John Cabot __________. A) obtained a license from Henry VII of England to explore the North Atlantic B) established Portugal’s claim to Brazil C) established France’s claim to Canada D) discovered the Mississippi River ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The decision made in Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the “separate but equal” race clause for railroad seating arrangements. Supporters of the law argued it did NOT violate the ________ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. A) First B) Second C) Thirteenth D) Fourteenth ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Women in the 1920s __________. a. had mostly low-paying jobs b. increasingly became doctors rather than nurses c. earned nearly one-half of all graduate degrees d. made considerable gains as college professors, reaching almost 25 percent of the faculty e. made a substantial permanent gain in the overall number of working women ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What goals did the various farmers’ alliances have and what goals did they actually achieve? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss the need for organization of the alliances: exploitation of farmers by railroads, merchants, storehouse operators, etc. 2. Discuss economic goals: cheaper farm tools, reasonable transportation and storage costs, abuses of the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1513, __________ pressed across the isthmus of Panama to glimpse the Pacific. A) Balboa B) Magellan C) Cortés D) Da Gama ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following is TRUE about the results of the presidential election of 1912? A) William Howard Taft narrowly won reelection. B) Woodrow Wilson, the Democrat, defeated three other candidates. C) Eugene Debs, the Socialist Party candidate, only got a few hundred votes. D) Theodore Roosevelt secured a major victory over the Democrat William […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Captain Robert Gray took an important first step toward establishing American claims to __________. A) Hawaii B) the Pacific Northwest C) Cuba D) California ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In The Influence of Sea Power upon History, Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that the U.S. Navy A) was too large and unwieldy. B) was too small and needed more control over the Pacific Islands. C) focused too heavily on controlling the Pacific Islands. D) was the largest contemporary navy and granted the U.S. power […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1946, U.S. officials believed the primary threat to national security came from __________. A) communist China B) climate change C) income inequality D) the Soviet Union ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
“The Constitution follows the flag” meant A) rules are made after a flag is planted on a territory. B) all of the civil and political rights guaranteed to Americans are also guaranteed to the people under U.S. control. C) the colonists created a flag before they created the Constitution. D) if the flag changes, the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
