Freedmen refused to accept or acquiesce to the segregation of A) churches. B) schools. C) railroad cars. D) All of the above. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Explain why in the invasion of America, European “micro-organisms were the true victors.” What will be an ideal response? ANSWER More than any other single factor, infection by European-carried diseases (smallpox, measles, etc.) decimated and demoralized New World peoples. This increased the ability of Europeans to conquer and dominate the native peoples and transplant […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The concept of popular sovereignty held that A) the status of slavery can be determined by the federal government. B) slavery is an immoral institution. C) residents should determine whether slavery should exist in a territory. D) slavery could be legalized only by state governments. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which one of the following was NOT an ardent supporter of Henry Clay’s proposals for compromise in 1850? A) Daniel Webster B) Zachary Taylor C) Millard Fillmore D) Stephen A. Douglas ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the agreement the United States signed to outlaw war as an instrument for resolving international disputes? A) Good Neighbor Policy B) Kellogg-Briand Pact C) Dawes Plan D) Four Party Treaty ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who was the governor of Alabama who pledged “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever”? A) Medger Evers B) George Wallace C) Eugene “Bull” Connor D) James Meredith ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The ratio of males to females in early Virginia was such that A) females slightly outnumbered males. B) males and females were roughly equal in number. C) males greatly outnumbered females. D) females greatly outnumbered males. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The 1924 Dawes Plan A) linked Allied debt payments to Germany’s ability to pay reparations. B) extended credit to the Allies so they could pay off their war debts. C) reduced Germany’s reparations bill and provided it with American loans to help it make reparations payments. D) declared a moratorium on both German reparation and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
America’s first federal regulatory agency was created by the A) Supreme Court’s ruling in the Wabash case. B) Interstate Commerce Act. C) Sherman Anti-Trust Act. D) Supreme Court’s ruling in Munn v. Illinois. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Americans did NOT fear that the large number of Irish and German immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s would A) ally with the southern slave power to expand and perpetuate slavery. B) control the politics of several large cities. C) increase the incidence of crime and poverty in America. D) lower wages of American workers. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
