How did U.S. neutrality in World War I finally come to an end? a. Germany proposed an alliance with Mexico and sank five American ships in ten days. b. Russia formed an alliance with Germany that threatened U.S. interests in the Pacific. c. The Allied nations begged the United States to intervene on their behalf. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The officer in charge of Confederate forces in Charleston during the attack on Fort Sumter was A) Robert E. Lee. B) Stonewall Jackson. C) Don Carlos Buell. D) Pierre G.T. Beauregard. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of John Marshall’s values influenced many of his court decisions? a. economic equality for all American citizens b. the need to balance state and federal powers c. the protection of individual liberty d. the supremacy of the judicial branch e. a belief in the strict interpretation of the Constitution ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in A) all parts of the United States. B) the border states of Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri. C) areas of rebellion. D) all slaveholding states. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The War Powers Act intended to increase the influence of ________ in the conduct of American foreign policy. A) Congress B) the National Security Council C) the Joint Chiefs of Staff D) the President ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the war, the U.S. government issued paper money called A) greenbacks. B) contrabands. C) indents. D) dollars. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Many bonded servants never worked off the indenture nor became successful. Still, the result of indentured servants’ successes was that: a. few Englishmen were willing to work so hard b. most colonial leaders disliked indentured servants c. slavery became un-economical d. others were inspired to emigrate as bonded servants ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Union general known for his “march to the sea” was A) Grant. B) Sherman. C) Sheridan. D) Hooker. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
How does this statement from Monroe’s inaugural address demonstrate American hypocrisy: “Their citizens individually have been happy and the nation prosperous”? a. Few people were truly happy in the United States during the first few decades of the nineteenth century. b. The nation was prosperous only because it exploited immigrants and weaker North American neighbors. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Thaddeus Stevens and the Radical Republicans’ plan for reconstruction focused on the clause that guaranteed each state A) a republican form of government. B) full voting rights. C) equality of gender. D) resident full citizenship. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
