Place these events in the order in which they occurred. ( A) publication of the De L me letter (B) outbreak of the Philippine Insurrection (C) sinking of the Maine (D) Congress declares war on Spain A) B, A, D, C B) A, B, D, C C) C, A, B, D D) A, C, D, […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Union victory in the Battle of ________ succeeded in dividing the Confederacy. A) Bull Run B) Shiloh C) Vicksburg D) Gettysburg ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe the key features of Henry Clay’s “American System.” Indicate how these features were designed to produce economic growth. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The protective tariff was designed to promote American industry and create a home market for agricultural products from the South and West. Federally-funded internal improvements like roads and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
To deal with the economic conversion process at the end of World War II, Congress A) created the Council of Economic Advisors to manage fluctuations in the economy. B) guaranteed the employment of wartime women workers. C) continued wage and price controls initiated during the war. D) extended the authority of the wartime Office of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Eli Whitney invented the ________ which revitalized ________ . A) spinning ginny; the textile industry B) steamboat; western trade C) cotton gin; slavery D) mechanical reaper; commercial agriculture ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “old” immigrants to America were A) mostly non-Protestants. B) unfamiliar with constitutional government. C) usually illiterate. D) easily assimilated into the American mainstream. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
For middle-class Americans in the early nineteenth century, the industrial revolution increased all of the following EXCEPT A) job opportunities. B) living standards. C) housing costs. D) per capita income. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Because it was judged in violation of mercantilist intentions, Parliament virtually forbade the colonists from producing and exporting A) salted fish, winter wheat, and animal furs. B) tobacco, rice, and indigo. C) timber, pitch, and tar. D) woolen cloth, beaver hats, and iron tools. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Of the following, before 1830, a young woman could make the most money as a A) domestic servant. B) school teacher. C) seamstress. D) mill girl. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who organized the first labor unions in America? A) skilled journeymen B) unskilled laborers C) working women D) middle-class service professionals ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
