Who was Sir Francis Drake? A) an English nationalist who led an expedition to colonize North America and locate the “Northwest Passage” B) the courtier who sponsored the expedition that founded the “lost colony” of Roanoke C) an explorer whose voyages laid the basis for English territorial claims in North America D) an English freebooter […]
Black Codes in all southern states prohibited A) marriage between blacks and whites. B) African Americans from signing labor contracts. C) apprenticeship of African-American youths. D) land ownership by African Americans. ANSWER A
Who was the commander in chief of the Texas Revolutionary Army during the Texas Revolution? A) William Travis B) Davy Crockett C) James Bowie D) Sam Houston ANSWER D
It seems apparent today that the Alien and Sedition Acts infringed on rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Explain why Congress passed such legislation in 1798. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The Federalist-dominated Congress saw the arousal of public anxiety during the undeclared war with France as an opportunity to silence […]
Preemption acts passed by Congress were most beneficial to A) land speculators. B) squatters. C) Native Americans. D) railroad companies. ANSWER B
Andrew Jackson’s relations with his vice president, John C. Calhoun, could best be described as A) strained. B) cordial. C) relaxed. D) civil. ANSWER A
The nullification crisis involved a conflict of authority between A) the state of Georgia and the Cherokee Nation. B) John Marshall and Andrew Jackson. C) the president and Congress. D) the state of South Carolina and the federal government. ANSWER D
What was the most difficult foreign policy problem President Wilson faced between 1914 and 1917? A) goading his chief advisors into backing his own sympathies for the Allies B) maintaining American neutral rights on the high seas C) deciding whether or not to officially declare the United States a neutral nation D) resisting the popular […]
Andrew Jackson’s Specie Circular A) directed that public land purchases be paid for in gold and silver. B) created the Independent Treasury system to take care of the nation’s finances. C) required that federal funds be deposited in “pet” banks. D) outlawed paper currency. ANSWER A
What were Senator John C. Calhoun’s views in the congressional debate in 1850? A) There must be a constitutional amendment to protect southern rights to carry slaves into western territories. B) Congress should extend the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Coast; banning slavery north of the line, but allowing it south of the line. […]
