From the mid-1400s and through the mid-1600s, China became increasingly isolated from the rest of the non-Asian world and played no role in the development of the Americas. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
During President Wilson’s first term, Congress did NOT pass the ________ Act. A) Underwood Tariff B) Clayton Anti-Trust C) Federal Reserve D) Hepburn ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The development of the printing press with moveable type advanced the ideas of the Protestant Reformation with an unprecedented pace and scope in Europe. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905 for A) mediating the end to the Russo-Japanese War. B) quelling the Panamanian rebellion against Colombia. C) quieting unrest against the Platt Amendment in Cuba. D) initiating construction of the Panama Canal. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Compare and contrast the absence of French interest in a permanent settlement in the northern regions of North America (the modern United States and Canada) in the 1500s with strong French and Spanish interest in settlement in Florida. How do you attribute the respective differences in the ambitions of France in northern North America and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the key difference between the English and Spanish colonial systems? a. The English crown totally funded the colonies, while the Spanish Crown offered little aid to its colonizers. b. The English efforts were private, and the Spanish colonies were supported by the Crown. c. The English settled the interior lands, while the Spanish […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following was a consequence of the new emphasis on a tobacco-based agriculture in Virginia starting in the 1620s? A) The number of English immigrants coming to Virginia to settle and farm the land would be reduced. B) The Indians became more valuable as trading partners to the English than Indian land. C) […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe in what ways the developing relationship between professional athletes and sports entrepreneurs was similar to the developing relationship between businessmen and labor in the late nineteenth century. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Entrepreneurs controlled the relationship between themselves and the players. Players were poorly paid and in a poor position to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay were tightly unified and avoided splits during the first decade of the colony. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
By the mid-nineteenth century, two-thirds of Native American tribes lived on the Great Plains, including the __________. a. Hopi b. Cherokee c. Sioux d. Chinook e. Zuni ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
