The Occupy Wall Street movement showcased America’s discontent over the increasing financial gap facing the nation as well as a show of solidarity against poor financial practices that led up to the financial crisis of 2008. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
How were families affected by changes sweeping American society in the 1920s? a. Generally, childhood and adolescence became shorter periods because families needed to send children to work at a younger age. b. Casual sex and the consumption of alcohol declined among youth during the 1920s. c. The “youth movement” of the 1920s championed traditional […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which product is not correctly paired with its region of origin? A) flint: Mexico B) obsidian: Rocky Mountains C) copper: Great Lakes D) mica: Appalachians ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the most striking characteristic of the stock market in 1929? a. investors’ obsession with speculation b. the downward trend of major stocks early in the year c. the government’s desire to carefully regulate the market d. the fact that the majority of wage-earning Americans were so heavily involved in it e. its steady […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Desert culture was characterized by reliance on __________. A) bison hunting B) small game and plant foraging C) intensive maize cultivation D) fish and sea mammals ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following hindered Jamestown’s early development? A) the large number of gentlemen among the early arrivals B) the large number of women among the early arrivals C) the absence of a contractual relationship between the settlers and the Virginia Company D) the large number of settlers who arrived in the first two years […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Where was Mayan civilization centered? A) Northeastern region of North America B) Andes Mountains C) Yucatan Peninsula D) Mississippi Valley ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
If a former slave could not prove he or she had been legally freed, then he or she was likely to be __________. a. reenslaved b. deported c. arrested d. fined e. executed ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Columbus’s claims about what he would reach by sailing west across the Atlantic __________. A) were almost completely wrong B) proved mainly correct C) were widely accepted by royal advisors across Europe D) were based on previous Spanish and English western voyages ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Federalist Papers expressed the views of A) Anti-Federalists. B) supporters of the Constitution. C) state legislatures. D) states’ rightists. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
