All of the following were TRUE of the Democratic Party during the 1830s EXCEPT A) their strong belief in a small government. B) their support for the idea of Manifest Destiny. C) a sustained effort to build a strong disciplined political party and sustained party spirit through vehicles such as a national party convention. D) […]
The signing of the Taft-Katsura Agreement was strategically important for the United States because it gave the United States free rein in __________. a. Korea b. China c. Japan d. Asia e. the Philippines ANSWER E
What were the reasons for the political status of Texas becoming such a divisive domestic political issue in the United States in the early 1840s? Which political, economic, or moral reasons were most important in moving the United States towards war with Mexico? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss and define what […]
The Second Continental Congress altered Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence by deleting a statement about A) colonial alliances with foreign countries. B) the colonial slave trade. C) American loyalists. D) the Navigation Acts. ANSWER B
The American whaling industry was important to the growth of the American economy for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) whale oil was critical for burning lamps across the globe. B) whale products provided oil for the industrial revolution. C) the whaling industry employed a large diversity of people living along the New England […]
How did the drive-in culture of the 1950s change the way America shopped? a. People shopped less often because traffic became a problem. b. Consumers began driving across state lines to avoid sales taxes. c. Consumers began buying products in bulk. d. Delivery services replaced shopping excursions. e. Shopping centers and malls were built all […]
Evaluate the reasons that slavery expanded in the United States after 1820. What were the major factors accounting for the expansion of the slave population after 1820? What were some of the southern defenses of the institution? What caused the growing northern opposition to slavery? Why was there a growing inability for either side to […]
People’s attitude toward organized religion in the 1950s was __________. a. incredibly positive, and religious affiliation boomed b. negative, and churches lost large numbers of members c. that it was not as important in their lives as in the lives of previous generations d. that it was the only way to deal with the emotional […]
Explain the demise of the Whig Party and the emergence of the Republican Party. Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Describe the political philosophy of the Whigs. 2. Describe how the Compromise of 1850 split the Whigs. 3. Describe how the Kansas-Nebraska Act split the Whigs. 4. Describe how the Kansas-Nebraska Act helped […]
How do the views of “new Western historians” contrast with Frederick Jackson Turner’s thesis about the westward migration? a. Turner viewed the migration as a fluid back and forth between the East and West, but new historians point out that very few families who migrated west returned east. b. Turner viewed the migration as a […]
