The long delay of the ratification of the Articles of Confederation until 1781 was primarily the consequence of a dispute over A) slavery. B) congressional representation. C) taxation. D) western land claims. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following candidates did NOT run for president in the 1948 election? A) Dwight D. Eisenhower B) Henry Wallace C) Strom Thurmond D) Thomas E. Dewey ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was one of the weaknesses of the consumer goods economy? a. Mass production resulted in the depletion of crucial natural resources. b. Labor disputes disrupted the production process and damaged economic growth. c. The quality of the goods that were produced was substandard. d. It led to the spread of national supermarket and department […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
China’s shelling of the two islands of ________ and ________ almost sparked American intervention. A) Quemoy and Formosa B) Formosa and Taiping C) Hokkaido and Honshu D) Quemoy and Matsu ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did Jackson’s attitude and policies toward Native Americans compare to those of Jefferson? a. Jefferson respected Native Americans and wanted to grant them their rights, whereas Jackson hated Native Americans and wanted to kill them. b. Jefferson always viewed Native Americans as noble savages, whereas Jackson always viewed them as children. c. Both men […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which organization decided to test the Supreme Court’s Boynton v. Virginia decision by launching the “freedom rides”? A) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) B) Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) C) Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) D) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
After the Revolutionary War, New England farmers, merchants, and shipbuilders were hard hit by being excluded from trade with A) England. B) the southern states. C) the British West Indies. D) France. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe the development of the Civil Rights Movement from the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision through Freedom Summer in 1964. Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Explain the legal strategy of the NAACP leading up to the Brown decision. 2. Explain the court’s reasoning behind its Brown decision. 3. Describe […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Explain the source of the territorial dispute between Spain and the United States in the years after the Revolutionary War. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The ideal answer should include: 1. By 1783, Spain had control of Louisiana, West Florida, and East Florida. 2. Because Spain controlled both banks of the lower […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following was considered one of the more significant gains for women during the Kennedy administration? A) termination of the civil service exam B) increased funds for education and job training C) equal pay for equal work D) increase in voting rights ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
