What was the most common action taken by slave owners in Virginia, Maryland, or the Carolinas to maintain discipline and deter perceived troublemakers in the slave quarter? A) They threatened the sale of these rebellious slaves to interior plantations, separating the troublemaking slaves from their families and birthplace. B) They murdered or crippled these troublemaking […]
Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile were looking for new worlds to conquer in 1492, because the Spanish rulers had: a. won several wars against other European kings b. insufficient control of Spanish cities c. spent most of Spain’s treasure and needed new wealth d. won a long crusade against the infidel Moors […]
How did the expansion and increased importance of cotton production after the War of 1812 influence the development of slavery in the United States? How did the evolving development of slavery in the country make life more difficult and more dangerous for enslaved African Americans? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss how […]
In 1774-1775, as they prepared for action in the colonies, British ministers believed they were embarking on A) a long-term protracted war of revolution in North America. B) the beginnings of an armed conflict that would likely come to involve the armies of the major powers of Europe. C) a general mobilization to conduct a […]
The so-called Era of Good Feelings A) masked underlying political, economic, and social tensions and conflicts that would explode with surprising force in the 1820s. B) extended well beyond the two terms of James Monroe’s presidency from 1817-1825. C) occurred concurrently with the reemergence of the Federalist Party as an influential political force. D) developed […]
Why is it inaccurate to say that everyone who settled in the American West in the 1870s and 1880s traveled westward? a. Many people in the Northwest traveled southeast to the Great Plains. b. Mexicans traveled north and Asians traveled east to settle in the West. c. Mexicans traveled east from California to settle in […]
The foremost constitutional challenge to the authority of the federal government faced by President Jackson during his tenure as president was A) the threat of South Carolina and several other southern states to secede from the Union. B) the assertion by states’ rights advocates in several southern states that they had the right to sue […]
After European settlers began arriving in America, Native Americans experienced a great loss of life. The major reason for Indian deaths was: a. intertribal warfare, particularly with the Aztecs b. forcible conversion to European religions c. infectious diseases brought by Europeans d. the introduction of alcohol ANSWER C
What does the debate over Indian Removal indicate about the political divisions in the United States in the 1830s? What groups were most likely to support removal and which groups were most likely to oppose it? Why did the opponents fail to defeat or overturn Indian Removal policy? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: […]
Why was the late-nineteenth-century southwestern frontier largely Spanish American? a. The heavy Spanish influence there was due to the original Spanish settlers. b. There were very few Anglo Americans who wanted to settle the southwest. c. It was originally part of Mexico, and many Mexicans still had communities there. d. Mexico did not allow people […]
