How did the expansion and increased importance of cotton production influence the development of the commercial economy in the United States? What new opportunities and difficulties did it create for northern workers? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss how northern entrepreneurs invested in giant looms and mills for the domestic factory production […]
The phrase rage militare refers to A) the British military’s attitude toward putting down the colonial rebellion. B) Parliament’s military strategy. C) the peak of patriot enthusiasm for the Revolutionary War. D) loyalists’ anger toward American patriots. ANSWER C
The Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia (1832) A) held that the state of Georgia could not regulate private dealings by U.S. citizens within the territory controlled by the Cherokee tribe because the Indian tribe’s sovereign rights were subject only to the federal government. B) held that the state of Georgia could regulate private […]
The most “radical” delegates at the Second Continental Congress — those wanting a formal declaration of independence — were from the A) middle colonies. B) New England colonies. C) Chesapeake colonies. D) Carolinas and Georgia. ANSWER B
Which of the following defined the spoils system under President Jackson? A) a patronage system in which a political party rewards a candidate’s supporters with government jobs B) a government hiring system based strictly on civil service exams C) an effort to persuade political party opponents to defect to the governing political party by promising […]
The American bombing of North Vietnam led to A) declining morale among the North Vietnamese people. B) more successful U.S. counterinsurgency campaigns in South Vietnam. C) the introduction of United States combat troops into South Vietnam. D) a weakening commitment to the war by the North Vietnam government. ANSWER C
How did the political nullification crisis between the U.S. government and South Carolina finally get resolved? A) The Congressional passage of a bill authorizing federal military force against South Carolina and, most importantly, a political tariff compromise enacted by Congress in 1833 that provided reductions in the tariff rates of goods important to South Carolinians […]
What was one of Wilson’s major goals at the Paris Peace Conference? a. to punish Germany for starting the war b. to compensate the Allies for their great losses c. to found a League of Nations to enforce peace d. to bring the new Russian government to the peace table e. to collect awards and […]
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s mature religious beliefs are MOST closely associated with A) Unitarianism. B) Transcendentalism. C) Presbyterianism. D) agnosticism. ANSWER Answer: B
According to the most widely accepted theory, why were newcomers to North America eventually unable to return Siberia? A) The Bering Land Bridge had been submerged. B) The quality of the game they found living in North America made returning unattractive. C) They were rejected by the peoples they left. D) They were unable to […]
