The great migration to East Harlem from 1945 to 1964 was made up of __________. A) African Americans B) Puerto Ricans C) Native Americans D) Mexicans ANSWER Answer: B
The “agricultural revolution” in the New World A) stabilized Native-American population growth. B) led to the establishment of permanent villages. C) had little effect on Native-American cultures. D) first occurred among the Eastern Woodland tribes of North America. ANSWER B
Alexander Hamilton’s funding and assumption programs suggest that he believed that humans were fundamentally motivated by A) a humanitarian concern for the welfare of others. B) a keen sense of justice and fair play. C) economic self-interest. D) religious convictions. ANSWER C
Congress did NOT adopt Secretary Hamilton’s financial proposal to A) fund the national debt. B) assume the states’ debts. C) create a national bank. D) aid industry. ANSWER D
In the 1790s, America’s relations with Britain were troubled by controversies over all of the following EXCEPT A) British refusal to recognize American boundaries in the Old Southwest. B) British provocation of Indian attacks against American settlers. C) the British navy’s seizure of American cargoes and seamen. D) British troops occupying forts in the Old […]
In his response to Congress’s request for additional information about the Jay Treaty, President Washington A) willingly cooperated with Congress’s request. B) submitted some of the requested documents. C) asked the Supreme Court for a ruling. D) refused to cooperate, invoking executive privilege. ANSWER D
The founder of the Mormon religion was A) Brigham Young. B) Marcus Whitman. C) Robert Owen. D) Joseph Smith. ANSWER D
Which one of following was NOT a controversial issue facing those who were designing Reconstruction policy? A) who was in charge of Reconstruction policy B) what civil and political rights freedmen had C) whether the slaves were now free D) how the Confederate states were going to be readmitted ANSWER C
Which one of the following issues was NOT a major source of political division that led to the creation of the Second Party System? A) economic depression B) territorial expansion C) the future of slavery D) presidential succession ANSWER B
From the beginning of English colonization in North America, it was decided that A) agriculture would be the economic basis of all colonial economies. B) native peoples would be dealt with as equals of the English. C) English colonists would retain all their rights as English subjects. D) all mineral wealth that was discovered belonged […]