One reason why the British ministry was ready to tighten controls on the American colonies after 1763 is that, during the French and Indian War, the colonists had A) refused to help supply British armies in North America. B) traded illegally with the French and Spanish West Indies. C) refused to allow their own militia […]
George Grenville, who became chief minister in Parliament in 1763, A) wanted to renew the traditional colonial policy of “salutary neglect.” B) was a close friend and favorite of George III. C) was a devout mercantilist who insisted on strict enforcement of the Navigation Acts. D) was sympathetic toward American colonists. ANSWER C
The Republican Party’s “Contract With America” of 1994 called for all of the following EXCEPT A) a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. B) new environmental safety laws. C) welfare reform. D) term limits for office holders. ANSWER B
When Dwight D. Eisenhower became president in 1953, A) although they were segregated, black and white schools had basically equal funding and facilities. B) segregation of the races was a nationwide practice. C) even the armed forces of the United States were racially segregated. D) most states had Jim Crow laws to regulate contact between […]
America’s first significant foreign policy crisis of the post-Cold War era involved A) Grenada. B) Somalia. C) Kosovo. D) Panama. ANSWER D
Why were Americans so optimistic under Jeffersonian Republicanism? a. Many Americans believed opportunities were available to them. b. Few Americans were able to advance in society. c. The social structure of society was well defined. d. African Americans began to find economic and political opportunities in society. e. Masters and servants “knew their place.” […]
Why did people move to the Northwest Territory in the 1800s? a. The federal government required poor immigrants to settle in the West. b. The federal government gave large incentives to people who moved west. c. Valuable slave plantations could be established in the Ohio River Valley. d. People moved to create opportunities with farms […]
Who was the first woman in American history to hold a cabinet office? A) Mary Bethune B) Molly Dewson C) Frances Perkins D) Marian Anderson ANSWER C
Which statement best describes how the early English and French colonists viewed Native Americans? a. The English colonists viewed Native Americans as valuable trading partners; the French viewed them as obstacles to dominating the fur trade. b. The English colonists viewed Native Americans as teachers of farming techniques; the French viewed them as good trading […]
All of the following illustrated the diversity of the American Indian cultures in North America in the 1400s EXCEPT A) the plethora of languages spoken by 500 to 600 independent societies. B) their varying views of the community or the individual as being the focus of life and labor. C) different approaches to hunting and […]
