All of the following helped to increase the population of Alaska EXCEPT A) the gold rush. B) employment opportunities in the fishing, mining, and fur trade industries. C) hospitable relations with Alaskan tribes. D) the expansion of the Homestead Act to Alaska. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Suppose yourself a delegate at the Second Continental Congress in 1775. Would you be among the radicals demanding independence or with the moderates seeking reconciliation with England? Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Radical: fighting had already started; the British showed no inclination for reconciliation; the king had already declared the colonies […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following statements is TRUE of the U.S. war with Spain in Cuba? A) Cubans preferred Spanish rule over independence. B) The United States lost interest in Cuba after the Civil War. C) By the 1890s, a majority of Cuban exports went to Spain. D) The Ostend Manifesto demanded that Spain sell Cuba […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What did the Volstead Act do? a. implemented prohibition b. restricted immigration c. created special supervision over stockyards, packinghouses, and grain trading d. reduced income taxes for the wealthy e. established a higher protective tariff ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
For negotiating peace between Japan and Russia, Roosevelt won the Pulitzer Prize. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
As a result of the Salem witchcraft trials, __________. a. nineteen people were hanged b. twenty-three people were banished c. eight people were pressed to death with weights d. fourteen people were burned at the stake e. nine people were executed by firing squad ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The major difference between the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and the Anti-Saloon League was the A) WCTU attempted to persuade people to give up drink while the Anti-Saloon League attempted to banish alcohol by law. B) WCTU had a large financial base due to support by John D. Rockefeller. C) WCTU made use of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following sparked Shays’ Rebellion? A) Indian attacks B) legal reforms C) a new tax D) a military draft ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The ________ was a 1928 international treaty that denounced aggression and war but lacked provisions for enforcement. A) United Nations Charter B) Dawes Plan C) Kellogg-Briand Pact D) Treaty of Versailles ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the early years, southern colonists were not as long lived as those in New England. One reason was: a. the murder rate was higher in the southern colonies than in New England b. the Virginia and South Carolina tobacco fields contaminated the environment c. malaria and other diseases were prevalent in the Chesapeake region […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
