As a result of the Missouri Compromise, A) slavery was banned north of 36° 30′ in the Louisiana Territory. B) free blacks were not allowed to migrate into Missouri. C) slavery was abolished in all states north of 36° 30′. D) there were temporarily more slave states in the Union than free states. ANSWER […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Bacon’s Rebellion was the consequence of all of the following EXCEPT A) a growing sentiment for colonial independence from England. B) resentment against the royal governor’s Indian policies. C) the frustration of a growing number of people who had little chance of gaining title to land. D) higher taxes and falling tobacco prices. ANSWER […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Sir Edmund Andros served as A) the governor of Connecticut. B) the leader of a colonial rebellion in Virginia. C) the appointed governor of the Dominion of New England. D) an itinerant preacher of the Great Awakening. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What do you judge to be the most negative consequences of American industrialization in the late nineteenth century? Explain your choices. Who do you think “lost” the most in this economic transformation? Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: loss of quality craftsmanship; depersonalization of the relationship between ownership/management and labor, and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following statements about slavery in 1790 is NOT true? A) Leading southerners were denouncing slavery. B) Slave imports into the New World were declining. C) The Founding Fathers had outlawed slavery. D) Slave prices were falling. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
List what you understand to be the major advantages enjoyed by the North and South at the onset of the Civil War, then list the significant disadvantages of each. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Among the North’s advantages were a larger population, four border states, greater capital resources, industrial capacity, and railroad […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
One of the most wrenching transformations in the lives of Americans that occurred in the 1970s was A) the shrinking service sector of the economy. B) the declining expense of public policies designed to protect public health, safety, and the environment. C) the slowing rate of economic growth. D) the dramatic increase of family wages. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Originally, America’s Open Door Policy was designed to guarantee A) America’s right to intervene in Cuban affairs. B) unrestricted immigration to the United States from all nations of the world. C) America’s access to the trade markets of China. D) the protection of America’s interests in Latin America. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the 1970s, Americans grew especially concerned about the loss of jobs in A) service industries. B) government service. C) retail trade. D) basic manufacturing. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
To combat stagflation, the Carter administration used all of the following EXCEPT A) deregulating private enterprise. B) imposing a wage-and-price freeze. C) restraining the growth of the money supply. D) raising interest rates. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
