Do you think that European expansion to the “New World” was primarily motivated by a concern for economic gain, religious conversion, or simple curiosity? Justify your choice. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER All three were involved, but the primary motive was economic. Consider: the Spanish monarchs’ excitement over Columbus’s report of gold; […]
What was the major concern of the Washington Conference that was convened by Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes in 1921? A) outlawing war B) naval disarmament C) American interventions in Latin America D) freedom of the seas ANSWER B
In three of the four presidential elections between 1840 and 1852, the Whig party nominated a ________ for president. A) U.S. senator B) southern slaveowner C) military hero D) former Federalist ANSWER C
In early 1917, President Wilson labeled a group of senators “a little band of willful men” because they opposed A) making American loans to the Allies. B) the arming of American merchant ships. C) breaking diplomatic relations with Germany. D) the Gore-McLemore resolutions. ANSWER B
The 1964 Civil Rights Act did NOT prohibit discrimination in A) public facilities. B) residential housing. C) voting. D) employment. ANSWER B
Describe the changes made in the American political system between 1820 and 1840 that made it a more “democratic” system. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: reduced voting requirements (residency, property, religion); more elective offices (judges, presidential electors); nominating conventions replace caucuses; declining influence of political elite; popular campaigns.
It is the text authors’ view that “Jackson greatly expanded the power and prestige of the Presidency and federal government.” Describe several specific actions by Andrew Jackson that illustrate this point. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: the nullification crisis overrides state authority; the Bank veto asserts presidential power; Jackson’s view of […]
In the 1890s, the Sherman Antitrust Act was most effectively used to A) break up labor strikes. B) reduce tariff rates. C) regulate railroad rates. D) break up the sugar trust. ANSWER A
Compare and contrast the political principles of the Jacksonian Democrats and the Jeffersonian Republicans. In what ways were their beliefs similar and different? Explain the reasons for the differences. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Similarities: states’ rights; strict constructionist; territorial expansionist; pro-Indian removal; equal opportunity; faith in the “common man.” Differences: Jacksonians […]
Opponents of the Kansas-Nebraska Act were primarily upset because it A) guaranteed that slavery would expand into the Kansas-Nebraska Territory. B) was incompatible with the Compromise of 1850. C) endorsed the Wilmot Proviso. D) repealed the Missouri Compromise. ANSWER D
