The key reason that Irish Catholics opposed the war in New York City was A) racism. B) fear of competition for jobs. C) they had been slaves. D) they did not oppose the war. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The explanation for the tremendous population growth of seventeenth-century New England can be found in the __________. a. extraordinary fertility of New England women b. emphasis Puritans placed on having large families c. fact that local Native American tribes were remarkably friendly d. long lives of New England settlers e. agricultural richness of the New […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the North, the organization designed to improve medical services and treatment for the sick and wounded was called the A) Internal Revenue Service. B) American Red Cross. C) Freedmen’s Bureau. D) Sanitary Commission. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Marco Polo’s Travels provided Europeans with information about __________. A) North America B) West Africa C) North Africa D) China ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Compare and contrast Johnson’s reconstruction plan with the Radical Republican’s plan. Do they have any similarities? What are the main differences? Which one was the blue print for the Reconstruction policy? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss the changing relationship between legislative and executive branches of the government. Analyze the battle between […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did the Monroe Doctrine make little impression on European powers? a. The Europeans were too occupied with losing their colonial power in the Americas to care about trade embargoes in the United States. b. The Europeans did not see the United States as a significant enough military power to feel threatened about their support […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Former slaves were usually unable to purchase land because A) whites did not want to sell them land. B) they had no savings. C) they wanted the land for free. D) they expected the government to support them. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe the fundamental Cold War beliefs and commitments held by presidents Kennedy and Johnson that compelled them to involve the United States in a war in Vietnam. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Kennedy and Johnson saw themselves as merely keeping the commitments to South Vietnam made by their predecessors. Both were Cold […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Ku Klux Klan could be perceived as the paramilitary wing of the Southern Democratic Party. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
By the late 1600s, the gap between rich and poor in white Chesapeake society __________. a. steadily shrank b. steadily widened c. remained unchanged d. could not be estimated e. is not mentioned by contemporary chroniclers ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
