The Hawaiian Islands became a strategically important territory for the United States government by the 1850s for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) it was necessary to secure Honolulu as a coaling station for U.S. steamships—merchant vessels and warships—on their way to trade with China and Japan. B) British and French economic and military […]
During the Revolutionary War, both the British and the American armies were primarily composed of A) middle-class volunteers. B) foreign mercenaries. C) a broad cross-section of their respective populations. D) poor recruits. ANSWER D
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was the first time that women began to lobby for women’s rights. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
What is the chief significance of Washington’s victories at Trenton and Princeton? A) They compelled the British to abandon their effort to make New York the headquarters for British operations in America. B) They forced British General Howe to move his troops into winter encampment. C) They boosted the morale and confidence of a near-extinct […]
Both the Topeka and Lecompton Constitutions were rejected twice by voters. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
By electing __________ in 1916, Americans showed their determination to __________. a. Roosevelt, remain neutral in WWI b. Hughes, remain neutral in WWI c. Wilson, remain neutral in WWI d. Wilson, enter WWI regardless of the costs e. Roosevelt, stay out of WWI whatever the costs ANSWER C
In the aftermath of John Brown’s 1859 raid on Harper’s Ferry, A) public opinion condemned the raid. B) public opinion shifted from mainly condemnation to some level of support. C) Northerners called for a moratorium on the issue of slavery. D) Southerners called for a Civil War. ANSWER Answer: B
The Truman administration failed to pass any civil rights legislation because __________. a. Truman himself secretly worked to defeat its passage b. most people said the civil rights movement was a communist plot c. black voters had traditionally backed the Republican Party d. southern politicians managed to block the legislation e. controversial social change during […]
President James Buchanan took decisive action to stop secession during the transition period from November to March. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Which statement provides the best interpretation of the sentence from the text that reads, “The diversity of early English colonization must be emphasized precisely because it is so easy to overlook”? a. Most historians have not realized how similar the English colonies were when they were initially settled. b. The reasons that people settled the […]
