An analysis of various states’ “grandfather clauses” shows that A) they were not aimed at freed blacks. B) they were mainly aimed at recent immigrants. C) the Reconstruction period had ended and equality now existed. D) legal efforts were instituted to keep blacks from voting. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
__________ denied states the right to take Native American tribal lands. a. McCulloch v. Maryland b. Southern legislatures c. Worcester v. Georgia d. Fletcher v. Peck e. Wallace v. Tennessee ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In his message to Congress in 1901, Teddy Roosevelt believed that the American people thought what entities were “in their certain features and tendencies hurtful to the general welfare” of the nation? A) corporations B) laborers C) politicians D) farmers ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
How do you suppose southern planters could lead a rebellion against an English government they feared was threatening their rights and liberties, and, at the same time, hold thousands of blacks as their slaves? Explain this apparent inconsistency. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The inconsistency was apparent to many and it bothered […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
On a hunt in Mississippi, Theodore Roosevelt refused to kill what animal that was tied to a tree that eventually sparked a national toy craze? A) bear B) chipmunk C) deer D) raccoon ANSWER Answer: A
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Beginning in 1696, the ________ monitored colonial affairs closely. a. House of Commons b. Lords of Trade c. Board of Trade d. Privy Council e. vice-admiralty courts ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy proverb, “speak softly and carry a big stick” meant to A) proceed aggressively and with force. B) follow other nations into war. C) negotiate peacefully, but to also show a threatening power. D) refuse all negotiations. ANSWER Answer: C
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Robert Morris helped pioneer American trade with __________. A) the Ottoman Empire B) China C) Brazil D) India ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1901, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the people of the Philippines and Puerto Rico were U.S. citizens. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
The 1786 election in __________ focused on the issue of paper money. A) Rhode Island B) Massachusetts C) New Hampshire D) Connecticut ANSWER A
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