The Scarlet Letter, a work of social criticism, was written by __________. A) Herman Melville B) Edgar Allan Poe C) Walt Whitman D) Nathaniel Hawthorne ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Stephen Douglas’s action in introducing the Kansas-Nebraska bill in 1854 proved to be __________. A) a great political miscalculation B) his most honorable stand C) a step closer to the presidency for him D) a brilliant political move ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
By the 1848 election, the national parties __________. A) remained staunchly national B) managed to keep social divisions from occurring C) agreed on most important issues D) were already eroded by sectionalism ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “Lager Beer Riots” and the violence in Kansas occurred at the same time. What common factors connected the two? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: regional divisions; breakdown of party system; urban violence; free labor and slavery
Date: September 9th, 2020
What major step toward centralization of economic power in the hands of the federal government took place during the Civil War? A) withdrawal of all Treasury notes B) creation of unemployment insurance C) imposition of government controls on wages and prices D) switch to a national currency ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The New York City draft riots led to the deaths of more than a hundred people, many of them __________. A) poor Irish immigrants B) Union recruiting officers C) African Americans D) wealthy draft-dodgers ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What constitutional amendment completed the process begun by the Emancipation Proclamation? A) Eleventh Amendment B) Thirteenth Amendment C) Seventeenth Amendment D) Eighteenth Amendment ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Johnson’s acquittal established this precedent about removal of a president from office. A) Only criminal actions warrant removal of a sitting president. B) The appearance of criminality is not enough to remove a president from office. C) Political disagreements are sufficient grounds for impeachment. D) Only treasonous actions are grounds for removal of a president […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the late nineteenth century, cotton __________. A) fell steadily in price B) was the economic salvation of the South C) became less important to the southern economy D) was profitable enough to lift many small farmers out of poverty ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the consuming passion of most white Southerners during the Reconstruction years? A) reconciliation with the North B) the stimulation of economic growth C) the development of industry D) the reestablishment of the racial hierarchy ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
