During the campaign in New York and New Jersey in 1776, British General William Howe failed A) to capture the port of New York. B) to make good use of American loyalists. C) to amass enough troops for the campaign. D) All of the above. ANSWER B
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Which U.S. president thought that the Compromise of 1850 was a “final settlement” of North-South tensions? A) Zachary Taylor B) Millard Fillmore C) Franklin Pierce D) James Polk ANSWER Answer: B
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How did Robert Morris and his associates respond to the discontent among the soldiers at Newburgh? A) They openly championed their cause. B) They quietly encouraged their dissent. C) They called for the soldiers to be tried for treason. D) They encouraged them to be patient. ANSWER B
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The end of the Crimean War negatively affected the American economy in all of the following areas EXCEPT A) iron and steel production. B) cotton production. C) banking. D) wheat prices. ANSWER Answer: B
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With which of the following was the Newburgh conspiracy linked? A) a proposed tax on imported goods B) control of the Mississippi River C) Shays’s Rebellion D) Dragging Canoe’s uprising ANSWER A
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The border state Lincoln felt was MOST crucial to the Union war strategy was A) Virginia. B) Maryland. C) Kentucky. D) Delaware. ANSWER Answer: C
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The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty of 1972 (SALT I) A) outlawed above-ground nuclear tests. B) called for the destruction of nuclear stockpiles in the Soviet Union. C) ended the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. D) placed limits on intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM). ANSWER D
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The legal basis for the Emancipation Proclamation was that slaves were considered A) prisoners of war. B) property. C) fugitives. D) possible soldiers. ANSWER Answer: B
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How did the Deep South respond to court-ordered desegregation? a. by taking action to end discrimination in schools b. with grudging acceptance of the decisions c. with apathy and passive acceptance d. with massive and widespread resistance e. with violence and threats to once again secede from the Union ANSWER D
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Which of the following was NOT an example of the lack of resources by the South? A) food riots B) limited rations for the Army of Northern Virginia C) a decreasing number of refugees D) horrible conditions in prison camps ANSWER Answer: C
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