In 1823, British Foreign Minister George Canning proposed that the United States and Great Britain issue a joint declaration announcing that A) neither nation would continue to pay tribute to the Barbary states. B) both nations would oppose any further European intervention in the Americas. C) the entire Pacific coast from Alaska to the Oregon […]
To transcendentalists, the fundamental mysteries of human existence were to be found A) through biblical study. B) in the structure of social and religious institutions. C) by intuition. D) by the application of sound logic and reason. ANSWER C
As president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis was A) lazy. B) an ineffective administrator. C) an inspirational leader. D) pleasant to work with. ANSWER B
According to its advocates, what was the first requirement of a “large policy” for the United States in international affairs? A) war with Spain B) acquisition of colonies C) a more powerful navy D) the formation of military alliances ANSWER C
The failure of prohibition is in part explained by A) the emergence of the anti-smoking campaign that distracted attention from prohibition. B) the unprofitability of bootlegging. C) lax enforcement of the law. D) All of the above. ANSWER C
In the first year of the Civil War, who was the Union’s most aggressive combat commander? A) Albert Sidney Johnston B) George B. McClellan C) Ulysses S. Grant D) Irvin McDowell ANSWER C
What was the most serious urban problem in early nineteenth-century America? A) violent crime B) poor street lighting C) insufficient public transportation D) inadequate sanitation ANSWER D
What was the goal of an eighteenth-century backcountry gouging fight? A) winning while observing the Marquis of Queensbury rules of individual combat B) disfiguring one’s opponent C) good clean fun, sport, and exercise D) striking a knockout blow ANSWER B
The Panic of 1819 had the effect of A) reducing tension between the North and South. B) increasing agricultural prices. C) repairing factionalization in the Republican Party. D) ending restrictions on voting and office holding in many states. ANSWER D
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 as A) a multinational mutual defense alliance. B) a forerunner to the European Common Market. C) the western nations’ response to the Soviet’s creation of the Warsaw Pact. D) an international economic aid organization. ANSWER A
