The higher tariffs on imported raw materials and goods advanced by Speaker of the House Henry Clay were least popular among A) New England mill owners. B) New England mill workers. C) Southern cotton planters. D) owners and workers in new industries located in cities such as Cincinnati, Ohio and Lexington, Kentucky. ANSWER Answer: […]
Why did the Homestead Act of 1862 fail? a. It charged too much for government land. b. The land allotments were insufficient for farming arid land. c. It did not adequately convert Native Americans to farming. d. Gold was discovered on land set aside for farming. e. Too few settlers were willing to migrate to […]
The passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, in effect, represented all of the following EXCEPT A) the federal government acceding to the state of Georgia’s effort to involuntarily transfer thousands of Cherokees from their native homes in Georgia to new lands in Oklahoma. B) making the Cherokees subject to Georgia state laws that […]
Archaeologists working near Folsom, New Mexico, found evidence of __________. A) large cities in North America B) settled agriculture dating back 12,000 years C) human activity dating back 10,000 years D) a major battle between two groups of Native Americans ANSWER C
All of the following beliefs were held and manifested in the Shaker community EXCEPT A) strict celibacy by all members. B) equal participation by men and women in lively music and dance designed to shake sin out of their bodies. C) a commitment to make things of beauty including Shaker furniture, houses, and art, all […]
President Johnson’s administration changed its objective in Vietnam from victory to withdrawal in response to the A) Battle of Khe Sanh. B) Tet Offensive. C) Vietcong attack on Pleiku. D) My Lai massacre. ANSWER B
Emma Willard played an important role in education reform in the 1820s and 1830s by A) reforming state standards for public education in Massachusetts. B) obtaining more money for schools and teacher salaries in New York. C) founding the Troy Female Seminary in 1821 to prepare women to be teachers through a rigorous curriculum that […]
How did state politicians undermine Jefferson’s promises to Native Americans? a. They passed the Adams-Onís Treaty to obtain Florida as U.S. land, but Jefferson had promised Florida to the Native Americans. b. They denied independent states to Native Americans, as promised by Jefferson. c. They authorized the occupation of Native American land, displacing Native Americans […]
The Mexican government took all of the following steps in 1830 to curb the population growth and political and economic self-governance of the American community in Texas EXCEPT A) the Mexican Congress closed Texas to further American immigration and the importation of slaves. B) the Mexican government insisted that all trade be routed through established […]
Which of the following was an important stimulus to American economic growth in the late 1940s and early 1950s? a. direct government aid to industrial development b. the surplus of consumer goods left over from World War II c. heavy government spending during the Cold War d. the American public’s debt that remained from overspending […]
