One important result of the revival of trade in Europe was the: a. increased oppression of serfs b. decrease in agricultural prosperity c. rapid growth of cities and urban life d. rise of the self-sufficient manorial system ANSWER C
What was the role of the Indian peoples in the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition? How did some of Lewis and Clark’s reports about the Indians they encountered reflect certain cultural assumptions of whites that proved to be quite dubious? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss how during the first […]
The English takeover of New Netherland (which was subsequently renamed New York) __________. a. had little immediate effect on the colony b. was followed by the expulsion of the Dutch c. led to the prompt creation of a legislature d. met with armed resistance by the Dutch e. sparked a war between the English and […]
Regarding the internal Greek and Spanish revolts and other European revolutionary movements of the 1820s, President James Monroe and Secretary of State John Quincy Adams decided to A) leave it to the Europeans to manage the situations in Greece and Spain and declared a policy of noninvolvement in the internal political affairs of Europe. B) […]
In 1915, Wilson supported preparedness because of __________. a. the need to stimulate the American economy b. the growing German U-boat crisis c. demands from progressives who desired to defend democracy d. the revelation of a German plot to involve Mexico as an ally e. his secret desire to create an empire in Latin America […]
How did new leaders often emerge within the slavery community on a plantation? A) These new leaders were often preachers and deacons selected by other slaves. B) These new leaders were often slaves who could trace their lineage to a royal African lineage. C) These new leaders were often slaves who were appointed as leaders […]
Some American reformers were against segregating Native Americans on reservations because they believed that __________. a. Native Americans should be sent to the North where they could live freely b. reservations took too much land away from white settlers c. Native Americans should be allowed to live their traditional lifestyles in the West d. Native […]
The influence of cotton and cotton exports on the growth of the overall national economy from 1800 to 1840 waned considerably during this period. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
By 1960, what percentage of black children in the Deep South were attending schools with whites? a. less than 1 percent b. 10 percent c. 25 percent d. 45 percent e. more than 50 percent ANSWER A
The Supreme Court decisions of Dartmouth v. Woodward (1819) and McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) A) expanded the role of the states in interfering with private contracts and undermined the operations of the Bank of the United States, respectively. B) asserted the supremacy of the Tenth Amendment’s mandate that states retained any power that was not […]