The Tuskegee Study of syphilitic African Americans was A) supposed to document the damage of syphilis to African-American males. B) designed to test the effects of penicillin on syphilitic patients. C) based on the assumption that syphilis did not harm blacks as seriously as whites. D) conducted by African-American physicians at Tuskegee Institute. ANSWER […]
European diseases had the most deadly impact on Indians in the Americas than any other harmful element including European arms during the 1500s. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
As the election of 1916 approached, President Wilson did NOT throw his support behind A) child labor laws. B) national health insurance. C) eight-hour day legislation. D) low-interest credit for farmers. ANSWER B
What fundamental change did the Spanish make just after 1609 that reflected an effort by the Spanish to reduce tensions with the local Indians in New Mexico and stabilize the colony’s long-term viability? A) moved the capital of New Mexico north to Santa Fe B) shifted the colony’s attention from gold to silver C) shifted […]
How can Jefferson’s foreign policy best be characterized? a. It allowed Madison (the next president) to return to domestic concerns. b. It seriously damaged the British economy through conflict and embargoes. c. It fostered a valuable alliance with France. d. It did more harm than good for the United States. e. It strengthened relations with […]
All of the following problems plagued the effort to establish a permanent colony of Roanoke in the late 1580s by Walter Raleigh and his English colonists EXCEPT A) colonists settled on land in and near areas that were claimed and populated by hostile Algonquian Indians. B) the failure of resupply ships to return to Roanoke […]
Which is the best description of the most important message Richard Hakluyt’s stories communicated to European readers? a. Readers were convinced that the New World was a paradise that was theirs for the taking, and they paid little regard to the native people already living there. b. Readers were cautioned not to settle in the […]
All of the following made Maryland an especially inviting colony for certain English settlers EXCEPT A) Maryland was a religious haven for English Catholics. B) the headright system of land distribution. C) Maryland was established as a royal colony. D) Maryland formalized laws that slaves inherited their status from their mother and that slavery was […]
Why did many New Englanders oppose war with Great Britain? a. They traced their heritage back to Great Britain and did not want to be at war with relatives. b. They were tired from fighting the Revolutionary War and wanted a time of sustained peace. c. They were tired from fighting in conflicts with Native […]
Which of the following BEST characterizes the level and scope of dissent among Englishmen in New England to King Philip’s War? A) There were isolated and overwhelmed voices of dissent led by a few Christian pastors and missionaries, such as John Eliot, who opposed the war and its brutality. B) King Philip’s War was strenuously […]
