Who was the author of the “American System” for economic development? A) Henry Clay B) John C. Calhoun C) John Quincy Adams D) Daniel Webster ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Explain why the Fugitive Slave Law was so unpopular in the North and why Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was so popular there. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The Fugitive Slave Law compelled northerners to abandon their general indifference to the South’s “peculiar institution,” and directly involved them in some of the more sordid […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
If you had lived in the 1850s, would you have supported the Republicans who opposed the expansion of slavery, the Southern Democrats who wanted their slave property protected in the territories, or the Know Nothings who tried to ignore the slavery issue? Why? ANSWER The Republican Party contained abolitionists, white supremacists, and those who […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Pretend that you were a participant in the discussion between John Brown and Frederick Douglass on August 19, 1859. The discussion centered on whether violence could be legitimately used to free the nation’s slaves. What would be your view? What would be the thrust of your argument in support of your view? ANSWER The […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
African cultural traditions were most likely to be maintained by slaves A) in Northern colonies. B) who became craft workers in towns and cities. C) who converted to Christianity. D) on large plantations. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In seventeenth-century colonial communities, from 10 to 30 percent of all A) infants died before the age of five. B) women died in childbirth. C) women were barren. D) infants were stillborn. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Unlike in industrial work patterns, preindustrial workers were expected to be A) relaxed and informal. B) thrifty and sober. C) disciplined and punctual. D) regular and orderly. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Shaker communities of the nineteenth century were known for their A) dances and celibacy. B) cooperative “phalanxes.” C) concept of complex marriage. D) ornate architecture. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The text authors conclude that coordinating the war effort within the British-American-Soviet Grand Alliance was difficult since “each Ally had a separate agenda”. Describe in what ways British, American, and Soviet wartime and postwar objectives were at odds with each other. ANSWER The British (and French) wanted to keep their empire, the United States […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which one of the following late nineteenth-century labor organizations was committed to using violence as a strike tactic? A) National Labor Union B) Knights of Labor C) Molly Maguires D) American Federation of Labor ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
