One of the root causes of America’s economic difficulties in the 1970s was A) high tariffs. B) deep tax cuts. C) the Arab oil embargo. D) massive defense spending. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “paranoid style” in American politics was reflected in the A) Federal Employee Loyalty Program. B) HUAC investigations. C) Army-McCarthy hearings. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
“Redemptioners” were like indentured servants except that the redemptioners A) were seldom abused. B) paid their own passage in advance. C) migrated in family units. D) usually settled in Atlantic coastal towns. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
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, […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
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 […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
