Which of these did Kennedy have to address during the 1960 presidential campaign? A) his Catholicism B) his role in the HUAC hearing C) an alleged improper gift he received from a supporter D) the criminal activity of his father ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Nashville college students led by James Lawson wanted not only to end segregation but also to create __________. A) a separate nation B) a Christian and Gandhian community C) black political dominance D) a personal cult of leadership ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these was at best a minimal success, if not a failure? A) Birmingham campaign B) March on Washington C) Albany movement D) Freedom Rides ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
To begin putting the new national government into operation, the House of Representatives did all of the following EXCEPT A) define the powers of the president. B) create several executive offices. C) place a tax on imports. D) organize the federal judiciary. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The term “Black Death” refers to A) the malaria infection brought to the New World by African slaves. B) the bubonic plague that swept away nearly one-third of Europe’s population in the fourteenth century. C) the ruthless destruction of New World populations by Spanish conquistadores. D) syphilis epidemics that killed thousands of Europeans who migrated […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Although well-educated and experienced, Christopher Columbus miscalculated the A) size of the Earth. B) value of Oriental markets. C) exact location of the Americas. D) shape of the Earth. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the Jay Treaty, John Jay got the British to agree to all of the following EXCEPT A) to promise to evacuate the Northwest forts. B) to stop inciting raids by Native Americans. C) to pay damages for American ships it had seized. D) to permit American merchants some trade with the British West Indies. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty dealt primarily with A) territorial claims in Oregon. B) United States-Canadian boundaries. C) the Caroline incident. D) the annexation of Texas. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Protestant Reformation in Europe A) created peace throughout the continent. B) allowed for religious toleration in England. C) had no significance for settlement in America. D) destroyed the unity of the Roman Catholic Church. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Anti-Masons were A) accused of being a privileged group who used political influence to attain power and profit. B) a political party that attacked special privilege. C) a series of presidents from Virginia who controlled the White House for the first quarter of the nineteenth century. D) a political party that later merged with the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
