How did the desires and actions of American settlers influence American foreign policy in the early 1800s? How did the aspirations and efforts of Americans to settle beyond the boundaries of the United States create political, economic, and military opportunities and challenges for the federal government? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss […]
Which best summarizes the pattern of English kings in colonizing North America? a. They followed a precise plan of geographic development. b. They tried to separate the colonies into distinct groups, based on economics, politics, religion, and labor system. c. They negotiated treaties with the Indians. d. They followed no plan and distributed the land […]
What was the effect of the first strikes waged by the factory girls in the 1830s and 1840s protesting the working conditions they labored under in New England textile mill factories? A) The strikes resulted in major concessions in pay and improved working conditions for these young women. B) The strikes failed miserably as the […]
If you were a delegate to the 1774 First Continental Congress, what would your position be on “the central question facing all the delegates,” which was, “How belligerent [should] the colonies . . . be [toward the home government]”? What course of action would you propose? Why? ANSWER Radicals wanted continued resistance, military preparations, […]
By the 1830s, the Erie Canal was considered all of the following EXCEPT A) a profitable revenue producer for the state that allowed New York State to cover the $7 million in interest on the bonds floated to pay for the canal. B) a precursor of popular and positive economic impacts to a wide range […]
What eventually solved the economic problems of seventeenth-century Virginia? a. cultivation of tobacco b. reorganization of the joint-stock company c. a successful agreement with the Native Americans d. trading with Barbados e. stopping the import of goods from England ANSWER A
The Missouri Compromise included all of the following EXCEPT A) it admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state to preserve the free state-slave state balance in the U.S. Senate. B) it mandated that all states after Missouri which were located north of the 36 ° 33 ° […]
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by Congress in 1964, A) gave President Johnson broad authority to conduct military operations in Vietnam. B) obligated the United States to support the Diem government in South Vietnam. C) committed the United States to deploy its own combat troops in Vietnam. D) called up the reserves and National […]
The “Indian Removal” policy of President Andrew Jackson involved all of the following EXCEPT A) the forcible removal of the Cherokee Nation who lived in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Florida to reservations in distant Oklahoma by the federal government. B) the arousal of passionate, virulent white opposition among Christian missionaries, members of Congress from […]
Which of the following famous men had the greatest influence on the philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr? a. George Washington b. Napoleon Bonaparte c. Fidel Castro d. Niccolo Machiavelli e. Mahatma Gandhi ANSWER E
