Explain why by 1859 the concept of popular sovereignty was no longer a feasible alternative solution to the problem of slavery in the territories. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Popular sovereignty had been tried in the Kansas Territory and had been found wanting as a peaceful way to solve the question of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Personally, President Truman A) did not think the atomic bomb was necessary since an invasion of Japan was already planned and the Japanese had already sent out peace feelers. B) was unaware of the plan to build an atomic bomb until after he was sworn in as president. C) did not believe the atomic bomb […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The fundamental question in McCulloch v. Maryland involved the A) implied powers of the Constitution. B) constitutionality of slavery. C) regulation of interstate commerce. D) enforcement of private contracts. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe the key items on the Gilded Age farmer’s agenda for economic, political, and social reform. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Farmers hoped a more activist government would result from direct election of senators, direct primaries, secret ballots, and the initiative and referendum. They sought labor’s support by backing the eight-hour day […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In colonial America, it was widely believed that a fetus would be adversely affected if the pregnant mother did any of the following EXCEPT A) look at the moon. B) work during pregnancy. C) get startled by a loud noise. D) have an ungratified desire. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In an 1818 agreement with the United States, Britain consented to all the following EXCEPT A) joint occupation of the Oregon region. B) giving American fishermen the right to fish in eastern Canadian waters. C) restricting the number of naval vessels the two nations could maintain on the Great Lakes. D) making the forty-ninth parallel […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What were the distinguishing features of the Oneida community? A) common property and abolition of religion B) complex marriage and eugenics C) abolitionism and interracial living D) gender equality and sexual abstinence ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Northern manufacturers have become attracted to relocating in the South because of all the following EXCEPT A) higher wages. B) lower taxes. C) weaker unions. D) cheaper land. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the Monroe Doctrine, the United States did all of the following EXCEPT A) promise that the United States would not interfere in the affairs of Western hemispheric nations. B) close the Western Hemisphere to any further European colonization. C) warn Europeans not to interfere in the internal affairs of Western hemispheric nations. D) pledge […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The 1920s saw the rise in popularity of all of the following EXCEPT A) pulp fiction. B) crossword puzzles. C) basketball. D) confession magazines. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
