In the early seventeenth century, Virginia’s blacks __________. a. were encouraged to marry white women b. occasionally served in the House of Burgesses c. were sometimes indentured servants d. greatly outnumbered whites e. slowly integrated into white society ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Women were represented in the West as homesteaders. However, marital status was the determining factor as to whether homesteading was an option. What factor determined whether women could file homestead claims? A) Women had to be wealthy. B) Women had to be single. C) Women could not have children. D) Women had to be married. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Assume you are a young man in 1970, and that you oppose the Vietnam War. State the antiwar movement’s argument as you see it. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: you may feel personally threatened by the war–you are of draft age; you may think the war is unnecessary–Vietnam has no readily […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The term “watering the stock” is a reference to Daniel Drew and his practice of A) overwatering his garden so that crops would appear early in the season. B) adding water to soup stock so that it could feed more people. C) adding water to alcohol and then raising the price per bottle. D) feeding […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Land Ordinance of 1785 laid out a plan for __________. A) blocking Spanish expansion in North America B) distributing land to veterans C) establishing Congressional districts D) the organization of the United States’ western territory ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In what ways did the United States expand its international presence during the Gilded Age? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will include: 1. A description of missionary work that spread commercialism in addition to Christianity. 2. An explanation of the increase in exports. 3. A description of U.S. interest in Cuba and the economic […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Northwest Ordinance __________. A) reserved land for Indian tribes B) accelerated the spread of slavery north of the Ohio River C) divided the Northwest Territory into ten future states D) benefited eastern land speculators ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Examine the court case Williams v. Mississippi. This law allowed poll taxes and literacy tests to be used A) as mechanisms to prohibit black voting. B) to regulate service in the U.S. military. C) to establish requirements for clergy service. D) to establish requirements to be a U.S. politician. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Segregation in voting primaries was outlawed by the Supreme Court ruling in which case? A) Smith v. Allwright B) Morgan v. Virginia C) Shelley v. Kramer D) Sweatt v. Painter ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
An analysis of the goals of the Farmers’ Alliance reveals that farmers desired the government to take control of the nation’s railroads. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
