• Western Saddle
• Heeled boots
• Leather Chaps
• Lariat

Which of the following groups was most responsible for making the items listed a part of the culture of the Southwest?

A. Cherokees
Incorrect. These are not items introduced by the Cherokees.

B. Puritan settlers
Incorrect. Puritan settlers were mainly in the northeastern states and their economy did not revolve around ranching.

C. Mexican ranchers
Correct! These are all items used by Mexican ranchers.

D. Chinese railroad workers
Incorrect. Although there were Chinese railroad workers in the Southwest, they did not introduce these items.

Which of the following best complete the table above?

A. Governor of Massachusetts
Incorrect. George Washington did not serve as the Governor of Massachusetts.

B. Minister to France
Incorrect. Benjamin Franklin served in this position during the American Revolution.

C. Military General
Correct! George Washington served as a general in the military during the American Revolution.

D. President of the United States
Incorrect. Washington was not chosen as president until after the war ended.

Which of the following women contributed to the American identity through her works as a suffragist, abolitionist, and reformer of the temperance movement?

A. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Correct! Stanton contributed to the American identity by participating in several movements.

B. Mercy Otis Warren
Incorrect. Warren was a playwright whose work inspired colonists during the American Revolution.

C. Harriet Beecher Stowe
Incorrect! Stowe was an abolitionist who inspired the abolitionist movement with her novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

D. Dorothea Dix
Incorrect. Dorothea Dix was a reformer concerned with the rights of the mentally and physically disabled.

Which of the following immigrants contributed to the American identity by helping to stabilize the nation’s economy during the early years?

A. George Washington
Incorrect. George Washington was not an immigrant.

B. Alexander Hamilton
Correct! As the nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton worked to stabilize the weak economy of the new nation.

C. Haym Salomon
Incorrect. Salomon was an immigrant who helped finance the Continental Congress.

D. Thomas Jefferson
Incorrect. Thomas Jefferson was not an immigrant.