Women often came to colonial America to: a. achieve political equality b. escape arranged marriages c. find new opportunities and husbands d. flee their families ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Peace Democrats supported Lincoln during the war. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
What factors contributed to making World War I “the most terrible war of all time”? a. World War I involved all areas of the world, including South America, Africa, and Asia. b. The use of trench warfare and new technology made conditions particularly horrible for soldiers. c. A larger number of people died in World […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In July 1863, a major riot broke out in New York City over all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) anti-black sentiment by whites. B) the Emancipation Proclamation. C) the closing of newspapers. D) the draft. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Among the following, who was the most aggressive British general during the War for Independence? A) William Howe B) Charles Cornwallis C) Henry Clinton D) Thomas Gage ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Grant accepted Lee’s surrender at A) Appomattox. B) Shiloh. C) Richmond. D) the Wilderness. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Do you agree with the text authors that the attraction of voters to Kennedy because of “the [television] debate . . . proved to be the margin of victory [in 1960],” and that Kennedy’s speeches “emphasized style over substance?” Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER There is little doubt that Kennedy gained […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Compare and contrast Johnson’s reconstruction plan with the Radical Republican’s plan. Do they have any similarities? What are the main differences? Which one was the blue print for the Reconstruction policy? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss the changing relationship between legislative and executive branches of the government. Analyze the battle between […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did the Monroe Doctrine make little impression on European powers? a. The Europeans were too occupied with losing their colonial power in the Americas to care about trade embargoes in the United States. b. The Europeans did not see the United States as a significant enough military power to feel threatened about their support […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Former slaves were usually unable to purchase land because A) whites did not want to sell them land. B) they had no savings. C) they wanted the land for free. D) they expected the government to support them. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
