What was a result of the Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson decision? a. Public education became more expensive for southern states. b. Integration of schools was to occur with deliberate speed. c. Illiteracy among school-aged children would be eradicated. d. De facto segregation could no longer occur. e. Black teachers were paid the same as […]
In contrast to American republicans, British monarchists believed that __________. A) a strong hereditary elite should rule B) a government governs best that governs least C) a powerful state threatened liberty D) the people could be trusted to be virtuous and obedient ANSWER Answer: A
Which statement best describes the “gang” labor that many slaves performed on large plantations? a. A group of white overseers pushed a small group of slaves to work around the clock. b. Large groups of slaves worked side by side with their masters. c. Large groups of slaves worked from sunrise to sunset under a […]
John Dickinson’s letters in the guise of a Pennsylvania farmer were written in response to the __________. A) Townshend duties B) Sugar Act C) Intolerable Acts D) Tea Act ANSWER Answer: A
American worker organizations stressed __________. A) ethnic differences between European Americans B) the equality of all freeborn white men C) the need to maintain the traditional social and economic hierarchy D) the connection between prosperity and godliness ANSWER B
In 1776, Spain began to aid the American cause by __________. A) selling military supplies to the Americans B) sending troops to join Washington’s army C) blockading British ports D) attacking British possessions in South America ANSWER Answer: A
The Mesoamerican civilization that first developed a useful and accurate social calendar with eighteen months of twenty days and five extra days for religious festivals was the A) Maya. B) Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. C) Inca. D) Zapotec. E) Aztec. ANSWER A
Most Indian peoples during the American Revolution __________. A) united to support the American cause B) refused to take sides C) were unaffected by the Revolution D) chose to support the British ANSWER Answer: D
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was designed to solve the problems that had occurred in the settlement of __________. A) Tennessee B) Ohio C) Kentucky D) Virginia ANSWER Answer: C
Which of these is true of the participation of American women in the Revolutionary War? A) Women played no role at the front lines. B) A number of women fought and were wounded in battle. C) Women were more likely than men to be Loyalists. D) Women aided the war effort, but only by carrying […]
