How did the political nullification crisis between the U.S. government and South Carolina finally get resolved? A) The Congressional passage of a bill authorizing federal military force against South Carolina and, most importantly, a political tariff compromise enacted by Congress in 1833 that provided reductions in the tariff rates of goods important to South Carolinians […]
What was one of Wilson’s major goals at the Paris Peace Conference? a. to punish Germany for starting the war b. to compensate the Allies for their great losses c. to found a League of Nations to enforce peace d. to bring the new Russian government to the peace table e. to collect awards and […]
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s mature religious beliefs are MOST closely associated with A) Unitarianism. B) Transcendentalism. C) Presbyterianism. D) agnosticism. ANSWER Answer: B
According to the most widely accepted theory, why were newcomers to North America eventually unable to return Siberia? A) The Bering Land Bridge had been submerged. B) The quality of the game they found living in North America made returning unattractive. C) They were rejected by the peoples they left. D) They were unable to […]
The McGuffey Readers A) provided instruction on different regional dialects for pronouncing key terms in the text. B) favored teaching British English over the emerging American English in the spelling of key terms and words in a story. C) urged students to learn a common American English in the spelling and pronunciation of key terms […]
Why did some people criticize American suburban life? a. They accused suburban families of snobbery, since only the wealthy could live there. b. They thought the houses were built with substandard materials and craftsmanship. c. They disliked the conformity and uniformity of suburban life. d. They were afraid that a mass exodus to the suburbs […]
All of the following events occurred in the immediate aftermath of the Texians capturing the Alamo fortress and another Texian military force occupying the Texan town and garrison at Goliad in 1836 EXCEPT A) Mexican president Santa Anna ordered the Mexican army north, capturing the Alamo and killing its 200 Texian defenders in March 1836 […]
What did Native Americans and African Americans have in common in the early nineteenth century? a. Both were enslaved by white Americans and used as cheap agricultural labor. b. Both successfully resisted white American dominance with peaceful protests and lobbying. c. Both successfully resisted white American dominance with violence, often joining together to do so. […]
After succeeding President William Henry Harrison following his death from pneumonia, President John Tyler clashed with prominent members of the Whig Party including members of his own cabinet over A) Tyler’s signing of the Land Act of 1841 making it easier for homesteaders to buy federal land or keep land on which they were squatters. […]
Indian languages provide strong evidence of the __________ of Archaic Indian peoples. A) cultural diversity B) social homogeneity C) genetic diversity D) racial diversity ANSWER A
