William Lloyd Garrison’s chief contribution to abolition was to A) die as a martyr for the cause. B) ensure that the topic remained in the attention of all Northerners. C) alienate most northern whites from the cause. D) incite many southern slave rebellions. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why was William Penn’s Frame of Government remarkable for its time? a. It included more personal liberties than those found in other English colonies. b. It denied the right of due process for citizens. c. It established the Quaker religion in Pennsylvania. d. It granted freedom of conscience to all except Catholics. e. It prevented […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
After delivering his “Crime against Kansas” speech in the Senate, Senator Charles Sumner was beaten by Representative A) Brooks Calhoun. B) Lynn Trumbull. C) Preston Brooks. D) John Brooks. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Between 1774 and 1777, the French A) remained indifferent toward the affairs of England and her colonies. B) repeatedly expressed their sympathy for colonial pleas for political liberty and republican government. C) secretly funneled war goods, loans, and subsidies to the American colonists. D) sided with Britain because they saw the American Revolution as a […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Southern-leaning presidents from Polk to Pierce supported all of the following economic issues EXCEPT A) internal improvements. B) the building of railroads. C) water transportation. D) growing cotton. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What campaign best illustrates that the British could not achieve ultimate victory by capturing the “strategic center” of the colonies? A) the British losses at Trenton and Princeton B) the Battle of Saratoga C) the Hudson Highlands strategy D) General Howe’s seizure of Philadelphia ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Reaction to Lincoln’s inaugural address was A) overwhelmingly positive amongst Northerners. B) mixed amongst Northerners. C) mixed amongst Southerners. D) overwhelmingly negative amongst independent voters. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917 change the course of the war? a. Germany’s own people began to revolt, leading to a weakening of the axis powers, giving the Allies an advantage. b. The Polish people in Germany revolted, distracting German forces from fighting France and Britain and giving the Allies an […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following statements expressed Lincoln’s view of slavery at the beginning of the Civil War? A) He privately supported it. B) He believed it should be expanded to the territories. C) He believed that it was the role of the national government to interfere with slavery in the states. D) He wanted to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Hopewell __________ laid the groundwork for larger mound-building societies. A) conquests B) trade networks C) agriculture D) religious ideas ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
