The two transcontinental railroad lines met at __________. a. Sacramento, California b. Reno, Nevada c. Promontory, Utah d. Santa Fe, New Mexico e. Salt Lake City, Utah ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which amendment to the Constitution ended slavery? A) Twelfth B) Thirteenth C) Fourteenth D) Fifteenth ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The West African nations that sold slaves to Europeans enjoyed productive economies. Which of these was not a skilled craft of West Africans? a. weaving and jewelry making b. shipbuilding c. wood and ivory carving d. sculpting in bronze ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who was the first African-American to be elected to the Senate? A) Hiram Revels B) Fredrick Douglass C) Garrett Davis D) Blanche K. Bruce ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
“Labor peace” was the term used to describe __________. a. workers agreeing not to strike so that they might work productively for the war effort b. the socialist union workers who were laboring or working for peace and against the war effort c. workers striking for improved working conditions and pay in a more peaceful […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Sharecropping began in Louisiana. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
By 1759, the proportion of the American population made up of black slaves was: a. more than one-fifth b. about half, three-fourths of whom lived in the South c. approximately one-third d. three-fifths ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which president ended Reconstruction? A) Hayes B) Grant C) Johnson D) Garfield ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The text authors suggest that President Johnson’s “problem” with the Vietnam War was that “the style of his leadership–involved great duplicity”. Do you agree with this assessment? State your own evaluation of President Johnson as a wartime president. ANSWER Johnson’s duplicitous style can be seen in his representation of the “attacks” that led to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Ghost Dance movement that emerged prominently among the Sioux in 1890 promised the tribe what two things would happen if they returned to their ancient traditions? A) The bison would return and white people would disappear. B) White people would become their friends and the deer would return. C) Wars would cease and the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
