Those who voted in favor of war in 1812 viewed war with Britain as an opportunity to do all of the following EXCEPT A) defend the nation’s honor. B) remove the western Indians from the path of white settlement. C) restore the prosperity of New England shipping. D) expand the nation’s territorial holdings. ANSWER […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “Fundamental Constitutions for Carolina” promised settlers all the following EXCEPT A) social equality. B) headrights. C) religious toleration. D) a representative assembly. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Neutrality Acts passed by Congress between 1935 and 1937 did NOT A) bar American citizens from travelling on belligerent ships. B) prohibit American ships from entering war zones. C) restrict the sale of American arms to any belligerent to a cash-and-carry basis. D) prohibit the arming of American merchant vessels. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 A) resulted in heavy American casualties. B) was the turning point in the war. C) inspired the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” D) preceded the British capture of Washington, D.C. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Hitler’s first military defeat in World War II occurred at A) Berlin. B) Moscow. C) Paris. D) Warsaw. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Shawnee prophet, Tenskwatawa, wanted his people to A) reject the militant leadership of Tecumseh. B) assimilate with whites. C) unite. D) All of the above. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who was the governor of the Ohio Country whose leadership eventually destroyed the efforts of the Prophet and Tecumseh? A) William Henry Harrison B) Anthony Wayne C) Andrew Jackson D) John Tyler ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the youth counterculture of the 1960s, the emphasis was on A) communal sharing. B) accepting social responsibility. C) rational problem-solving. D) glorifying individualism. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Through consolidation, late nineteenth-century business leaders like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J. P. Morgan intended to bring more ________ to the national economy. A) free enterprise B) order C) equal opportunity D) competition ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The first federal law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender was the ________ Act. A) Equal Employment Opportunity B) Equal Pay C) Civil Rights D) Voting Rights ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
