The text authors identify Jews as “the prototypical true immigrants.” What does this phrase mean? Explain why this group best fits the label “prototypical true immigrants.” What will be an ideal response? ANSWER “Prototypical” means a model or best example of a type. Jews left persecution in Europe to seek political and religious freedom […]
The Columbian Exchange did not affect the eating habits of many Europeans, Africans, or Asians. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
The text authors assert that “the real problem [during the Great Depression] was not tight credit, but the soft demand for goods.” Explain how a low level of consumer demand produced a deepening and widening economic depression in America. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Chronic low wages and layoffs produced low consumer […]
Potential imperial competition from France and England in North America did NOT play an important role in Spain’s colonial expeditions and settlements in North America during the 1500s. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Who was the British Secretary for American Affairs who reacted so strongly to Massachusetts’s Circular Letter? A) William Pitt, Earl of Chatham B) Lord Hillsborough C) Charles Townshend D) Lord Rockingham ANSWER B
The English colony of Roanoke, while abandoned after a few years, provided a useful blueprint for the planning and development of future permanent settlements on the Chesapeake Bay. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine A) was never effectively implemented. B) justified United States intervention into Latin American affairs. C) began the United States’ “Good Neighbor Policy” with Latin America. D) explained America’s need for the Panama Canal. ANSWER B
Which of the following had a significant long-term effect on the social and economic evolution of the colony of New York? A) the efforts of Dutch colonial governor Peter Stuyvesant to enforce religious uniformity and ban Jews from the colony B) the Dutch recapturing the colony from the British in 1763 C) the great New […]
Who was the early twentieth-century president known for a highly moralistic approach to diplomacy? A) William Howard Taft B) Woodrow Wilson C) Theodore Roosevelt D) William McKinley ANSWER B
Which of the following contributed to the increasing tensions in the mid-late 1670s that led to Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676? A) social and economic tensions between established landowners and the newly arrived colonists in Virginia B) the trading relationships between Indian tribes and English settlers in Virginia C) the egalitarian social and economic order in […]
