What was distinctive about the cultural and economic mixing and influences on the development of New Orleans during the early-mid 1700s? A) It reflected the first time in world history that West African cultural and economic influences had shaped a European culture and economy. B) This cultural and economic mixing had only a brief, short-term […]
What was the significance of cities to Jeffersonian America? a. The growing textile factories located in America’s major cities employed many urban workers. b. They served as a hub for exporting goods purchased from farther in the interior. c. The large influx of immigrants found cheap rents in port cities and seldom moved to rural […]
John Locke’s political ideas about the natural rights of the governed had a significant, long-term influence on American colonists. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Why is the Federal Reserve Act considered the most important law Wilson passed? a. It instituted the first income tax, which still exists today. b. It settled disputes among Democrats and Republicans. c. It imposed necessary controls on banks, and still exists today. d. It won him great public admiration, securing his second term. e. […]
What were the long-term and the short-term political, social, and economic causes of the Salem witch trials of 1692? How did the Salem witch trials reflect social instability in colonial life in British North America during the late 1600s and early 1700s? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss how the residents of […]
Jamestown’s prosperity was ensured by __________. a. the discovery of gold b. the development of fur trading c. royal financial support d. tobacco cultivation e. potato cultivation ANSWER D
Thomas Hutchinson, William Franklin, and perhaps a fifth of white colonists in the American colonies remained ________ despite the revolutionary spirit of the period. A) patriots B) Loyalists C) members of the British army D) Minutemen ANSWER Answer: B
In John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, his ________ was NOT considered a handicap. A) religion B) political record C) personal appearance D) age ANSWER C
The delegates to the First Continental Congress who gathered in September 1774 shared all of the following views EXCEPT A) Parliament had no right to tax the colonies without their consent. B) the coercive British treatment of Boston was unwarranted and unjust. C) the colonies should presently break with Great Britain and declare independence. D) […]
Indians of the Iroquois Confederacy, located mainly in present-day New York, were known for: a. allying themselves with midwestern Indians for war against Europeans b. being agrarians, mainly peaceful, and living in lodges c. being strong, well-organized, and dangerous to other Indian tribes d. preventing women from holding any political power ANSWER C
