Although a Puritan minister himself, Roger Williams soon dissented from the Puritan leaders in Massachusetts. Williams believed all of the following except which one? a. tax money should not go to support the Puritan clergy b. church and state (government) should be separated c. the people should be sovereign d. no religious beliefs except Puritanism […]
At Ellis Island, immigrants could expect all of the following to occur EXCEPT A) they might be given a new Anglicized name. B) they would be given new passports. C) they would be checked for diseases. D) they would be evaluated in terms of their mental health. ANSWER Answer: B
The main issue of John Quincy Adams’s presidency was __________. a. forced relocation of Native Americans b. internal improvements c. foreign affairs d. tariffs e. the idea of a continental railroad ANSWER D
Which of the following was NOT an area where segregation was practiced? A) churches B) hospitals C) political gatherings D) theatres ANSWER Answer: C
Which individual was an African American appointed to a prominent post in the federal government during the Kennedy administration? a. Philip Randolph b. Thurgood Marshall c. Martin Luther King, Jr. d. Malcolm X e. Stokely Carmichael ANSWER B
The Colored Farmers’ National Alliance and Cooperative Union was mainly organized through black churches. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
What impact did the Nineteenth Amendment have on women? a. It thrust women into the political arena. b. It fundamentally redefined the sex roles in society. c. It encouraged droves of middle class women to leave the home and enter the workforce. d. It had less impact on women than women had hoped for. e. […]
During the election of 1912, the Socialist Party called for the government ownership of what enterprise? A) oil production B) automobile manufacturing C) steel production D) railroads ANSWER Answer: D
The text authors contend that Washington’s decision to defend New York was “one of the great blunders of the [Revolutionary] war.” Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Washington (acting under Congress’s orders) nearly allowed his army to be trapped and captured. Had that happened, at that time, the war would likely have […]
All of the following helped to increase the population of Alaska EXCEPT A) the gold rush. B) employment opportunities in the fishing, mining, and fur trade industries. C) hospitable relations with Alaskan tribes. D) the expansion of the Homestead Act to Alaska. ANSWER Answer: C
