What does the debate over Indian Removal indicate about the political divisions in the United States in the 1830s? What groups were most likely to support removal and which groups were most likely to oppose it? Why did the opponents fail to defeat or overturn Indian Removal policy? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: […]
Why was the late-nineteenth-century southwestern frontier largely Spanish American? a. The heavy Spanish influence there was due to the original Spanish settlers. b. There were very few Anglo Americans who wanted to settle the southwest. c. It was originally part of Mexico, and many Mexicans still had communities there. d. Mexico did not allow people […]
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s writings and the Transcendental movement he helped launch reflected a desire A) to reaffirm the legitimacy of formal, orthodox Protestant theology. B) to repudiate the democratic nature of the religious revivalism of the Second Great Awakening. C) advance religious pluralism and tolerance of non-Protestant religions in America. D) for direct and immediate […]
What was significant about the Big Bonanza? a. It made Henry Comstock the richest man in the world. b. It was the largest wheat farm on the Great Plains. c. It was discovered near Pike’s Peak in California. d. It was the richest discovery in the history of mining. e. It indirectly led to an […]
The following statements were TRUE about the McGuffey Readers EXCEPT A) the textbooks offered lessons in reading and public speaking designed to create a unified, literate, and patriotic society. B) the Readers reflected the same morality that Mann and Beecher wanted to teach and included ethical education lessons. C) the Readers turned out to be […]
Which describes the Puritans’ attitude toward the Church of England in the early seventeenth century? a. They wanted to separate from the Church and form their own congregation. b. They believed that the Church did not align itself closely enough with the Pope. c. They supported the English kings, not the bishops, as their spiritual […]
The purposes of the chain of missions established by Spanish Father Junàpero Serra and his successors in Alta California from 1769 through the early 1800s were all of the following EXCEPT A) aid in converting the California Indians to Catholic Christianity. B) convert the California Indians to Catholic Christianity and put them to work for […]
The economic abundance of the 1950s __________. a. benefited all geographic regions of the country equally b. virtually erased unemployment in the United States c. did not benefit the steel industry and agriculture as much as other industries d. had very little effect on the American public outside of the upper class e. led to […]
Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri and other Democratic Senators from the Midwest in the 1840s would be among the most likely Americans to embrace the Oregon Territory slogan, “54 °40ʹ or Fight!” Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Why did America experience rapid economic development in the early nineteenth century? a. high level of federal support b. establishment of transcontinental railroad c. great national transportation system created by the nation’s river network d. absence of international economic competition e. development of web presses for printing money ANSWER C
