What measures were undertaken by the directors of the Virginia Company to try to save their troubled Jamestown colony between 1607 and 1624? What was the chief obstacle they had to overcome? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Directors adopted the headright system, sent women for wives, and allowed an elected assembly. They […]
In the Adams-Onis Treaty the United States acquired __________, but, at least temporarily, renounced its claims to __________. A) Texas; Florida B) Oregon; Florida C) Florida; Oregon D) Florida; Texas ANSWER D
During the Secession Crisis, Abraham Lincoln overestimated the A) number of states that would join the Confederacy. B) northerners’ devotion to the Union. C) extent of pro-Union sentiment in the South. D) South’s commitment to slavery. ANSWER C
During incidents of labor unrest in late nineteenth-century America, the public most feared that A) the federal government might try to intervene. B) labor strikes would turn violent. C) workers were being unfairly exploited. D) industries would have to close for lack of a labor force. ANSWER B
In the late nineteenth century, when labor violence occurred, the federal government usually A) remained neutral and uninvolved. B) sided with labor. C) tried to arbitrate or mediate the differences. D) sided with employers. ANSWER D
What transformed the West from a virtual colony of the East into the fastest growing, most economically booming section of the country? A) federal funding of defense industries during World War II B) the election of Richard Nixon–the first president from California–in 1968 C) the emergence of the aerospace industry in the 1960s and 1970s […]
As a solution to their dispute over ________ as a naval coaling station, the United States, Britain, and Germany decided to partition the area in 1889. A) Hawaii B) Midway Island C) the Dominican Republic D) Samoa ANSWER D
What did the solution to the incident in Valparaiso, Chile in 1891 indicate about American foreign policy? A) It was becoming increasingly belligerent. B) It was not working. C) It insisted on seeking peaceful compromises. D) It depended on British support. ANSWER A
Before it was taken over by the English, New Netherlands had all of the following EXCEPT: A) a locally elected representative assembly. B) an ethnically diverse population. C) a weak and unstable government. D) an established church. ANSWER A
Debtors protesting against the Panic of 1819 blamed all of the following EXCEPT the A) the policies of the Second Bank of the United States. B) state “stay laws.” C) high protective tariffs. D) the high cost of government. ANSWER B
