In the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney’s presidential run was hindered because A) he distanced himself from key members of the Tea Party. B) negative aspects of his previous business career became a point of attack for Democrats. C) he supported immediate withdrawal of U.S. military forces from the Middle East. D) he supported the […]
The Whiskey Rebellion was started by __________ who were unhappy with a new federal tax. A) farmers B) factory workers C) Native Americans D) craftsmen ANSWER A
From studying surviving pre-Columbian works of art, historians __________. A) have a clear picture of Indian religious beliefs B) see no evidence of emotions C) can only speculate about their meaning D) can translate written Mississippian documents ANSWER Answer: C
What was a major difference between northern and southern schools? a. More students attended school in the South. b. All southern states had compulsory school attendance laws. c. Few southern states had compulsory school attendance laws. d. Northern states provided segregated school systems. e. Southern schools provided better curricula. ANSWER C
Which phrase best describes a kiva? A) burial mound of Hopewell mortuary cult B) Hohokam ball-playing court with surrounding religious platform mound C) Pueblo impersonations of ancestral, sacred spirits D) Anasazi subterranean religious center ANSWER Answer: D
Which of the following was true of middle-class white families in the 1950s? A) They exhibited a great deal of conformity in their consumer behavior. B) They tended to spend rather than save. C) They aspired to live in city centers. D) They tended to reject traditional social and cultural norms. ANSWER A
What is forest efficiency and how did it affect community populations? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: natural resources; knowledge and its accumulation; efficiency and sustainability
In the 12th century, Yoritomo of the Minamoto clan reformed the Japanese political system by establishing A) hereditary emperors. B) an elected leader. C) the Japanese empire. D) a class of warrior-statesmen. E) rule by shogun. ANSWER E
The spread of deadly diseases between Europe and the Americas followed which pattern? A) Spain to the Caribbean to Mexico to the Andes B) Mexico to the Andes to the Caribbean to Spain C) Spain to the Andes D) Spain to Mexico via the Andes ANSWER Answer: A
A major source of political information in the colonies came in the form of __________. a. official dispatches b. weekly journals c. pamphlets d. public debates e. daily newspapers ANSWER B
