Why did the financial crisis of 2008 come as a shock? What effects, if any, did legislative policies of the 1990s have in steering America towards financial crisis in 2008? Evaluate the role and practices of many of America’s leading financial investment firms and how lax regulation led to financial disaster. ANSWER Answer: An […]
To address New Netherland’s chronic labor shortage, Peter Stuyvesant __________. A) brought in large numbers of indentured servants B) enslaved local Indians C) endorsed trade in African slaves D) approved of the arrival of Jewish settlers. ANSWER C
During the first millennium BCE, what culture developed in the arid Southwest? A) Hohokam B) Skoaquik C) Arawaks D) Pima ANSWER Answer: A
A contributing factor in Pontiac’s Rebellion of 1763-64 was: a. Indians who experienced two lean hunting seasons rebelled against British policies b. the British cut off food and ammunition usually given to Indians for the winter c. frontiersmen attacked several Indian tribes and massacred innocent women and children d. the “Prophet” urged Indians to abandon […]
According to the migration hypothesis, ancestors of Native Americans came from __________. A) Africa B) Israel C) Northern Europe D) Asia ANSWER Answer: D
The True Pure Land sect A) merged with the Nichiren sect. B) broke with Buddhist tradition. C) preached the need of good works to reach salvation. D) believed an evil man could never enter the Pure Land. E) none of the above. ANSWER B
Which of these helps explain why migration to North America was attractive to Siberian hunter-gatherers? A) North America was home to many large mammals. B) It was much warmer in North America than in Asia. C) Siberian hunter-gatherers were often attacked by more aggressive Asian peoples. D) The population of Asia had grown too large […]
Which of the following groups felt particularly threatened by Jay’s Treaty? A) southern planters B) northern manufacturers C) ordinary workers D) bankers and financiers ANSWER A
The encounter between English colonists and Native Americans at Roanoke suggest that the English and natives __________. A) easily understood each other’s viewpoints B) had very different concepts of community C) shared ideas about property and possessions D) were completely unable to communicate with each other ANSWER Answer: B
Roosevelt’s Hundred Days banking legislation was designed to __________. a. support strong banks and eliminate the weaker ones b. decrease government regulation of U.S. banks c. allow the government to take over the banking system d. give bankers a place in his government e. merge smaller banks with larger ones ANSWER A
