Which of the following was true of middle-class American families in the late nineteenth century? a. They found their status had remained unchanged. b. They became more isolated from the world of labor. c. They had greater economic function. d. They tended to deteriorate under the impact of industrialization. e. They had more children. […]
The majority of damage caused in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina was due to A) incessant gusts of hurricane force winds destroying structures in the city. B) a massive water surge that breached weakened levees. C) widespread fires caused by downed electrical wires. D) widespread civil disorder. ANSWER Answer: B
How did the United States redefine national security after 1945? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The ideal answer should include: 1. At the end of World War II, U.S. policymakers were determined to revive the global capitalist economy. 2. American prosperity and freedom, they believed, depended on a world system of free […]
Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs were investment banks that were A) not allowed to speculate in the stock market and were federally insured. B) free to speculate in the stock market and were federally insured. C) not allowed to speculate in the stock market but not federally insured. D) free to speculate in the stock […]
New Netherland was eventually taken over by __________. A) France B) Portugal C) England D) Spain ANSWER C
Compare and contrast the elections of 2008 and 2012. What were, if any, the differences between the two elections for both major political parties? How were the elections a sign of the increasing polarization of American society as substantiated by a party candidate’s election to office? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Compare […]
The “Great Compromise” at the Constitutional Convention settled a lengthy debate over A) taxation. B) slavery. C) how to elect the president. D) political representation. ANSWER D
Which of these best explains the sometimes violent competition for resources between Mississippian settlements? A) religious conflicts B) political instability C) population growth D) ethnic divisions ANSWER Answer: C
The typical runaway slave was __________. a. a married man b. a young, unmarried man c. a married woman d. a young, unmarried woman e. a pregnant woman ANSWER B
Pueblo Bonito is to the Anasazi as Cahokia is to the __________. A) Hohokam B) Hopis C) Algonquians D) Mississippians ANSWER Answer: D
