What was a primary motive behind Spain’s establishment of settlements in Texas, New Mexico, and California? A) to defend the area from intrusion by other European powers B) to rid the region of its Indian inhabitants C) its fear of losing control of the region to the Mexican revolutionaries D) the abundance of gold and […]
The Oregon Trail was A) the first overland trail to the Spanish Southwest. B) primarily a road for merchant trade. C) taken by religious dissenters to the Great Basin. D) the longest pioneer route to the Far West. ANSWER D
What was the highest political unit in the administrative system that governed the Spanish Empire? A) Council of the Indies B) locally-elected representative assembly C) encomienda D) audiencias ANSWER A
French claims in North America were based on the expeditions of A) John Cabot. B) Henry Hudson. C) Jacques Cartier. D) Vasco da Gama. ANSWER C
Between 1820 and 1840, “democracy” came to imply that the right to vote should be extended to A) those who had a “stake in society.” B) all taxpayers. C) women and free blacks. D) all adult white men. ANSWER D
Between 1816 and 1824 the Republican Party disintegrated as a stable national organization partly because A) it lacked a strong leader. B) the opposition party grew stronger. C) it lost a series of national elections. D) of a string of failures in its conduct of foreign policy. ANSWER A
During the 1793 epidemic, colonial Philadelphia’s doctors could not agree on A) what caused yellow fever. B) how to treat yellow fever. C) how the yellow fever was spread. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Describe the effect of foreign affairs on domestic politics in the United States in the 1790s. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Foreign affairs helped Americans define their allegiance to the Federalist and Republican parties and to define the positions of the parties themselves. Domestic politics were made sharply confrontational by foreign events. […]
The founding of the Jamestown colony rested on the strong ________ motives of its sponsors. A) strategic B) religious C) economic D) humanitarian ANSWER C
Define the role of the British in the conduct of American diplomacy in the 1830s and 1840s. Cite some specific incidents where concern over British intentions or actions provoked American action. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Generally, the British were held in suspicion. There was fear that they had territorial ambitions, and […]
