What effect did U.S. involvement in the war have on American civil liberties? a. The federal government instituted committees and Congress passed acts to ensure the safety and rights of German Americans and war dissenters. b. Women had more opportunities in war-related jobs, so their civil liberties increased, especially in voting rights. c. African Americans […]
The South had major resource advantages over the North. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 because she __________. a. instigated a race riot stemming from the desegregation of schools b. defied a court order by refusing to allow black students in her classroom c. refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man d. assaulted a white man who […]
Who was the only Southern leader to be tried for treason and executed? A) Jefferson Davis B) General Lee C) Henry Wirz D) Jim Longstreet ANSWER Answer: C
Admiral Zheng He’s fleet demonstrated that __________. A) the China lacked important resources B) the Chinese had mastered ocean sailing on a large scale C) China was interested in overseas expansion D) China was in decline ANSWER D
“Forty acres and a mule” was a government policy after the Civil War. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Why was General Cornwallis forced to surrender his army at Yorktown? A) He had abandoned the Southern strategy designed for his campaign. B) The French fleet controlled entry into Chesapeake Bay. C) Colonial and French troops outnumbered his army by about two to one. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
The destruction of the KKK ended the violence against African-Americans and Republicans in the South. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
In the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War, Britain demanded that the United States A) cancel its prewar debt to British merchants. B) observe the rights of Indians living west of the Appalachian Mountains. C) restore the rights and property of American loyalists. D) give up its fishing rights off the coast […]
What were three goals of President Grant’s Indian Peace Policy? A) Grant wanted to treat the Indian with dignity, end the corruption in the Indian Bureau, and to establish peace. B) He wanted to maintain the Indian Bureau, end the Plains Indian wars, and establish peace. C) Grant hoped to establish peace, end the war, […]
