The Bering Land Bridge allowed humans to travel from __________. A) Asia to North America B) Africa to Asia C) Europe to North America D) Europe to Asia ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What action(s) did the American colonists meeting at San Felipe, Texas in 1833 take in response to the increased exercise of Mexican political and economic control over Texas? A) The American colonists declared war on Mexico and established the independent republic of Texas. B) The American colonists sent Steven F. Austin to Washington, D.C. to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did someone become a member of a church in the Massachusetts Bay Colony? a. The person became part of whatever church was in his or her community. b. A person who already belonged to the church had to provide testimony for anyone new who wanted to join. c. A new member had to wait […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Texas annexation treaty presented by President John Tyler to the U.S. Senate in 1844 failed to win Senate ratification because A) the overwhelming opposition in the U.S. Senate by northern Whigs and northern Democrats to extending slavery to such a large would-be state. B) Henry Clay’s support for the treaty could not overcome the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress blamed ________ as the chief cause of grievance between the colonies and England. A) Parliament B) American “loyalists” C) King George III D) the Navigation Acts ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The popular celebrations over the southwestern and western territories acquired by the United States and the coming of peace with Mexico provided by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo suppressed for several years the political debate over extending slavery i Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did the alliance between France and America alter the course of the war? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The ideal answer should include: 1. When France entered the war, it added its enormous wealth and power to the American cause. 2. A year later, Spain entered the war on the side […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The American whaling industry did not contribute significantly to the growth of the American economy between 1812-1861 because of the development of alternative sources of oil and superior foreign competition from Britain. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
President Nixon’s Vietnamization policy focused on gradually withdrawing American ________ from South Vietnam. A) military advisers B) war materials C) air support D) combat troops ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Abraham Lincoln’s coalition that won a majority of the Illinois legislature in 1854 A) consisted of only Whigs. B) consisted of only Republicans. C) included former Democrats. D) were politically independent. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
