Religious reasons were least important in the founding of which colony? a. Massachusetts b. Rhode Island c. Maryland d. Virginia e. Pennsylvania ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did slave rebellions and the fear of slave revolts consume the attention of white colonists in the South and the North in the 1730s and the 1740s? How did white colonists and their governments respond to these actual and feared slave rebellions? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss increasing numbers of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Assess the early civil rights movement’s tactic of nonviolent civil disobedience. Is that form of protest acceptable to you? Why? Was it the best action for African Americans to take in the 1950? Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Nonviolent civil disobedience was likely the best means available for civil rights advocates […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
After Spain entered the war in 1761, much of the Seven Years’ War was heavily contested in A) Africa. B) India. C) Florida. D) the Caribbean. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In Vietnamese culture, which of the following was most admired? A) intellectual freedom B) great wealth C) modern technology D) patience ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What colony staged a successful slave revolt in 1791 against an imperial power propelled by the same ideas of the philosophers cited by North American revolutionaries? A) Saint Domingue (modern Haiti) B) Jamaica C) Puerto Rico D) Cuba ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Aztec Indians, located mainly in present-day Mexico, were aggressive and took thousands of prisoners. Aztec society was: a. organized into urban centers, each ruled by a group of priests b. the largest Indian empire with a type of welfare system for the poor c. headed by powerful chiefs who conquered neighboring tribes and accumulated […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why was the winter of 1777-1778 so important in helping determine the outcome of the Revolutionary War? A) General Washington’s army was able to survive and replenish themselves through a very harsh winter residing at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. B) General Washington developed a new offensive strategy that focused on fighting battles in the Northeast and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In terms of foreign policy, Theodore Roosevelt __________. a. did little to foster American aims b. reflected the influence of isolationism c. sought to prepare the country for its role as a world power d. sought to further isolate the United States from foreign affairs e. was supremely concerned with world peace ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the name of the body created at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that resolved the delegates’ dispute about how to elect the president? A) the Supreme Court B) the House of the Representatives C) the Electoral College D) the Senate ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
