The man who taught Virginians how to grow tobacco was __________. a. Captain John Smith b. Powhatan c. John Rolfe d. Sir Edwin Sandys e. the Duke of Marlboro ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the name for the evolving body of ideas during this era that supported a broad distribution of power to people and the right of the people to determine how and by whom they would be governed? A) empire B) constitutional monarchy C) republicanism D) direct democracy ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following individuals was probably the least progressive on the race question in America in the early 1900s? a. Theodore Roosevelt b. Woodrow Wilson c. William Taft d. Booker T. Washington e. W. E. B. Du Bois ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What final action made the independence of the United States a reality? A) the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 between Great Britain and the United States ending hostilities and settling boundaries, fishing rights, and legal claims B) the signing of separate treaties of Britain with France and Spain in 1783 to resolve […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
President Kennedy’s domestic agenda in 1961 did NOT include new legislation to guarantee A) federal funds for public housing. B) federal aid to education. C) voting rights for African Americans. D) increased Social Security benefits. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did the Antifederalists oppose ratification of the Constitution? What historical events and political ideas shaped their views of the Constitution? Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Antifederalists’ arguments. Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss how Antifederalists, such as Patrick Henry of Virginia, supported a loose confederation of states that ensured […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The most spectacular engineering achievement of the young United States was the __________. a. Cumberland Trail b. Erie Canal c. Intercoastal Waterway d. Baltimore Turnpike e. the Washington Monument ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Upon assuming his cabinet position, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton took all the following actions to address the nation’s financial crisis EXCEPT A) the creation of a Customs Service to collect the five percent import tax that Congress had already passed. B) the negotiation of a $50,000 loan from the Bank of New York to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Seventeenth-century English Puritans __________. a. were only a tiny minority of all Englishmen b. were committed to significant institutional change c. were firmly supportive of the status quo d. accepted the tenets of Catholicism with reservations e. were neurotic and self-righteous ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which events in the western regions of the country demanded considerable amounts of President Washington’s time and concentration? Why did President Washington come to believe these events in the western regions were so important to the nation’s future development? Evaluate President Washington’s performance in managing these critical political, economic, and military events. ANSWER Answer: […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
