What was the driving force for social change that gained civil rights for African Americans? a. landmark court cases b. presidential intervention c. laws passed by Congress d. the religious revival of the times e. African American activism ANSWER E
Who said “I hold that women, as well as men, have the right to vote, and my heart and my voice go with the movement to extend suffrage to women.” A) Sojourner Truth B) Susan B. Anthony C) Frederick Douglass D) William Lloyd Garrison ANSWER Answer: C
In 1785, John Jay and __________ helped form the Society for the Promotion of the Manumission of Slaves. A) Thomas Jefferson B) Alexander Hamilton C) James Madison D) George Washington ANSWER B
The majority of teachers from the North were A) African-American women. B) African-American men. C) white men. D) white women. ANSWER Answer: D
__________ came to symbolize the triumph of democracy in the 1820s-1840s. a. Henry Clay b. John C. Calhoun c. Daniel Webster d. Martin Van Buren e. Andrew Jackson ANSWER E
What court case severely limited the Fourteenth Amendment? A) United States v. Cruikshank B) Munn v. Illinois C) Slaughterhouse Cases D) Crandall v. Nevada ANSWER Answer: C
In the 1783 Treaty of Paris, the new boundaries of the United States were set at the ________ in the North, the ________ in the West, and ________ in the South. A) St. Lawrence River; Appalachian Mountains; the Gulf of Mexico B) Great Lakes; Appalachian Mountains; Spanish Florida C) Ohio River; Mississippi River; the Gulf […]
What occupation did the U.S. government suggest for the warlike Comanche? A) farmers B) merchants C) railroad workers D) cattle herders ANSWER Answer: A
Which of the following individuals is matched with his art form? a. William Sidney Mount : novels b. Nathaniel Hawthorne : novels c. Herman Melville : painting d. Oliver Wendell Holmes : painting e. George Caleb Bingham : novels ANSWER B
The impact of railroads on the length of time it took to cross the country was dramatic. In 1849 it took 6 to 8 weeks to travel to California. How long did it take in the 1870s? A) 5 weeks B) 10 days C) 3 months D) 4 months ANSWER Answer: B