What was John Dickinson’s argument in Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania? A) Colonists were willing to accept trade taxes from Parliament, but not revenue taxes. B) Colonists were willing to accept external taxes from Parliament, but not internal taxes. C) Parliament did not know the difference between external taxes and internal taxes. D) Colonists […]
Queen Elizabeth licensed individual English captains to harass Spanish treasure fleets for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) it was far cheaper and more lucrative for England than supporting a large royal navy. B) it permitted England to obtain 10 percent of their imports through the efficient, legalized practice of piracy. C) it eliminated […]
How did Theodore Roosevelt distinguish a “good” trust from a “bad” trust? a. A good trust stayed within reasonable bounds, whereas a bad trust hurt the general welfare of society. b. A good trust donated money to Roosevelt’s campaign, whereas bad trusts did not. c. A good trust was well-organized and efficient, whereas a bad […]
How have historians perceived the significance of the Mayflower Compact of 1620? A) the fundamental beginning of government by the consent of the people B) an agreement among a diverse group of people trying to cooperate with each other through an anticipated difficult winter in a strange land C) an early agreement of religious tolerance […]
Roosevelt regretted making the statement, “Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for or accept another nomination,” because he __________. a. ran for the office of president in the very next election b. ran for the office of senator at the end of his life c. appointed his successor, William Howard Taft, and controlled […]
What expectations and goals did Governor John Winthrop have for the Massachusetts Bay Colony? How were those goals and expectations met or frustrated as the colony developed politically, economically, educationally, and religiously? How did the altered priorities of the second and third generation of Massachusetts Puritans influence the development of the colony? ANSWER An […]
To resolve the problem of the vast expenses New World settlement required, English merchant-capitalists introduced the concept of __________. a. proprietorship b. primogeniture c. the joint-stock company d. feudalism e. mercantilism ANSWER C
All of the following were among the goals of French explorer Robert LaSalle on behalf of France in his expeditions in 1679-1682 EXCEPT A) building an alliance with the Illinois and other tribes against the Iroquois. B) establishing a permanent French presence throughout the Mississippi Valley. C) expanding French claims to include wide swaths of […]
Imagine you are an immigrant from a rural community to a large American city in the 1890s. Describe what you see and what you think and feel about your new environment. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The immigrant would see such things as skyscrapers, electric lights and streetcars, traffic jams, a heterogeneous […]
Following news that La Salle had claimed the coast of Texas for France and the French had founded New Orleans in 1718, Spain A) declared war on France to curb possible expansion into Texas. B) built the city of San Antonio to assert its claims to Texas. C) built the city of El Paso to […]
