One of the major causes of __________ was the disfranchisement of landless freemen by the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1670. a. Bacon’s Rebellion b. Coode’s Rebellion c. Leisler’s Rebellion d. the Stono Uprising e. Shays’s Rebellion ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did the U.S.S Maine contribute to the war between the United States and Spain? A) Americans blamed Spain for the explosion and deaths of sailors. B) Americans blamed Cuba for the explosion and deaths of sailors. C) Cubans blamed Spain for the explosion and deaths of sailors. D) Americans wanted a catalyst to start […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The armed conflict between Native Americans and New Englanders in 1675 was led by __________. a. Massasoit b. Powhatan c. Metacomet d. Tecumseh e. Opechancanough ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
President Wilson’s foreign relations with Asian nations were negatively affected by all of the following EXCEPT A) the denial of the Morgan loan to China. B) the California law denying land purchase to anyone “ineligible for citizenship.” C) pre-existing tensions that came with his succession into office. D) Pearl Harbor. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s __________. a. appealed to old-stock Americans nervous about social and cultural change b. focused solely on blacks in both the North and the South c. was not politically active or powerful d. would not admit women e. was active mainly in the Old South ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Al Capone, who took control of the liquor business in Chicago, was eventually arrested and imprisoned for A) the murder of “Big Jim” Colosimo. B) violating the Volstead Act. C) income tax evasion. D) bribery of public officials. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why was control of Poland not negotiable for Joseph Stalin? A) The Germans had invaded Russia by going through Poland. B) Most Poles were ethnic Russians. C) Poland used Soviet currency. D) Poland had been annexed by Germany in 1933. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Andrew Mellon, one of the wealthiest people in the United States, served as secretary of the treasury. During his term, he was called the “greatest secretary of the treasury ever.” His accomplishments include all of the following EXCEPT A) creation of a close and comfortable relationship between government and business. B) applied cuts to government […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
William Henry Harrison’s nickname “Tippecanoe” refers to his involvement in __________. a. the emancipation of African American slaves in the South b. the forced relocation of eastern tribes west of the Mississippi River c. widespread disease and death during the westward movement d. a western battle with Native Americans e. the nullification crisis ANSWER […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
A “run on a bank” could shut down a bank because A) the Federal Reserve Board had bad rules in place. B) banks did not keep much money in their vaults. C) paper money was replacing gold-backed currency. D) people could get to banks fast in their cars. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
