The so-called Era of Good Feelings A) masked underlying political, economic, and social tensions and conflicts that would explode with surprising force in the 1820s. B) extended well beyond the two terms of James Monroe’s presidency from 1817-1825. C) occurred concurrently with the reemergence of the Federalist Party as an influential political force. D) developed […]
Why is it inaccurate to say that everyone who settled in the American West in the 1870s and 1880s traveled westward? a. Many people in the Northwest traveled southeast to the Great Plains. b. Mexicans traveled north and Asians traveled east to settle in the West. c. Mexicans traveled east from California to settle in […]
The foremost constitutional challenge to the authority of the federal government faced by President Jackson during his tenure as president was A) the threat of South Carolina and several other southern states to secede from the Union. B) the assertion by states’ rights advocates in several southern states that they had the right to sue […]
After European settlers began arriving in America, Native Americans experienced a great loss of life. The major reason for Indian deaths was: a. intertribal warfare, particularly with the Aztecs b. forcible conversion to European religions c. infectious diseases brought by Europeans d. the introduction of alcohol ANSWER C
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 […]
