Henry Ford introduced all the following innovations to the automobile industry EXCEPT A) the automated assembly line. B) cars affordable to the average family. C) higher minimum wages and shorter working hours for auto workers. D) an annual model change for his cars. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe the conflict between Puritans and Anglicans in England. What beliefs and practices of the Church of England did Puritans find so objectionable? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Puritans were upset by Anglican attention to ritual, hierarchial church government, sale of indulgences, open door membership policy, and the priests’ ignorance of scripture.
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe several significant similarities among the English mainland colonies by 1700. Consider economies, political systems, religious practices, and social structure. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Economic: agricultural economies, trade, indentured servitude and headrights, strong commercial values Political: elected assemblies, elite leadership, voting restrictions (property or church membership) Religious: some level of tolerance […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Explain why Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson posed a real threat to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. What were the key points of their dissent? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Both challenged the truth of Puritan orthodoxy and threatened social order in the colony by questioning the views and authority of the ministers […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In its essence, the Monroe Doctrine was designed to A) isolate the Americas from European affairs. B) end Spanish rule in the Americas. C) reestablish friendly ties between the United States and Britain. D) define American boundaries with British territory in North America. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Federal troops were used to quell the violence during the A) Great Railroad Strike of 1877. B) anthracite coal strike of the 1870s. C) Haymarket Square riot of 1886. D) All of the above. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The West’s development as a region of irrigated farming began with the administration of A) Herbert Hoover. B) Franklin D. Roosevelt. C) Dwight D. Eisenhower. D) Harry Truman. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The first major league baseball team located on the West Coast was the A) Oakland Athletics. B) Los Angeles Angels. C) Seattle Pilots. D) Los Angeles Dodgers. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which one of the following was NOT a principal figure in the “Monkey Trial” in Tennessee in 1925? A) Langston Hughes B) Clarence Darrow C) William Jennings Bryan D) John T. Scopes ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Dutch West India Company was responsible for settling what eventually became A) North Carolina. B) New York. C) Massachusetts. D) South Carolina. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
