Describe several significant similarities among the English mainland colonies by 1700. Consider economies, political systems, religious practices, and social structure. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Economic: agricultural economies, trade, indentured servitude and headrights, strong commercial values Political: elected assemblies, elite leadership, voting restrictions (property or church membership) Religious: some level of tolerance […]
Explain why Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson posed a real threat to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. What were the key points of their dissent? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Both challenged the truth of Puritan orthodoxy and threatened social order in the colony by questioning the views and authority of the ministers […]
In its essence, the Monroe Doctrine was designed to A) isolate the Americas from European affairs. B) end Spanish rule in the Americas. C) reestablish friendly ties between the United States and Britain. D) define American boundaries with British territory in North America. ANSWER A
Federal troops were used to quell the violence during the A) Great Railroad Strike of 1877. B) anthracite coal strike of the 1870s. C) Haymarket Square riot of 1886. D) All of the above. ANSWER A
The West’s development as a region of irrigated farming began with the administration of A) Herbert Hoover. B) Franklin D. Roosevelt. C) Dwight D. Eisenhower. D) Harry Truman. ANSWER B
The first major league baseball team located on the West Coast was the A) Oakland Athletics. B) Los Angeles Angels. C) Seattle Pilots. D) Los Angeles Dodgers. ANSWER D
Which one of the following was NOT a principal figure in the “Monkey Trial” in Tennessee in 1925? A) Langston Hughes B) Clarence Darrow C) William Jennings Bryan D) John T. Scopes ANSWER A
The Dutch West India Company was responsible for settling what eventually became A) North Carolina. B) New York. C) Massachusetts. D) South Carolina. ANSWER B
The absence of ________ remained a source of friction between settlers in colonial New York and the British government for many years. A) trial by jury B) a popularly elected assembly C) confirmation of their land grants D) religious toleration ANSWER B
In Pennsylvania, William Penn provided his settlers with A) political representation. B) freedom of religion. C) generous land grants. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
