What was the MOST contentious issue for inland communities throughout the colonies during this period? A) corruption of sheriffs and court officials B) high taxes and fees C) the suffocating presence of British Army D) armed conflicts between frontier whites and Indians ANSWER Answer: D
Located in South America’s Andes Mountains in the area of present-day Peru, the Inca Indians built many roads. Inca society was: a. the first to adopt the concept of zero b. warlike, and the empire was centered in present-day Mexico City c. organized into urban centers, each ruled by a group of priests d. the […]
What was the name of the rebellion of debt-ridden farmers in western Massachusetts in the winter of 1786-1787 against the Massachusetts state government’s efforts to tax them? A) Paine’s Rebellion B) Shays’s Rebellion C) Adams’s Rebellion D) Shepard’s Rebellion ANSWER Answer: B
The term “baby boom” refers to a significant increase in __________. a. the infant survival rate in America b. the American birthrate c. the amount of money spent on babies d. the popularity of adopting children e. C-section deliveries ANSWER B
Which law was, perhaps, the most urgently needed to ensure the viability and sustainability of the United States when it convened in April 1789? A) a tax law to collect to obtained thousands of uncollected dollars B) a law creating a new national army and navy C) a law establishing a new permanent capital of […]
By 1960, America’s gross national product was __________ the 1940 GNP. a. less than half of b. about 10 percent less than c. about the same as d. about 50 percent higher than e. more than double ANSWER E
Alexander Hamilton desired a federal government that would shape the nation’s economy to stimulate the creation and protection of new industries and he opposed leaving economic development to individuals and relying on agriculture for economic development Answer: ANSWER Answer: TRUE
Taft’s policy of “dollar diplomacy” __________. a. promoted American financial and business interests abroad b. was aimed, primarily, at helping underdeveloped countries c. resulted in less American influence in Latin America d. had little influence on American national security interests e. helped establish the prestige of the United States in Asia ANSWER A
The controversy over the “midnight judges” appointed by the outgoing Federalist president John Adams gave rise to the pivotal U.S. Supreme Court case A) McCulloch v. Maryland. B) Worcester v. Georgia. C) Marbury v. Madison. D) Gibbons v. Ogden. ANSWER Answer: C
Approximately 50 percent of cowboys driving the great herds from Texas to city markets in the 1870s were __________. a. Asian Americans b. African Americans and Mexicans c. Europeans d. Native Americans e. women ANSWER B