There was controversy over the starting and ending destinations of the railroad. What four cities were considered for the ending of the railroad? A) Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego B) San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York C) Portland, San Diego, Chicago, Miami D) San Diego, Rochester, Portland, New York ANSWER Answer: […]
Give your own assessment of America’s participation in the Vietnam War. Do you agree or disagree with the rationale for our intervention? Why? With the way the United States fought the war? Why? With the way we ended our involvement? Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The rationale for commitment included concerns […]
Thomas Edison’s invention that changed the world was the A) telephone. B) electric light. C) stock ticker tape machine. D) electric streetcars. ANSWER Answer: B
What approach to the growth of white settlement was favored by Dragging Canoe? A) violent resistance B) compromise and diplomacy C) assimilation and acceptance D) westward migration ANSWER A
Long-time Republicans campaigned for Democrat Grover Cleveland because he A) was formerly a Republican. B) was a Civil War veteran. C) was known for his honesty, while the Republican candidate was known as corrupt. D) promised to eliminate business taxes. ANSWER Answer: C
Which of the following men were true political and philosophical allies in the 1820s? a. John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay b. Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson c. Andrew Jackson and John Marshall d. Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun e. Nicholas Biddle and Andrew Jackson ANSWER A
Explain how the immigrant experience of the Gilded Age both fulfilled and did not fulfill the idea of a “melting pot.” Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Describe the ways in which immigrants experienced cultural blending, via shared living and work conditions, and learned English and American culture. 2. Explain the forced Anglicization […]
The weakest area of the American economy in the 1920s was __________. a. automobiles b. agriculture c. banking d. exports e. manufacturing ANSWER B
Marcus Alonzo Hanna was William McKinley’s ________ during the election of 1896. A) adversary B) vice president C) political advisor D) subversive enemy ANSWER Answer: C
What was the 1961 freedom ride? a. a march on Washington in which participants rode bicycles b. a sit-in during which thousands of college students experimented with LSD c. a protest in which thousands of college students blocked the routes of segregated buses and trains d. a protest in which thousands of people crossed the […]
