Which tribe saw its population grow significantly after going to a reservation and returning to ancestral ways of herding horse, sheep, and goats? A) Navajo B) Sioux C) Cheyenne D) Apache ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did political activism for African American rights change from the 1950s to the early 1960s? a. Direct, peaceful confrontation replaced reliance on court action. b. Reliance on court action replaced direct, peaceful confrontation. c. Reliance on court action replaced violent means of forcing social change. d. Violent means of forcing social change replaced direct, […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Pacific Railroad Act was passed in 1862. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
The American economy in the 1920s saw explosive growth in __________. a. the consumer goods industries b. cotton mills c. the energy industry d. agriculture e. the steel industry ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What effect would all of the inventions of the Gilded Age have on the American people in terms of employment, living conditions, and leisure? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss the electric light—people could work later, city life was safer, cities stayed “open” later hours, and had a “night life.” 2. Discuss […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Most working women __________. a. were young and single b. were married with children c. were African American d. had many professional opportunities e. were widows or single mothers ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Middle-class families wanted to keep their houses simple and unassuming. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
In which colony were African Americans most able to preserve their African identity? a. New Jersey b. South Carolina c. Pennsylvania d. New York e. North Carolina ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who accepted the 1912 presidential nomination representing the Socialist Party? A) Henry Hammond B) Eugene V. Debs C) Henry Grady D) Ida B. Wells ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Scotch Irish from Ulster came to the American colonies because: a. they were persecuted by the British crown for religious reasons b. their farm lands were often taken by Irish Catholics c. the British government imposed taxes on imports from Ulster, damaging their economy d. they believed conditions for raising their cattle were better […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
