Which of these helps explain why migration to North America was attractive to Siberian hunter-gatherers? A) North America was home to many large mammals. B) It was much warmer in North America than in Asia. C) Siberian hunter-gatherers were often attacked by more aggressive Asian peoples. D) The population of Asia had grown too large […]
Which of the following groups felt particularly threatened by Jay’s Treaty? A) southern planters B) northern manufacturers C) ordinary workers D) bankers and financiers ANSWER A
The encounter between English colonists and Native Americans at Roanoke suggest that the English and natives __________. A) easily understood each other’s viewpoints B) had very different concepts of community C) shared ideas about property and possessions D) were completely unable to communicate with each other ANSWER Answer: B
Roosevelt’s Hundred Days banking legislation was designed to __________. a. support strong banks and eliminate the weaker ones b. decrease government regulation of U.S. banks c. allow the government to take over the banking system d. give bankers a place in his government e. merge smaller banks with larger ones ANSWER A
In De Soto’s exploration of the South in North America, he failed to find another Aztec empire. The peoples he did find were __________. A) Pueblo B) Micmacs C) Iroquois D) Mississippian ANSWER Answer: D
As they saw it, delegates to the Constitutional Convention were devising a structure of government that would limit the powers of A) state and national governments. B) majorities and minorities. C) factions and interest groups. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
The heart of the dynamic European commercialism of the late Middle Ages lay in the city-states of __________. A) England B) Italy C) France D) Germany ANSWER Answer: B
The Federalists passed the Alien and Sedition Acts to __________. A) suppress criticism of their policies B) safeguard the country from attack C) appease the Democratic-Republicans D) strengthen the Bill of Rights ANSWER A
What were the main elements of the Columbian Exchange between the New and Old Worlds? What were the benefits of this exchange for each region? What were its most negative effects? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: crops; people; diseases; animals
Under the Articles of Confederation there was a failed attempt to raise revenue and pressure the British by a(n) A) tariff. B) income tax. C) quitrent. D) foreign property tax. ANSWER A
