Why did the government increase federal funding for science education in 1957? a. The country was starting to favor science over religion. b. The country became more interested in electronic gadgets. c. It was responding to the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik. d. It was responding to critics of “progressive” education. e. It was responding […]
The Panic of 1857 was A) more severe in the South than in the North. B) affected both North and South equally. C) more severe in the North than in the South. D) an effect of the platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties. ANSWER Answer: C
Which made the economy of Carolina different from the other southern colonies? a. Carolina’s economy was based on slavery and cotton. b. Carolina’s economy was as diverse as that of the Middle Colonies. c. Carolina’s economy became dependent on rice as a staple. d. Carolina’s economy was based on selling slaves and rum. e. Carolina’s […]
James Buchanan’s presidential mandate appeared to be A) extending slavery in the territories. B) prohibiting the extension of slavery. C) reviving the Gadsden Purchase. D) avoiding the issue of slavery. ANSWER Answer: D
How did the Missouri Compromise impact the future of North-South relations in the United States? a. It put off major conflict to a future time. b. It resolved major North-South conflicts about slavery. c. It increased North-South conflict about slavery. d. It changed North-South conflict from diplomatic to violent conflict. e. It changed the source […]
How did General Benjamin F. Butler define a “contraband of war”? A) military weapons seized during the war B) runaway slaves who escaped to the North C) southern plantations seized by the North D) escaped prisoners of war ANSWER Answer: B
The development of a national railway system __________. a. provided needed jobs for an overabundant labor supply b. had little effect on economic changes in the late nineteenth century c. led to an integrated national economic system d. had little help from the political system e. was not completed until the early twentieth century […]
Which is TRUE of prices and wages in the South during the war? A) Wages went down and prices went up. B) Prices increased much faster than wages. C) Prices increased at the same pace as wages. D) Wages went up and prices went down. ANSWER Answer: B
U.S. soldiers in Charlie Company at My Lai in 1968 were A) motivated by a strongly felt need for revenge. B) engaged in their first action in the field in Vietnam. C) trying to observe the rules of military engagement as best as they could under the circumstances. D) trapped, and had to shoot their […]
Analyze the effects of the war on civilian life in both the North and the South. How were the effects of the war different in the North and the South? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will include: 1. Discuss the attitude toward the war in both the North and South. 2. Discuss the beliefs […]
