If, as the text authors contend, “the basic cause of the farmers’ problems was . . . overproduction,” then why didn’t farmers grapple with the problem directly instead of seeking scapegoats in banks, railroads, and government currency policy? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: overproduction was an abstract enemy to the farmers, […]
Who was the presidential nominee of the new Constitutional Union Party in 1860? A) William Seward B) John Bell C) Stephen Douglas D) John Breckinridge ANSWER B
In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln A) was nominated because he was a radical antislavery advocate. B) was the first presidential candidate to embark on a nation-wide speaking tour. C) won the Electoral College vote in all the nation’s most populous states. D) won a majority of the popular vote. ANSWER C
What was the most critical foreign policy issue facing the United States after the War of 1812? A) the war between Britain and France in Europe B) the decay of the Spanish Empire in the Western Hemisphere C) fulfilling the terms of the Treaty of Ghent D) Britain’s continued hostility toward American interests ANSWER […]
Industrialization and the factory system in the late nineteenth century produced an American labor force characterized by a A) low absentee rate. B) high level of job satisfaction. C) low annual turnover. D) high level of productivity. ANSWER D
In 1823, British Foreign Minister George Canning proposed that the United States and Great Britain issue a joint declaration announcing that A) neither nation would continue to pay tribute to the Barbary states. B) both nations would oppose any further European intervention in the Americas. C) the entire Pacific coast from Alaska to the Oregon […]
To transcendentalists, the fundamental mysteries of human existence were to be found A) through biblical study. B) in the structure of social and religious institutions. C) by intuition. D) by the application of sound logic and reason. ANSWER C
As president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis was A) lazy. B) an ineffective administrator. C) an inspirational leader. D) pleasant to work with. ANSWER B
According to its advocates, what was the first requirement of a “large policy” for the United States in international affairs? A) war with Spain B) acquisition of colonies C) a more powerful navy D) the formation of military alliances ANSWER C
The failure of prohibition is in part explained by A) the emergence of the anti-smoking campaign that distracted attention from prohibition. B) the unprofitability of bootlegging. C) lax enforcement of the law. D) All of the above. ANSWER C
