The American (“Know Nothing”) Party’s platform can best be described as A) democratic. B) nativist. C) expansionist. D) isolationist. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
An essential element of Adolf Hitler’s program was A) welfare capitalism. B) the implementation of communism. C) anti-Semitism. D) economic opportunity. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The prowar majority in Congress in 1812 came largely from A) the Federalist Party. B) New England. C) the Middle Atlantic states. D) the South and West. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The major result of the Battle of Tippecanoe was A) hero status for Andrew Jackson. B) a humiliating defeat for the United States. C) the shattering of the Native American alliance led by the Shawnee Prophet. D) victory for the United States in the War of 1812. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following colonies was established by proprietary grant? A) South Carolina B) Virginia C) Massachusetts Bay D) Plymouth Plantation ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following does NOT describe the experience of African Americans during World War I? A) Many moved north seeking wartime jobs. B) They were frequently victims of racial discrimination and violence. C) Most opposed U.S. involvement in the war. D) When recruited, they were placed into all black military units. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812, the British agreed to A) end military hostilities. B) withdraw the Orders in Council. C) cease use of impressment. D) All of the above. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
More than anything else, ________ transformed the United States into a unified nation with an interdependent economy. A) the Civil War B) manufacturing C) immigrants D) railroads ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Second Great Awakening originated in A) Cane Ridge, Kentucky. B) Northampton, Massachusetts. C) Charleston, South Carolina. D) Buffalo, New York. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The federal government encouraged American business to convert to wartime production by A) placing big business under government management and control. B) threatening to strictly enforce the nation’s anti-trust laws. C) offering highly profitable war contracts to big business. D) providing guaranteed subsidies to small business firms. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
