The first president to attempt seriously to alter the historic pattern of racial discrimination in the United States was __________. a. Harry Truman b. Franklin D. Roosevelt c. Theodore Roosevelt d. John F. Kennedy e. Herbert Hoover ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The following was TRUE about the cotton-planting and production process EXCEPT A) cotton was planted in the early spring and required constant attention and weeding throughout the growing season. B) on most plantations, there was a strict gender divide between men who plowed and women and children who hoed. C) the winter was a time […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Dartmouth College v. Woodward __________. a. increased the regulatory powers of state governments b. asserted the implied powers of the Constitution c. led to the growth of the modern corporation d. ruled the state had no right to tax a privately owned college e. expanded the powers of the federal government to regulate education […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did the expansion and increased importance of cotton production influence the development of the commercial economy in the United States? What new opportunities and difficulties did it create for northern workers? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss how northern entrepreneurs invested in giant looms and mills for the domestic factory production […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The phrase rage militare refers to A) the British military’s attitude toward putting down the colonial rebellion. B) Parliament’s military strategy. C) the peak of patriot enthusiasm for the Revolutionary War. D) loyalists’ anger toward American patriots. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia (1832) A) held that the state of Georgia could not regulate private dealings by U.S. citizens within the territory controlled by the Cherokee tribe because the Indian tribe’s sovereign rights were subject only to the federal government. B) held that the state of Georgia could regulate private […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The most “radical” delegates at the Second Continental Congress — those wanting a formal declaration of independence — were from the A) middle colonies. B) New England colonies. C) Chesapeake colonies. D) Carolinas and Georgia. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following defined the spoils system under President Jackson? A) a patronage system in which a political party rewards a candidate’s supporters with government jobs B) a government hiring system based strictly on civil service exams C) an effort to persuade political party opponents to defect to the governing political party by promising […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The American bombing of North Vietnam led to A) declining morale among the North Vietnamese people. B) more successful U.S. counterinsurgency campaigns in South Vietnam. C) the introduction of United States combat troops into South Vietnam. D) a weakening commitment to the war by the North Vietnam government. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did the political nullification crisis between the U.S. government and South Carolina finally get resolved? A) The Congressional passage of a bill authorizing federal military force against South Carolina and, most importantly, a political tariff compromise enacted by Congress in 1833 that provided reductions in the tariff rates of goods important to South Carolinians […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
