Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy advocated __________. a. immigration to Africa rather than trying to gain rights in the United States b. acceptance of discrimination until the courts could act properly c. the use of violence to get the nation’s attention for his cause d. the use of violence as the only way to gain […]
The Mormon leader who led Mormons in 1847 to the shores of the Great Salt Lake to be free of any government authority to establish settlements was A) Brigham Young. B) Joseph Smith. C) Hyrum Smith. D) George Romney. ANSWER Answer: A
What organization was formed in 1960 as a result of “sit-in” demonstrations? a. the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense b. the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee c. the Southern Christian Leadership Conference d. the Urban League e. the Little Rock Nine ANSWER B
The belief of Horace Mann and his educational reform colleagues that the public school had to be the moral guardian of the American society reflected A) a Jacksonian Democratic individualistic sensibility. B) a distinctly Whig sensibility and moral outlook. C) the influence of the Catholic Church. D) the profound influence of transcendentalist philosophy in education […]
___________ led the American negotiators at the peace discussions that followed the British defeat at Yorktown. A) Benjamin Franklin B) Thomas Jefferson C) John Hancock D) Alexander Hamilton ANSWER A
Which of the following BEST describes the Mexican government’s attitude towards the population growth and increasing self-governance of the American community in Texas during the 1820s? A) enthusiastic support B) benign neglect C) wary skepticism D) virulent hostility ANSWER Answer: B
George Wallace’s constituency in the 1968 campaign for the presidency included A) liberal intellectuals. B) African Americans. C) working-class, white Americans. D) anti-war students. ANSWER C
Both antislavery political leaders and proslavery politicians were concerned about what the implementation of Manifest Destiny would mean for the ultimate political balance in Congress between free and slave states. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
How did Roger Williams’s religious ideas clash with those of the Puritans? a. Williams believed that settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony who had unconventional religious views should be punished by the colonial leaders. b. Williams felt that it was not enough to purify the Church of England from within, but that separation from it […]
One of President Polk’s key miscalculations in the early planning and execution of the War with Mexico was A) assuming the Mexican dictator Santa Anna would agree to peace negotiations with the United States after the American military victory at Monterey. B) expecting that General Zachary Taylor would march across the deserts to Mexico City […]
