Critics of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways Act said that it would “alter the culture and landscape of America.” Cite some specific ways that the interstate highways have had an impact on American life. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: decline of inner cities; decline of urban mass transit; […]
The fall of 1621 in Plymouth witnessed the A) first Thanksgiving celebration, but also the conclusion of peace between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians. B) outbreak of war between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians. C) collapse of the Pilgrim Village at Plimoth Plantation due to the lack of food. D) exponential expansion of […]
How did Madison hope to defeat Great Britain in the war of 1812? a. He hoped to gain control of the British West Indies to show Great Britain that the United States was a powerful country worthy of respect. b. He attempted to control the trade routes of the Atlantic Ocean, demonstrating the United States’ […]
Who emerged victorious and enjoyed executive and legislative powers right after the English civil war from 1642 until 1649? A) King James B) King Charles I C) Parliament D) King Charles II ANSWER Answer: C
According to the text authors, in the 1950s, “the United States became identified with unpopular, undemocratic, and intolerant right-wing regimes” in the Third World. Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER In the 1950s, Americans generally defined world peace as the absence of communism and the existence of order. A foreign policy based […]
During the course of Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette’s exploration down the Mississippi River and their return trip back up the Mississippi River A) they realized a French colony could be developed that would allow for prosperous trading with the Indians and blocking the expansion of the English. B) they discouraged the development of […]
The text authors accuse local, state, and national authorities of “a failure of leadership” in implementing the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education. What evidence demonstrates the truth of this accusation? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: President Eisenhower believed the decision was a mistake and generally did not […]
The territorial claims of France and England in parts of North America far beyond the Southwest had no influence on the Spanish settlement of colonies from Texas to California. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
In what way was Taft more of a conservationist than Roosevelt? a. He opposed Ballinger’s sale of millions of acres of public land. b. He opposed Ballinger’s sale of Alaskan land to coal companies. c. He instituted the nation’s first recycling program. d. He was a vegetarian and opposed to hunting animals. e. He conserved […]
What was the impact and outcome of King George’s War, 1744-1748? A) Modest victories and land transfers between Great Britain and France and considerable loss of life to British and French colonists and to their Indian allies in New York and New England. B) An enormous war that resulted in Britain winning control of all […]
