Why were many former Confederate officers and leaders given pardons by President Johnson? A) They declared their loyalty to the federal government. B) President Johnson did not want to punish them. C) President Johnson wanted to include these men in decisions in the Reconstruction process. D) President Johnson wanted them back in military service for […]
The final major battle of the American Revolution occurred at A) Saratoga. B) New York. C) Yorktown. D) King’s Mountain. ANSWER C
Which scandal did NOT occur during the Grant presidency? A) Whiskey Ring B) failure to implement civil service reform C) Teapot Dome Scandal D) gold scandal involving bankers Jay Gould and James Fisk ANSWER Answer: C
What features made the Portuguese caravel ideal for ocean sailing? A) their square sails and wide decks B) their thick hulls and many sails C) their large size and heavy weapons D) their narrow hulls and lateen sails ANSWER D
The term “comancheros” was applied to what group and why? A) New Mexicans because of their cattle trading with the Comanche B) Southern whites because they traded cattle with the Comanche C) Freed blacks because they traded cattle with the Comanche D) Northern whites because they traded cattle with the Comanche ANSWER Answer: A
The greatest inventor in America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was __________. a. Cyrus Field b. Thomas Edison c. Henry Bessemer d. J. P. Morgan e. George Westinghouse ANSWER B
There was controversy over the starting and ending destinations of the railroad. What four cities were considered for the ending of the railroad? A) Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego B) San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York C) Portland, San Diego, Chicago, Miami D) San Diego, Rochester, Portland, New York ANSWER Answer: […]
Give your own assessment of America’s participation in the Vietnam War. Do you agree or disagree with the rationale for our intervention? Why? With the way the United States fought the war? Why? With the way we ended our involvement? Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The rationale for commitment included concerns […]
Thomas Edison’s invention that changed the world was the A) telephone. B) electric light. C) stock ticker tape machine. D) electric streetcars. ANSWER Answer: B
What approach to the growth of white settlement was favored by Dragging Canoe? A) violent resistance B) compromise and diplomacy C) assimilation and acceptance D) westward migration ANSWER A
