The demands of the rebels involved in Bacon’s Rebellion included the A) confiscation of wealthy landowners’ land and property and its redistribution to poor whites and free Africans. B) right to kill Indians indiscriminately and steal their land. C) restoration of Governor Berkeley to colonial power. D) creation of a new, separate colony in western […]
Theodore Roosevelt can be considered one of the country’s first conservationist presidents because he __________. a. created 150 million acres in new government preserves b. loved animals and the remaining wilderness in the United States c. believed in sequestering public land, so it would not be damaged d. opposed the use of coal because it […]
Which French explorer was instrumental in building the colonies of Biloxi and New Orleans? A) Louis Joliet B) Father Jacques Marquette C) Samuel de Champlain D) Pierre d’Iberville ANSWER Answer: D
In early nineteenth-century America, tuberculosis (TB) was commonly called A) malaise. B) cancer. C) whooping cough. D) consumption. ANSWER D
After 1676, Bacon’s Rebellion had convinced the planter elite in Virginia and Maryland that A) African slaves would make better and more dependable workers than indentured servants. B) slavery should be a temporary and discretionary status for Africans brought to North America through the slave trade. C) the number of African slaves should be reduced […]
How was the war of 1812 both a success and a failure for Americans? a. The United States won all the battles but lost the war in that the Treaty of Ghent gave it only maritime rights and not impressment promises. b. The United States felt united as a nation and proud as a country, […]
What was the war that started near Pittsburgh in 1754 known as in North America? A) the French and Indian War B) the Seven Years’ War C) the War of English Conquest D) the War of French Conquest ANSWER Answer: A
By 1492, when Columbus arrived in the New World, the indigenous population was roughly equal to Europe’s. How many people lived in the Americas? a. approximately 25 million b. fewer than 50 million c. 50 million or more d. approximately 75 million ANSWER C
The multiple efforts of Prime Minister Grenville and Parliament to keep peace with the Indians in North America, including the setting of the Proclamation of Line of 1763, proved to be ineffectual in the long-term. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
In response to encroachment by white settlers, the Cherokee __________. a. rejected their native culture and assimilated into white society b. voluntarily ceded their lands to the American government c. created a military alliance with the Creek and Seminole d. forcibly resisted using their military forces e. adopted a policy of accommodation ANSWER E
