Nonimportation was first used by colonists to protest __________. A) the Townshend duties B) the Sugar Act C) the Stamp Act D) the Proclamation of 1763 ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Boland Amendment __________. a. prohibited American military aid to overthrow the Nicaraguan government b. prohibited the sale of weapons to Iran under any circumstances c. made it illegal for the United States to interfere in any foreign war without voter approval d. allowed covert operations in Central America to stop the spread of communism […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did all of the colonies reject the Albany Plan of Union? A) They feared they would lose their autonomy. B) They saw it as a power grab by the British. C) They worried about its effect on Indian peoples. D) They were anxious that it would result in a tax increase. ANSWER Answer: […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Eisenhower’s political ideology is best described as __________. A) pragmatic and centerist B) progressive C) staunchly conservative D) libertarian ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why was the Sugar Act of 1764 a major shift in British colonial policy? How did the colonists respond to the act? Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: consequences of the Seven Years’ War; British efforts to increase revenues; colonial self-government; colonial attitudes and assumptions
Date: September 9th, 2020
In his second term, Roosevelt’s success was meager except for __________. a. the passage of a national health insurance program b. the passage of minimum wage and maximum hour legislation c. the passage of anti-lynching legislation d. a Democratic resurgence in the 1938 elections e. the emergence of a liberal congressional coalition that aided Roosevelt’s […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Almost all of the Native American tribes who participated in the Revolution __________. A) fought on the American side B) fought on the British side C) fought for whomever paid them the most D) only entered the war when an American victory seemed inevitable ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The British campaign in the South began with General Clinton’s conquest of __________. A) South Carolina B) Georgia C) New Orleans D) North Carolina ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
