What role did Italian cities play in the medieval economy? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: commerce: Mediterranean trade; the Crusades; contact with the Middle East and Asia
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the Hundred Days, Roosevelt __________. a. proposed government ownership of major industries b. closed all the banks c. developed a welfare system to aid the aged, disabled, and unemployed d. attempted to pack the Supreme Court with judges sympathetic to his program e. canceled a session of Congress to give himself more time to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In contrast to the Chesapeake, New England’s settlers __________. A) had better relationships with the Indians B) imported indentured servants who later became freemen C) were mainly family groups D) developed self-government ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Soviet Union pointed to American race relations as an indication of American __________. A) socialism B) prosperity C) depravity D) hypocrisy ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these best characterizes Spanish New Mexico in 1700? A) wealthy, sparsely populated, frontier of inclusion B) poor, densely populated, frontier of exclusion C) poor, sparsely populated, frontier of inclusion D) wealthy, densely populated, frontier of exclusion ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did apologists describe the institution of slavery before the 1830s? a. as a benefit to the slaves themselves b. as a necessary evil c. as an inevitable institution d. as a neutral business arrangement e. as a sinful enterprise ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did the Virginia Company respond to the terrible winter of 1609‒1610? A) It filed for bankruptcy. B) It revised its settlement plan. C) It sent additional men to the colony. D) It declared war on the Powhatan Confederacy. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the LEAST frequently used method of birth control in early nineteenth-century America? A) the condom B) abortion C) coitus interruptus D) douching ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Most Africans were enslaved __________. A) by white kidnappers who invaded African territory B) by cooperation between European or American and African traders C) for committing criminal offenses against the tribe D) by North African Arab traders ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following was a consequence of the abolition of slavery in the North? A) Northern whites accepted blacks as equals. B) Blacks faced considerable difficulties in finding employment. C) The black population of the North fell dramatically. D) Blacks became an important voting bloc. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
