In Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842), the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that A) labor unions had a legal right to exist. B) working men’s political parties were illegal because they constrained trade. C) labor unions that called strikes were guilty of criminal conspiracy. D) employer’s associations were illegal because they were detrimental to the peace, prosperity, […]
Anti-radical nativists had their worst fears realized when President McKinley was assassinated by A) Leo Frank. B) Jacob Riis. C) Leon Czolgosz. D) David Hennessy. ANSWER C
Which of the following revolutionized early Native American cultures? a. the discovery of hunting b. the development of agriculture c. tribal political alliances d. emergence of a written language e. the domestication of the horse ANSWER B
From the American Revolution to the Civil War, the proportion of wealth controlled by the richest 10 percent of Americans in the northern states A) was about the same as it is today. B) decreased. C) remained about the same. D) increased. ANSWER D
The Great Awakening resulted in all the following EXCEPT A) a clearer definition of fundamental human rights and liberties. B) the founding of several new colleges. C) a decline of religious diversity. D) the rise of Protestant forms of worship among slaves. ANSWER C
The Albany Plan of Union did NOT A) include a president general appointed by the Crown. B) include a grand council of representatives from each colony. C) secure endorsements from the colonial assemblies. D) provide for defense or tax policies. ANSWER C
Columbus originally was determined to prove that __________. a. a westward water route to China existed b. the world was not flat c. the continents of North and South America existed d. the lost continent of Atlantis was actually part of South America e. the world was smaller than scientists believed at the time […]
At the time of Columbus’s first voyage in 1492, __________. a. most educated Europeans believed the earth was flat b. no European nation had any interest in exploration c. most educated Europeans did not believe the earth was flat d. no one thought he would find anything e. the Catholic Church condemned this kind of […]
American prosperity in the early 1800s was based on __________. a. an industrial economy b. manufacturing c. monetary supplies d. agriculture and commerce e. the slave system ANSWER D
President Hoover’s popular image was badly damaged in 1932 when he A) signed the Hawley-Smoot Tariff. B) ordered a federal “dole” for the unemployed. C) blamed the business community for the depression. D) ordered the eviction of the Bonus Army from Washington, D.C. ANSWER D
