How did white Americans interact with Native Americans in the early 1800s? a. The federal government worked with tribal leaders to find compromises on land distribution. b. White businessmen, supported by the government, forced Indians to work in mills and labor camps, destroying their culture and family ties. c. They used violence and trickery to […]
While there is great debate about just when the FIRST Americans migrated from Asia to North America, modern anthropologists agree that the following made the trip possible: A) ice holding so much water in glaciers, making it possible to walk from Siberia across what is now the Bering Sea into North America and then down […]
Why were some American women angered by the Fifteenth Amendment? a. It gave voting rights only to white women, but not to African American women. b. White women did not want African Americans to have the right to vote. c. It gave voting rights to black men, but not to any women. d. It did […]
All of the following were characteristics of the Algonquian-speaking tribes in North America EXCEPT A) they were located on the Atlantic Coast and on the eastern slopes of the Appalachians. B) they engaged in hunting and fishing as well as farming corn, beans, and squash. C) they lived in permanent towns and villages. D) the […]
How did international diplomacy hinder England’s early entry into New World colonization? a. The English were reluctant to enter the New World because colonization threatened their alliance with Spain. b. The English were reluctant to enter the New World because colonization threatened their alliance with France. c. The English were reluctant to enter the New […]
What did the Portuguese expeditions of Prince Henry, Bartolomeu Dias, and Vasco da Gama in the 1400s eventually lead to in regard to furthering Portugal’s ambitions? A) They led to developing massive new African trade in gold and other commodities. B) They extended warfare with Spain for most of the century. C) They extended warfare […]
What do you think are the three most important events in American history in the last 25 years? Explain why you chose these three. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: the end of the Cold War; the Reagan Revolution; the Persian Gulf War; the September 11 attacks; war on terrorism; economic boom […]
How did the form of slavery introduced and practiced by Europeans in the mid-1400s differ from that practiced by African tribes? A) The effort to completely destroy the language, culture, and identity of slaves was undertaken for the first time by Europeans, not by Africans practicing slavery. B) The slave trade was a commercial, profitable […]
What was the legacy of Reconstruction for most African Americans? a. the benefits of freedom b. poverty and discrimination c. land ownership d. skilled factory jobs e. successful entry into politics ANSWER B
One of the most significant consequences of the writings of Bartolomé Las Casas was A) they prompted Spanish authorities to make radical reforms in improving the Spanish relations and policies concerning the Indians of North and South America. B) they were used by Protestant enemies of Catholic Spain to create a long-lasting story of Spanish […]
