Jesse James but refused to go with them to capture Jesse James

D. refused to accompany Jesse James to a bank robbery in Minnesota

9. Which of the following statements is true about Doc Holliday:

A. "Doc" was just his nickname; he really wasn't a doctor

B. he was called "Doc" because he had earned a Ph.D. in college

C. he was called "Doc" because he was a dentist

D. he was called "Doc" because he was an orthopedic surgeon

10. Which Wild West legend participated in the Shootout at the O.K. Corral:

A. Jesse James

B. Billy the Kid

C. Bat Masterson

D. Wyatt Earp

11. The famous Shootout at the O.K. Corral took place in which state:

A. Texas

B. Colorado

C. Arizona

D. California

12. After his days as a famous gunslinger in the Wild West were over, Bat Masterson

moved to New York City and:

A. opened his own gun store

B. became a lawyer

C. became a dentist

D. became a newspaper columnist

13. Which two famous Wild West gunslingers survived their dangerous days in the Wild West of the 19th Century and lived well into the 20th Century:

A. Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson

B. Bat Masterson and Jesse James

C. Billy the Kid and Wyatt Earp

D. John Wesley Hardin and Wyatt Earp

14. After killing dozens of men and serving time in prison for murder, John Wesley Hardin surprisingly became a:

A. minister

B. police officer

C. lawyer

D. school teacher

15. Which famous Wild West gunslinger claimed that he "never killed anyone who didn't need killing":

A. Billy the Kid

B. John Wesley Hardin

C. Jesse James

D. Wild Bill Hickok

16. Sundance Square and the Cassidy Building are downtown Fort Worth landmarks named after members of the Wild Bunch, which was:

A. a group of Texans who fought and died at the Alamo

B. a former Confederate cavalry unit from Texas

C. a group of Texas Rangers who fought in the Mexican-American War

D. a gang of outlaws in the days of the Wild West

17. Which two men were part of the so-called "Fort Worth Five":

A. Jesse James and Billy the Kid

B. John Wesley Hardin and Judge Roy Bean

C. Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp

D. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

18. Roy Bean ran which two operations out of the same building in Langtry, Texas:

A. a courtroom and a saloon

B. a barber shop and a bordello

C. a courtroom and a massage parlor

D. a church and a courtroom

19. Roy Bean had a mad crush on Lillie Langtry who was:

A. a local prostitute

B. a famous American actress

C. a famous British singer

D. his best friend's wife

20. Roy Bean co-promoted a heavyweight title boxing match with which of the following famous Wild West characters:

A. Wyatt Earp

B. John Wesley Hardin

C. Wild Bill Hickok

D. Bat Masterson

PART TWO: FIVE INTERESTING, INTRIGUING, FASCINATING, SURPRISING, SHOCKING, OR FUNNY FACTS FROM THE LECTURE NOTES

As part of the SAME downloadable document that you will use to provide your answers to the multiple-choice questions above, please list FIVE of the most interesting, intriguing, fascinating, surprising, shocking, or just plain funny facts that you learned from the Lecture Notes (not from any outside reading) and that you did NOT know before you took this class AND briefly explain WHY you chose each item. You must do this in the form of a numbered list. But please do NOT include trivial facts on your list, such as, "The Battle of Yorktown was fought in 1781." That's a trivial fact that no one would find shocking, fascinating, etc. even if you didn't know that fact before. This shouldn't take you more than a page or two but there is no minimum or maximum length to your answer. This really isn't that hard to do at all. Don't make it any harder than it's supposed to be. But PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE ANY TRIVIAL FACTS and make sure you explain WHY you found each of your chosen facts interesting, surprising, etc. If you have any questions, shoot me an email and I'll respond promptly.