Which of the following was a new military technology that led to an increase in battlefield death rates? A) muskets B) iron ships C) rifles D) cannons ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In New England, women __________. a. enjoyed rights and powers equal to those of men b. outnumbered men in church by two to one c. had no economic power whatsoever d. could easily divorce their husbands e. began to lobby for voting rights in this colonial period ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Under President Johnson’s reconstruction plan, the confederate states were readmitted as soon as they A) gave former slaves a voice in the new governments. B) proved that no former Confederates were in the new government. C) surrendered to the Union. D) ratified the Thirteenth Amendment. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The only occasion during the War for American Independence where the British captured an American army was at A) King’s Mountain. B) Guilford Courthouse. C) Cowpens. D) Charleston. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
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 […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The final major battle of the American Revolution occurred at A) Saratoga. B) New York. C) Yorktown. D) King’s Mountain. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
