What impact did the political mobilization that took place in 1774 and 1775 have on political participation? A) It had little impact on it. B) It had an important, but temporary, effect on it. C) It greatly reduced it. D) It greatly broadened it. ANSWER Answer: D
The electoral college was created to __________. A) keep the president subordinate to Congress B) insulate the presidential election from excessive popular influence C) prevent George Washington from being elected president D) choose Madison’s Council of Revision ANSWER Answer: B
By 1789, relative to population, the United States had more of these than any other country. A) artists B) wealthy homes C) illiterate people D) newspapers ANSWER Answer: D
Which of these characterized the U.S. economy in the 1780s? A) Economic growth was strong and getting stronger. B) The United States was a supplier of raw materials. C) The United States was an exporter of manufactured goods. D) France was America’s most important trading partner. ANSWER Answer: B
The Russian presence in Alaska was an extension of which of these? A) the Russian conquest of Korea B) Russian efforts to control Pacific fisheries C) the Russian conquest of Siberia D) Russian competition with Japan ANSWER Answer: C
The United States entered the War of 1812 deeply divided along sectional lines. The sections that were most pro-war were the __________. A) Middle States and South B) West and South C) Middle States and New England D) West and New England ANSWER Answer: B
A main limitation on the United States’ ability to enforce the Monroe Doctrine was __________. A) it possessed a much smaller military than other world powers B) newly independent states in the Americas refused to agree to it C) the continuing presence of British, French, and Spanish empires in the New World D) the Russian […]
What events prompted America’s issuing of the Monroe Doctrine? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: European rivals; American expansion; economic sphere of influence; Spanish colonies
Religion in the slave community __________. A) encouraged many slave rebellions B) counted for little in the slaves’ daily lives C) was based entirely upon the slaves’ African tribal traditions D) combined African tribal traditions with evangelical Protestantism ANSWER Answer: D
The first slave rebel to actually kill a large number of white people was __________. A) Gabriel Prosser B) Nat Turner C) Denmark Vesey D) Harriet Tubman ANSWER Answer: B