Take the role of a western farmer, southern planter, or eastern manufacturer. Indicate your views on federal policies from 1815 to 1835. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Farmer: likes liberal land policies and internal improvements; dislikes tariffs and banks Planter: dislikes tariffs, liberal land policies, internal improvements, and banks Manufacturer: likes tariff, […]
In his second Open Door note, Secretary of State John Hay asked the imperial powers to A) preserve the territorial integrity of China. B) unite to suppress the Boxer Rebellion in China. C) recognize America’s control of the Philippines. D) respect the United states’ sphere of influence in Latin America. ANSWER A
The text authors assert that in the coming of the Civil War, “the fundamental issue was slavery.” Do you agree? Some argue that states’ rights was the key issue of the Civil War. Do you think they miss the point? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The expansion of slavery had generated the […]
Describe the role that racism played in the emergence of America as a world power. Include the influence of the ideas of American exceptionalism, Anglo-Saxonism, and Social Darwinism. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The idea of being a chosen (exceptional) people is deeply rooted in American history. Social Darwinists loaned the concept […]
Why were movements like immigration restriction, religious fundamentalism, and the Ku Klux Klan so popular in the 1920s? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER All three were related to the fear, anxiety, and uncertainty generated by rapid social change in the 1920s. Those seeking a refuge from challenges to traditional values and behaviors […]
Explain why Samoa and Hawaii were thought to be strategically important for the United States in the late nineteenth century. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Both island groups had excellent natural harbors: Pago Pago in Samoa and Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Both could be important coaling stations for a Pacific naval fleet. […]
The Sedition Act distressed many Americans because it __________. a. threatened their political right to disagree with and speak out against the government b. gave the Federalists too much power and reduced the Republicans’ power c. suspended free elections, depriving all white males of their voting rights d. expanded the powers of Congress, which meant […]
What was one of the effects of the Great Awakening in America? A) reunification of the colonial churches that had been divided by the Enlightenment B) declining respect for established authority C) renewed respect for the learned clergy D) lowered toleration of dissenting views ANSWER B
Why did James Oglethorpe establish the colony of Georgia? A) to rehabilitate English paupers B) to provide religious refuge for English Baptists C) to grant huge land tracts to his friends in court D) to take advantage of cheap slave labor ANSWER A
Soviet Premier Gorbachev’s creation of the Soviet Union’s first working legislature and his allowing competitive elections in 1989 are examples of ________ ; his legalization of small private business corporations and leasing of land to individuals are examples of ________ . A) glasnost; perestroika B) perestroika, glasnost C) glasnost; detente D) detente; perestroika ANSWER […]
