The first wave of California gold fields was established in A) the Sierra Nevada mountains. B) the Merced gold region in the San Joaquin Valley. C) southern California in the San Fernando Valley. D) far northern California near the border with the Oregon Territory. ANSWER Answer: A
Which of the following was true of all the various Archaic American groups? A) They all spoke the same language. B) They all lacked domesticated animals. C) They all had the same kind of social organization. D) They all had the same religious practices. ANSWER B
For female advocates of the women’s rights movement A) violent actions were deemed necessary for change. B) change, it was believed, would never occur. C) leading abolitionists were seen as natural and important allies. D) marriage was deemed a dead institution. ANSWER Answer: C
President Nixon’s strategy in Vietnam kept the ________ a secret from the American public. A) American bombing of Cambodia B) joint American–South Vietnamese incursion into Cambodia C) Nixon Doctrine D) Vietnamization Policy ANSWER A
Assess how the Fugitive Slave Act shaped public opinion in the North and South during the 1850s. I need help with this one please! Thank you ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Explain mixed political reaction to the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act. 2. Analyze the impact of the events surrounding Anthony […]
Why did interest in national politics wane in the early nineteenth century? a. Many people began to believe that all politicians, especially those far-removed from their constituency, were corrupt. b. Most people were focused on state politics because of a rise in political parties and internal strife. c. Many people were distracted by the changes […]
The Mason-Dixon Line divided A) Kansas from Nebraska. B) Maryland from Pennsylvania. C) Virginia from Maryland. D) Virginia from Carolina. ANSWER Answer: B
Why did the new colonists of Georgia demand slaves? a. Farmers were given so many acres of land that they felt they could not farm efficiently without slaves. b. The main crop of Georgia, tobacco, could be cultivated only with slave labor. c. The colonists felt that since they had no voice in government, they […]
Abraham Lincoln’s main political goal after the debates with Stephen Douglas was to become President of the United States. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Of all the new American place names, those honoring __________ became the most popular. A) early colonists B) figures from Roman history C) Greek gods D) individual war heroes ANSWER D