The new American suburbs of the 1950s __________. a. were too expensive for most young couples b. allowed only upper-class inhabitants c. were mainly inhabited by working-class families d. showed a surprising occupational diversity among inhabitants e. were typically open to all races and religions ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The California Gold Rush attracted prospective miners from all over California, including Indians, long-time Mexican residents, and American settlers, as well as immigrants from Oregon, Hawaii, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Australia, and China. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
Richard Hakluyt the Younger believed that: a. an overseas empire would drain England’s treasury and cause the state’s downfall b. the Church of England needed to evangelize overseas among the Indians c. the colonies would provide markets for English goods and institutions d. Queen Elizabeth’s colonization efforts were too ambitious ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Uncle Tom’s Cabin had all the following impacts on the issue of slavery EXCEPT A) an angry reaction in De Bow’s Southern and Western Review. B) to anger Southerners who rationalized slavery. C) keeping France neutral during the Civil War. D) to anger Northerners, many of whom saw the realities of slavery through its pages. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The economic revolution in the United States between 1810 and 1840 was one of __________ rather than production. a. design b. technology c. hand work d. domestic work e. distribution ANSWER E
Date: September 9th, 2020
The cotton economy between 1815 and 1860 created common economic interests between all of the following groups EXCEPT A) Northern manufacturers. B) Northern mill owners. C) Southern slave-owning producers of cotton. D) owners of ships that transported cotton to Britain. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did the three branches of the federal government respond to the Era of Good Feeling? a. They had a time of little activity because the country was prospering so much. b. The three branches worked together to try to bring about an Era of Good Feeling in the United States like the one they […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Before the 1860 presidential election, John Breckinridge served as James Buchanan’s A) Secretary of War. B) Secretary of State. C) Secretary of the Treasury. D) Vice President. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
“Ping-Pong diplomacy” refers to American relations with A) Vietnam. B) the Soviet Union. C) China. D) Japan. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the Peninsular Campaign of 1862, General McClellan greatly overestimated the strength of the Confederate forces around Richmond. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
