The most spectacular engineering achievement of the young United States was the __________. a. Cumberland Trail b. Erie Canal c. Intercoastal Waterway d. Baltimore Turnpike e. the Washington Monument ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Upon assuming his cabinet position, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton took all the following actions to address the nation’s financial crisis EXCEPT A) the creation of a Customs Service to collect the five percent import tax that Congress had already passed. B) the negotiation of a $50,000 loan from the Bank of New York to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Seventeenth-century English Puritans __________. a. were only a tiny minority of all Englishmen b. were committed to significant institutional change c. were firmly supportive of the status quo d. accepted the tenets of Catholicism with reservations e. were neurotic and self-righteous ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which events in the western regions of the country demanded considerable amounts of President Washington’s time and concentration? Why did President Washington come to believe these events in the western regions were so important to the nation’s future development? Evaluate President Washington’s performance in managing these critical political, economic, and military events. ANSWER Answer: […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The individual largely responsible for developing the “trail drive” was __________. a. William Hickok b. Joseph G. McCoy c. Charles Goodnight d. Henry Comstock e. Hank Chisolm ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish religious institutions generally embraced republican sentiments in their respective communities in the early 1800s. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
Define the concept of “virtual representation.” Why did the colonists reject this concept? What was their own view of acceptable political representation? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER George Grenville argued that virtually every subject in the empire was represented in Parliament, regardless of the residence of the subject or the member of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
By 1814, A) the War of 1812 had turned further against the United States with the raiding of Washington and the burning of the Capitol and the White House and the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore. B) American forces were losing some important battles against Indian tribes in the Ohio and Indiana territory that […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did Boston become the focal point of colonial protest against British policies? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: Boston was a major port city whose citizens’ livelihood was affected by the Sugar Act, Townshend Duties, and Tea Act. Boston had effective leadership of the popular faction from Samuel Adams, James Otis, […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine by the U.S. government in 1823 was unconnected to the economic and commercial transition in the United States and the nation’s territorial expansion in North America in the early 1800s. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
