What campaign best illustrates that the British could not achieve ultimate victory by capturing the “strategic center” of the colonies? A) the British losses at Trenton and Princeton B) the Battle of Saratoga C) the Hudson Highlands strategy D) General Howe’s seizure of Philadelphia ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Reaction to Lincoln’s inaugural address was A) overwhelmingly positive amongst Northerners. B) mixed amongst Northerners. C) mixed amongst Southerners. D) overwhelmingly negative amongst independent voters. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917 change the course of the war? a. Germany’s own people began to revolt, leading to a weakening of the axis powers, giving the Allies an advantage. b. The Polish people in Germany revolted, distracting German forces from fighting France and Britain and giving the Allies an […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following statements expressed Lincoln’s view of slavery at the beginning of the Civil War? A) He privately supported it. B) He believed it should be expanded to the territories. C) He believed that it was the role of the national government to interfere with slavery in the states. D) He wanted to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Hopewell __________ laid the groundwork for larger mound-building societies. A) conquests B) trade networks C) agriculture D) religious ideas ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Peace Democrats were also known as A) Contrabands. B) Know Nothings. C) Copperheads. D) Vipers. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
A Viking expedition led by __________ reached Greenland in the 980s. A) William the Conqueror B) Erik the Red C) Leif Erikson D) Henry the Navigator ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “march to the sea” was best known for A) its destruction of only the large plantations. B) freeing all the slaves in the South. C) its total destruction of all property. D) releasing Union prisoners. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the driving force for social change that gained civil rights for African Americans? a. landmark court cases b. presidential intervention c. laws passed by Congress d. the religious revival of the times e. African American activism ANSWER E
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who said “I hold that women, as well as men, have the right to vote, and my heart and my voice go with the movement to extend suffrage to women.” A) Sojourner Truth B) Susan B. Anthony C) Frederick Douglass D) William Lloyd Garrison ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
