Federal troops were used to quell the violence during the A) Great Railroad Strike of 1877. B) anthracite coal strike of the 1870s. C) Haymarket Square riot of 1886. D) All of the above. ANSWER A
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The West’s development as a region of irrigated farming began with the administration of A) Herbert Hoover. B) Franklin D. Roosevelt. C) Dwight D. Eisenhower. D) Harry Truman. ANSWER B
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The first major league baseball team located on the West Coast was the A) Oakland Athletics. B) Los Angeles Angels. C) Seattle Pilots. D) Los Angeles Dodgers. ANSWER D
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Which one of the following was NOT a principal figure in the “Monkey Trial” in Tennessee in 1925? A) Langston Hughes B) Clarence Darrow C) William Jennings Bryan D) John T. Scopes ANSWER A
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The Dutch West India Company was responsible for settling what eventually became A) North Carolina. B) New York. C) Massachusetts. D) South Carolina. ANSWER B
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The absence of ________ remained a source of friction between settlers in colonial New York and the British government for many years. A) trial by jury B) a popularly elected assembly C) confirmation of their land grants D) religious toleration ANSWER B
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In Pennsylvania, William Penn provided his settlers with A) political representation. B) freedom of religion. C) generous land grants. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
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Explain how the railroad played a key role in the development of the steel, oil, and meatpacking industries in late nineteenth-century America. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Railroads delivered raw materials to manufacturing centers and finished goods to distant and enlarged markets. Railroads were major consumers of steel, petroleum, and timber. Railroads […]
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Colonial Pennsylvania was characterized by A) obedient settlers who dutifully paid their quitrents to William Penn. B) a remarkable integration of what had been separate and diverse religious groups. C) general economic prosperity. D) harmonious local government. ANSWER C
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What is a literal definition of “transcendental”? Explain the value of such a view in American life. What special contribution does this point of view make to American culture? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER A dictionary definition of “transcendental” stresses phrases such as “beyond experience,” “beyond the rational,” “remote from practical affairs,” […]
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