Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 because she __________. a. instigated a race riot stemming from the desegregation of schools b. defied a court order by refusing to allow black students in her classroom c. refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man d. assaulted a white man who […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who was the only Southern leader to be tried for treason and executed? A) Jefferson Davis B) General Lee C) Henry Wirz D) Jim Longstreet ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Admiral Zheng He’s fleet demonstrated that __________. A) the China lacked important resources B) the Chinese had mastered ocean sailing on a large scale C) China was interested in overseas expansion D) China was in decline ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
“Forty acres and a mule” was a government policy after the Civil War. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why was General Cornwallis forced to surrender his army at Yorktown? A) He had abandoned the Southern strategy designed for his campaign. B) The French fleet controlled entry into Chesapeake Bay. C) Colonial and French troops outnumbered his army by about two to one. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The destruction of the KKK ended the violence against African-Americans and Republicans in the South. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War, Britain demanded that the United States A) cancel its prewar debt to British merchants. B) observe the rights of Indians living west of the Appalachian Mountains. C) restore the rights and property of American loyalists. D) give up its fishing rights off the coast […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What were three goals of President Grant’s Indian Peace Policy? A) Grant wanted to treat the Indian with dignity, end the corruption in the Indian Bureau, and to establish peace. B) He wanted to maintain the Indian Bureau, end the Plains Indian wars, and establish peace. C) Grant hoped to establish peace, end the war, […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Some congressmen opposed the formation of the League of Nations because it __________. a. was an elitist group of nations that left out many poorer nations in the world b. was unconstitutional according to legal scholars c. was too expensive for the U.S. postwar economy d. violated many existing treaties with other countries e. was […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The delay of Utah’s admittance as a state was driven by its Mormon population’s commitment to plural marriages. The majority of the country was shocked by this. What 1862 Congressional act was a response to the Mormon commitment? A) Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act B) Dawes Act C) Homestead Act D) Morrill Bigamy Act ANSWER Answer: […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
