The large increase in the national population reflected in the 1810 census resulted mainly from __________. a. the assimilation of whole tribes of Native Americans into the general population b. natural biological increase c. a huge increase in the importation of slaves from Africa d. the immigration of many thousands of Europeans fleeing the Napoleonic […]
President Ronald Reagan’s accomplishments included all of the following EXCEPT the A) launching of a strong economic boom. B) reduction of the national debt. C) restoration of public confidence in government. D) doubling of the defense budget. ANSWER B
Games and sports helped southern colonists demonstrate their A) competitiveness. B) individualism. C) material values. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Describe the impact of England’s Glorious Revolution on the American colonies. Cite several specific responses in various colonies. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: fall of the Dominion of New England; rebellions in Massachusetts, New York, and Maryland; end of the intrusive administration of colonial affairs until 1763 (salutary neglect); royalization of […]
Progressive educator John Dewey argued that education should be based on all the following EXCEPT A) personal fulfillment. B) “learning by doing.” C) experience. D) absolute truths. ANSWER D
What was the dominant theme of progressive “muckrakers”? A) violence B) corruption C) racism D) “conspicuous consumption” ANSWER B
Most progressives believed that social progress was a product of A) unregulated competition. B) class conflict. C) organized cooperation. D) rugged individualism. ANSWER C
According to the 1807 federal law that outlawed the importation of slaves, Africans captured from smugglers were to be __________. a. lined up and executed b. returned to Africa c. immediately emancipated d. turned over to state authorities to be disposed of according to local custom e. sold to the highest bidder by federal agents […]
In 1956, the Soviet Red Army moved to end a student-worker revolt in Hungary because its leader threatened to A) provoke an anticommunist revolution in neighboring Poland. B) provoke a direct confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States. C) overthrow the Stalinist government there. D) withdraw Hungary from the Warsaw Pact. ANSWER […]
The Soviet Union’s launching of the satellite “Sputnik” A) demonstrated the Soviets’ technological superiority over the United States. B) demonstrated the Soviets’ military superiority over the United States. C) caused Congress to increase appropriations for higher education in the United States. D) All of the above. ANSWER C
