1. By 1870 women composed 30 percent of the population of cosmopolitan Virginia City, and 75 percent of the women gave their occupation as

A) housekeeper.

B) housewife.

C) nurse.

D) teacher.

2. By 1875 Virginia City had grown significantly and boasted a population of

A) 25,000.

B) 250,000.

C) 2,500.

D) None of the above

3. Between 1850 and 1880, the population of Californios (Mexican residents of California)

A) fell from 82 percent to 19 percent of the state's total population.

B) solidified their claim on historic land.

C) increased from 19 percent to 82 percent of the state's total population.

D) began their steady assimilation into American life.

4. Of the 2.5 million farms established between 1860 and 1900, homesteading accounted for

A) two-thirds.

B) one-half.

C) three-quarters.

D) one-fifth.

5. In the 1880s when the railroads ended long cattle drives and feedlots replaced the open range, vaqueros (Mexican cowboys)

A) began to work for the railroads.

B) became part of a growing army of migrant agricultural workers.

C) formed labor unions and initiated protests to protect their wages.

D) returned to Mexico.

6. Miller & Lux began as meat wholesalers but expanded their business to include

A) dams and irrigation systems.

B) the manufacturing of dishes and silverware.

C) transportation.

D) frozen foods.