The Spanish conquistadore Hernan Cortes was able to conquer the Aztec Empire for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) Cortes received the assistance of various tribes that had been subjugated by the Aztecs. B) a smallpox epidemic decimated the Aztec population. C) Cortes’s troops vastly outnumbered the Aztec warriors. D) the Aztec emperor Montezuma […]
What event precipitated an undeclared naval war between the United States and France? A) Convention of 1800 B) XYZ Affair C) Gen t Affair D) Fries Rebellion ANSWER B
Who led the Mormons west to the Great Salt Lake area? A) Marcus Whitman B) Brigham Young C) Jason Lee D) Joseph Smith, Jr. ANSWER B
In the Election of 1800, Federalists had reason to fear that if Thomas Jefferson were elected, his administration would A) return most political power to the states. B) impose heavy excise taxes. C) use the federal courts to suppress dissent. D) create a large standing army. ANSWER A
Which candidate in the 1824 presidential election received the largest number of popular and electoral college votes? A) William Crawford B) Andrew Jackson C) John Quincy Adams D) Henry Clay ANSWER B
The “Tariff of Abominations” was most strongly opposed by A) westerners. B) easterners. C) southerners. D) northerners. ANSWER C
Andrew Jackson’s popularity as a political leader was in part due to his A) social refinement and formal education. B) devotion to reason and reflection in the making of public policy. C) image as a strong-willed, self-made man of the people. D) distaste for partisan controversy. ANSWER C
Which one of the following was NOT a reason Republicans decided to consider a suffrage amendment to the Constitution that would guarantee African Americans the right to vote? A) They were interested in meeting their northern constituents’ growing demand for such an amendment. B) They believed it would relieve them of any further responsibility to […]
The original curiosity between the two turned to mistrust and warfare when it became apparent that the Europeans wanted the Native Americans’ A) women. B) trade. C) land. D) culture. ANSWER C
John C. Calhoun’s doctrine of nullification was an argument in favor of A) majority rule. B) states’ rights. C) protective tariffs. D) secession. ANSWER B
