Which best summarizes the basic philosophy of the Enlightenment? a. Reason could help humans achieve perfection in this world. b. Knowledge was of little use when confined to speculation. c. Faith and tolerance could help humans achieve perfection in this world. d. Absolutist governments must be replaced by representative governments. e. People must give up […]
How did French Canadians respond to the Second Continental Congress’s invitation to join the struggle for liberty? A) Canada immediately voted to join with the Americans. B) An emissary sent from Congress to Québec was hanged as a traitor. C) Canadians, fearing the Americans as much as the British, hesitated to respond. D) Canadians raised […]
During the ratification of the Constitution, the bitter disputes in ________ led to the writing of the Federalist Papers. A) Maryland B) Virginia C) Massachusetts D) New York ANSWER D
The local militias that fought in the Revolutionary War __________. A) provided the military expertise that ultimately defeated the British B) were well-trained fighting forces C) exhibited surprising military discipline D) suffered appalling rates of desertion ANSWER Answer: D
The New Look referred to Eisenhower’s __________. A) plans for stimulating economic growth B) plans for public education C) approach to social welfare D) approach to the military ANSWER D
At the end of 1777, what was the result of two years of fighting? A) The Patriot cause was near collapse. B) The British strategy for suppressing the Revolution had been a failure. C) France and Spain joined the war on Britain’s side. D) Both sides were so exhausted that no more fighting was possible. […]
Jefferson successfully fought to end entail and primogeniture in Virginia in 1776. To what do entail and primogeniture refer? A) religious expression B) inheritance law C) women’s right to choose their husbands D) the legality of slavery ANSWER Answer: B
What state enfranchised both male and female property holders in 1776? A) New Jersey B) Virginia C) Georgia D) Maryland ANSWER Answer: A
In his first “Report on the Public Credit,” Alexander Hamilton proposed __________. A) the establishment of a centralized Bank of the United States B) high protective tariffs C) funding the domestic debt and sharing the profits with its original holders D) that the federal government assume the remaining Revolutionary War debts of the states […]
Susanna Haswell Rowson’s Book, Charlotte Temple, illustrated __________. A) the rise of feminist views in the Revolution of 1800 B) the rise in demand for books appealing to women C) the rise of the American novel as an art form D) the ideas of “republican motherhood” ANSWER Answer: B
