An immediate problem for rapidly growing suburban communities was providing adequate __________. a. water supplies b. schools c. waste disposal d. law enforcement e. mass transit ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
All of the following was TRUE of the War Hawks EXCEPT A) they were congressional advocates of a war with Britain, who were mostly from the South and the West. B) they were confident that if the United States declared war on Britain, the French inhabitants who remained in Canada would revolt, allowing the United […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “beats” were __________. a. jazz musicians who experimented with folk music b. a light rock group popular on 50s-era TV variety shows c. writers and poets who rebelled against materialistic 1950s values d. a motorcycle gang whose members included Jack Kerouac and James Dean e. a group of talented screenplay writers in the early […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Monroe Doctrine was an example of the U.S. government engaging in A) Jeffersonian pragmatism. B) strict neutrality practiced by George Washington. C) Federalist partiality to Great Britain. D) European-style colonialism. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
When he became president in 1961, John F. Kennedy did NOT believe that A) the communist government in North Vietnam was a puppet regime of the Soviet Union and Red China. B) Vietnam should be a proving ground of the containment doctrine. C) the United States should strive for a negotiated compromise in Vietnam. D) […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following cultural activities did slaves undertake in their communities covertly and ALWAYS without the permission of their white owners? A) growing their own food B) making cloth for better clothing than their owners gave them C) learning to read and write D) earning cash by selling surplus food and clothing to the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was a major factor stimulating English migration to the New World? a. a desire to establish a democratic form of government b. the discovery of mineral resources c. escape from the plague d. laws that forced the migration of the poorer classes e. a desire for land ownership ANSWER E
Date: September 9th, 2020
The working conditions and wages of the “factory girls” who worked in the textile mills of New England improved considerably after a series of strikes in the 1830s and 1840s. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
After the voyages of Columbus, Spanish leaders were ambitious for further exploration. The explorer whose expedition finally circumnavigated the globe was: a. Vasco de Balboa b. Vasco da Gama c. Hernando Cortes d. Ferdinand Magellan ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What were the most important social, political, and economic differences between the United States in 1800 and the United States in 1820s? How would you explain the key changes you discuss and were they destined to be permanent or temporary? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss how the economy of the United […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
