Compare and contrast the intentions of the Duke of York, William Penn, and James Oglethorpe when they founded New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER York: to enforce the Navigation Acts Penn: to provide a Quaker refuge and religious tolerance Oglethorpe: to build a buffer for South Carolina and […]
Literary naturalists in late nineteenth-century America pursued the theme of A) the excitement and leisurely frivolity of urban night life. B) the effects of modern urban society on the helpless individual. C) regional differences and regional dialects in rural America. D) America’s natural beauty and grandeur. ANSWER B
The lives of the central characters in Sister Carrie and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets were most shaped by their A) hard work. B) good character. C) rugged individualism. D) poverty. ANSWER D
The economic boom of the 1990s was caused by all of the following EXCEPT A) high interest rates that controlled inflation. B) a slowdown in the economies of America’s major competitors. C) a sharp decline in the prices of basic commodities. D) the growth of new computer and communications technologies. ANSWER A
The mission of the Spanish Armada was to __________. a. suppress a revolt in the Netherlands b. defend Queen Elizabeth I of England against challenges to her rule c. eliminate Queen Elizabeth I and make England a Catholic country d. replace Queen Elizabeth I with Mary Queen of Scots e. get revenge against the English […]
According to the policy of peaceable coercion, __________. a. a nation declares its neutrality b. a nation avoids all military confrontation c. peaceful relations should be sought through negotiations d. economic pressure is used as a diplomatic weapon e. neutral nations can have limited trade with belligerents ANSWER D
The effect of Macon’s Bill Number Two was that __________. a. Napoleon promised to rescind the Berlin and Milan decrees b. Great Britain promised to rescind the Orders in Council c. Napoleon declared war on the United States d. Madison received strong public support e. even diplomatic contact with Britain and France was severed […]
The Wagner (National Labor Relations) Act A) called for a workmen’s compensation system. B) established unemployment insurance. C) cracked down on labor unions. D) guaranteed the right of workers to join unions. ANSWER D
At the state level, which one of the following was NOT a proposal progressives made to achieve “direct democracy”? A) poll taxes B) women’s suffrage C) direct election of senators D) initiative, referendum, and recall ANSWER A
Why did the Portuguese reject Columbus’s proposed route to Cathay? a. They wanted Columbus to sail to India, not Cathay. b. They believed that Columbus had underestimated the Earth’s circumference. c. They did not believe that the Earth had a spherical shape. d. They believed that Columbus had no intention of reaching Cathay and was […]
