Ignatius Donnelly, in his book Caesar’s Column, chronicled a fictional group of Americans who escaped their repressive lives and started a new community based around the ideals of all of the following groups EXCEPT A) Greenback Party. B) United Methodist Church. C) Knights of Labor. D) Farmer’s Alliance. ANSWER Answer: B
In the 1830s and 1840s, the main advocate of states’ rights was __________. a. Daniel Webster b. Henry Clay c. John C. Calhoun d. Martin Van Buren e. Andrew Jackson ANSWER C
Which of the following was NOT a major initiative that Woodrow Wilson planned for his presidency? A) ending racial discrimination in the South B) access to raw materials C) reforming the banking and finance sectors of the country D) conservation ANSWER Answer: A
Assess the French contribution to the American victory in the Revolutionary War. Could the Americans have won without French help? Explain why, or why not. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER French aid was critical–covert loans and war material was vital to keeping Washington’s army together in the early going. French troops and […]
Alaska was also known as Ukrainian America. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Who was the president of the national bank and Andrew Jackson’s chief opponent in the “bank war”? a. Henry Clay b. John C. Calhoun c. Francis B. Blair d. Nicholas Biddle e. John Jacob Astor ANSWER D
The U.S. Navy fleet that was sent around the world to show American strength and promote good will was called A) Great White Fleet. B) Great Barrier Fleet. C) Old Glory. D) U.S.S Maine. ANSWER Answer: A
The major significance of Jackson’s national bank veto message was that it __________. a. was the first veto made by Jackson b. failed to explain the constitutional reasons for his decision c. was the first one that went beyond strictly constitutional arguments d. decisively ended the life of the national bank e. was the first […]
Why was the sinking of the Lusitania a turning point for Americans who had recently been in favor of neutrality? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will include: 1. A discussion of Germany’s usage of submarines, or U-boats, and their effect on safe travel and safe trade. 2. The fact that the Lusitania, and the […]
Which of the following lists industrial developments in proper chronological order? a. the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, formation of the first trust, formation of U.S. Steel Corporation b. the formation of U.S. Steel Corporation, formation of the first trust, completion of the first transcontinental railroad c. the formation of the first trust, completion […]
