Recent discoveries suggest which of the following? A) that North America may have been the site of the world’s first settled agriculture B) the possible presence of pre-Clovis inhabitants of North America C) the likelihood that the first humans arrived in the Americas 50,000 years ago D) the possible arrival in the Americas of humans […]
What explains the close connections between the religious revivalism of the Second Great Awakening and campaigns for social reform in the 1830s and 1840s? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss how the religious revivalism of the Second Great Awakening was animated by a democratic and egalitarian spirit and moral reform impulse. 2. […]
America’s role in international affairs was changing in the years immediately before the outbreak of World War I because the United States __________. a. was becoming more of a world power b. had become the most powerful country in the world c. was no longer an imperialist power d. was no longer a colonial power […]
Among the many other Americans who opposed the whole idea of a “manifest destiny” for the United State were all of the following groups EXCEPT A) antislavery advocates who opposed the acquisition of more land because they were certain new lands meant new slave states. B) some proslavery advocates who wanted Texas to become a […]
What did Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense advocate? A) a constitutional monarchy for the new United States B) a negotiated reconciliation with Great Britain C) independence for the colonies D) submission to Parliamentary authority ANSWER C
Which of the following significantly undermined the Whig’s presidential election campaign in 1836? A) The Whig political strategy of appealing to diverse constituencies by nominating different presidential candidates in different states and different regions in the country adversely diluted and scattered the Whig popular and electoral votes. B) The Whig political strategy of desiring a […]
What was the primary cause of the increase of farmers in the West after the Civil War? a. the decline of ranching b. failed miners looking for new opportunities c. the belief in economic opportunity by many Americans d. an increase in the birthrate of the western farmers e. advances in farming by irrigation […]
Another thoughtful opponent of the war with Mexico, who emphasized the moral implications of President Polk’s hasty entrance into the war while diplomatic negotiations were continuing, was A) U.S. Senator Lewis Cass. B) Illinois Congressman Abraham Lincoln. C) General Winfield Scott. D) Senator John Calhoun. ANSWER Answer: B
Who was President Nixon’s closest advisor on foreign policy? A) National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger B) personal aid H. R. Haldeman C) Vice President Spiro Agnew D) Secretary of State William Rogers ANSWER A
All of the following cities became major ports because of the development of the whaling industry from the 1830s-1850s EXCEPT A) Honolulu B) San Francisco C) New Bedford D) Charleston ANSWER Answer: D
