To Jonathan Edwards, A) individual lives could be uplifted, but the general improvement of society was unlikely. B) God should be placed at the center of human existence. C) appealing to people’s ability to reason was the best way to guide them toward saving grace. D) the nature of the universe and its laws were […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Atlantic tribal group with whom the English had the most contact was called __________. a. Algonquian b. Mayan c. Apache d. Sioux e. Cherokee ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The single greatest factor that caused the destruction of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was __________. a. warfare b. planned genocide c. disease d. forced conversions to Christianity e. forced removal from tribal lands ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The first European nation to establish contact with sub-Saharan Africa was __________. a. France b. Italy c. the Netherlands d. Portugal e. Spain ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following was NOT among the Great Depression’s social consequences? A) delayed marriages B) lower birth rate C) higher status for women D) higher divorce rate ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Puritans participated in some sports and games A) to better serve God. B) for the pure pleasure of it. C) for rest and relaxation on Sunday afternoons. D) All of the above. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Labeling his politics “modern Republicanism,” President Eisenhower wanted to ________ federal spending and ________ the New Deal’s social legislation. A) cut; retain B) increase; retain C) cut; repeal D) increase; expand ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What factors were involved in the changes that took the American economy of the affluent 1950s to the troubled economy of the 1980s? Be specific about both key political decisions and structural changes that reshaped the national economy. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The “wrenching changes” that altered the national economy included […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Of the following, which were major beneficiaries of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways Act? A) old, very young, poor, and handicapped people B) the nation’s inner cities C) urban mass transit systems D) suburban shopping malls ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the election of 1804, Thomas Jefferson defeated __________. a. John Quincy Adams b. Aaron Burr c. Charles Pinckney d. John Randolph e. Alexander Hamilton ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
