Denounced by most Puritans, Quakers believed in the “inner light” and opposed: a. German Pietists b. a trained clergy c. fair treatment of Indians d. trial by jury ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The religion that grew the most due to European immigration was A) Judaism. B) Catholicism. C) Protestantism. D) Islam. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following was true of the Viking settlement in Vinland? A) It was established as a military outpost. B) It lasted almost two hundred years. C) It was very small. D) Its inhabitants never had any conflict with native peoples. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
W.E.B. Du Bois accused Booker T. Washington of encouraging African-Americans to give up their political power. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
As for women workers, the American Federation of Labor __________. a. enthusiastically supported their needs b. either ignored or opposed them as members c. brought important changes in the workplace d. allowed them into leadership positions e. encouraged all producing women to join ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who were the muckrakers and what problems did they specifically expose in American society? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Define the muckrakers as journalists who wrote investigative journalist reports for newspapers and magazines, like McClure’s. The term muckraker comes from Teddy Roosevelt, who referred to the journalists as raking through the filth […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
As in 1919, the end of the war in 1946 brought __________. A) a wave of strikes B) an influenza epidemic C) a surge in union membership D) relative racial harmony ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
William Howard Taft undermined Roosevelt’s legacy in all of the following ways EXCEPT A) he replaced the Secretary of the Interior with someone who was not a staunch conservationist. B) he signed higher tariff rates and vetoed efforts to reduce the tariff on wool, steel, cotton, and iron, which alienated the progressive base of the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The nullification crisis was strongly influenced by __________. a. foreign manufacturing interests b. the political maneuvers of the National Republicans c. the demands of other southern states d. the personal feud between Jackson and Calhoun e. the relocation of Native Americans ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The United States would have supported Queen Liliuokalani’s efforts to restore Hawaiian rule if she had NOT threatened to execute all rebels. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
