The policy of red lining __________. A) was ruled unconstitutional in 1953 B) designated certain neighborhoods as off limits to ethnic minorities C) was more a myth than a reality D) kept suspected communist sympathizers from being employed ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The fifteenth-century western European nations active in overseas exploration shared a(n) __________. A) weak economy B) weak monarchial system C) Protestant outlook D) Atlantic coastline ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Navy Department and Marine Corps were created in part in response to which of the following? A) high unemployment among American sailors B) threats from Great Britain C) a possible war with France D) a desire to stimulate the economy of New England ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the most important outcome of Jacques Cartier’s exploration of North America? A) He found a passage to Asia. B) He encouraged the Spanish to explore the northern Atlantic. C) He discovered the St. Lawrence River. D) He convinced the French that there was gold in the regions he explored. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
One objection the Antifederalists had to the new Constitution was that it did NOT contain a A) provision for proportional representation in the national legislature. B) specific list of powers granted to the new national government. C) list of individual rights and fundamental liberties of the people. D) procedure for state ratification of the new […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The cultivation of tobacco by the English colonists __________. A) encouraged trade between the settlers and the Indians B) prompted the English to seek a community of inclusion C) created pressure for more expansion into Indian territory D) made Indian slave labor profitable ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the primary source of income for most yeoman farmers? a. sugar b. rice c. whiskey d. livestock e. lumber ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Glorious Revolution in England had significant implications for the colonies because __________. A) King William established the Dominion of New England B) a major loss of self-government resulted C) England now had a constitutional monarchy D) less monarchical control was extended over them ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “demographic transition” identifies the A) growth of a large ethnic minority population in late eighteenth-century America. B) famine, disease, and war that accompany world population growth. C) decline of the birth rate in early nineteenth-century America. D) late eighteenth century debate on whether humans were capable of improving society. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What made the Netherlands a major European power? A) its dynamic commercial economy B) its large population C) its control over European natural resources D) its vast farmlands ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
