Between 1820 and 1840, “democracy” came to imply that the right to vote should be extended to A) those who had a “stake in society.” B) all taxpayers. C) women and free blacks. D) all adult white men. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Between 1816 and 1824 the Republican Party disintegrated as a stable national organization partly because A) it lacked a strong leader. B) the opposition party grew stronger. C) it lost a series of national elections. D) of a string of failures in its conduct of foreign policy. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the 1793 epidemic, colonial Philadelphia’s doctors could not agree on A) what caused yellow fever. B) how to treat yellow fever. C) how the yellow fever was spread. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe the effect of foreign affairs on domestic politics in the United States in the 1790s. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Foreign affairs helped Americans define their allegiance to the Federalist and Republican parties and to define the positions of the parties themselves. Domestic politics were made sharply confrontational by foreign events. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The founding of the Jamestown colony rested on the strong ________ motives of its sponsors. A) strategic B) religious C) economic D) humanitarian ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Define the role of the British in the conduct of American diplomacy in the 1830s and 1840s. Cite some specific incidents where concern over British intentions or actions provoked American action. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Generally, the British were held in suspicion. There was fear that they had territorial ambitions, and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the 1896 presidential campaign, William Jennings Bryan stressed ________ , while William McKinley stressed ________ . A) class differences; national unity B) racial harmony; tariff reduction C) labor’s rights; currency inflation D) the gold standard; free silver ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Assess the concept of manifest destiny. Do you agree with the basic proposition? Why or why not? The text authors claim that it is “one of the most influential slogans ever coined”. Do you agree? Why or why not? What was the role of manifest destiny in American territorial expansion in the mid-nineteenth century? […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe how both religious and economic factors stimulated English expansion in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Religious: Protestant England challenged the New World hegemony of Spain; religious dissenters, persecuted in England, migrated to America. English monarchs viewed America as a convenient dumping ground for religious […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The administration of Ulysses S. Grant was characterized by A) Republican domination of most southern states. B) economic prosperity. C) racial harmony. D) a succession of scandals. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
