Regarding their views of Reconstruction, which one of the following had the LEAST in common with the other three? A) redeemers B) carpetbaggers C) freedmen D) scalawags ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Thomas Jefferson believed that a democratic republic required A) reliance on the wealthy classes. B) a powerful national government. C) a well-developed economy with an emphasis on manufacturing. D) an educated citizenry. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
When World War I began in 1914, Americans A) were divided in their sympathies toward the belligerents. B) united in support of Great Britain and the Allies. C) presumed the United States would inevitably become involved in the war. D) believed their nation’s interests and security hinged on the war’s outcome. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
After his reelection in 1832, Andrew Jackson A) fired Nicholas Biddle, the President of the Second Bank of the United States. B) ordered the removal of federal funds from the Second Bank of the United States. C) encouraged state banks to issue more bank notes to circulate as national currency. D) revoked the charter of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The case of Marbury v. Madison established the precedent for A) judicial review. B) executive privilege. C) due process of law. D) implied powers. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Do you think that European expansion to the “New World” was primarily motivated by a concern for economic gain, religious conversion, or simple curiosity? Justify your choice. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER All three were involved, but the primary motive was economic. Consider: the Spanish monarchs’ excitement over Columbus’s report of gold; […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the major concern of the Washington Conference that was convened by Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes in 1921? A) outlawing war B) naval disarmament C) American interventions in Latin America D) freedom of the seas ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In three of the four presidential elections between 1840 and 1852, the Whig party nominated a ________ for president. A) U.S. senator B) southern slaveowner C) military hero D) former Federalist ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In early 1917, President Wilson labeled a group of senators “a little band of willful men” because they opposed A) making American loans to the Allies. B) the arming of American merchant ships. C) breaking diplomatic relations with Germany. D) the Gore-McLemore resolutions. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The 1964 Civil Rights Act did NOT prohibit discrimination in A) public facilities. B) residential housing. C) voting. D) employment. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
