Pennsylvania’s Charter of Liberties placed all political power in A) a royal governor. B) the king. C) a governor’s council. D) an elective assembly. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was a result of Bacon’s Rebellion? A) There was a near-successful campaign to abolish slavery in Virginia. B) Nathanial Bacon was appointed the royal governor of Virginia. C) Virginia’s planter elite became politically unified. D) Virginia’s Anglican Church was disestablished. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Place yourself in the role of a middle-class American in the late nineteenth century. Explain why you might find the careers of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller worthy of admiration and emulation. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: they were self-made men; they were philanthropists; they possessed great managerial expertise; they […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
If you were a common laborer in a late nineteenth-century American factory, what would be your feelings about the conditions of your work? Describe the ways you would translate these feelings into outward behavior. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER A worker might dislike the monotony, danger, strict discipline, impersonal relationships, and fast […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The end of the “imperial presidency” was brought about by A) the Watergate scandal. B) the Iran-Contra scandal. C) the Vietnam War. D) the Iranian Hostage Crisis. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Match the 1948 presidential candidate with his party affiliation. A. Thomas Dewey 1. Dixicrat B. Henry Wallace 2. Republican C. Strom Thurmond 3. Libertarian 4. Progressive A) A-2, B-4, C-1 B) A-1, B-3, C-2 C) A-3, B-1, C-4 D) A-2, B-1, C-3 ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the late 1800s, America’s sexual code A) defined reproduction as the only legitimate purpose of sexual relations. B) condemned pre- and extra-marital sexual relations as morally reprehensible. C) condemned public discussion of sexual matters. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the late 1970s, high inflation dramatically increased A) the cost of health care and housing. B) speculative investments in new factories and technology. C) the purchasing power of most Americans. D) All of the above. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Those who are drawn to the “paranoid style” in American politics see the shaping of world events as the work of A) unusual leaders of great stature. B) menacing conspiracies. C) complex international relationships. D) uncontrollable fate. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
By 1973, the Vietnam War seemed to illustrate the dangers associated with America’s obsession with A) militarism. B) anti-Communism. C) racism. D) anti-terrorism. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
