Anne Hutchinson’s skillful self-defense at her trial before the magistrates of Massachusetts Bay was ruined by __________. a. her affinity for the dictum of works b. her claim of personal revelation c. her reliance on the Scriptures d. her rejection of free grace e. the fact that she was female ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Treaty of Wang-hsia in 1844, which gained the United States expansive trading rights in China, was made possible by A) Britain forcing China to open its ports to the West as a consequence of its military victory in the Opium War (1839-1842). B) a change in the Qing regime’s political leadership in China, bringing […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did the nation’s progressives oppose U.S. involvement in World War I? a. They were naturally pessimistic and knew the United States would lose. b. They understood how financially costly the war would be for the nation. c. They did not believe the reports sent over from Europe. d. They opposed the Allied position because […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 is seen as the catalyst for the start of the women’s movement in the United States. Discuss the conditions that helped spur this convention. Why did this convention mark a major turning point for the movement? What conditions in the United States helped to foster the development of the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What does the following quotation mean with regard to western migration: “The quest for something new would take place in the context of the very familiar”? a. Families would only migrate to the West after they had sent an individual ahead who would report back to them. b. People only migrated in family groups if […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
“Beecher’s Bibles” were A) Winchester rifles sent to Kansas in support of “border ruffians.” B) Winchester rifles sent to Kansas in support of antislavery forces. C) Springfield rifles sent to Kansas in support of “border ruffians.” D) Springfield rifles sent to Kansas in support of antislavery forces. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Fundamentally, the success of President Nixon’s Vietnamization Policy depended on A) lengthening the war until the Vietcong tired of fighting. B) improving the combat capability of the South Vietnamese Army. C) escalating America’s air war over North Vietnam. D) driving the Vietcong from their sanctuaries in Cambodia. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The candidate for president of the American Party in the 1856 election was A) Franklin Pierce. B) Millard Fillmore. C) John Bell. D) Lewis Cass. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Georgia was founded as: a. an experiment in common ownership of property b. a place for English debtors to settle c. a barrier against French expansion d. a home for orphans ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which was the bloodiest single day of battle during the entire war? A) Shiloh B) Antietam C) Gettysburg D) The Wilderness ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
