The 1735, the John Peter Zenger case gave rise to __________. A) more newspapers and a freer press in America B) widespread anti-Indian violence C) strict British licensing and censorship of the press D) American admiration and respect for the British army ANSWER Answer: A
After 1937, the WPA denied employment to aliens, a decision that greatly affected __________. a. blacks b. Mexican Americans c. Asian Americans d. Indians e. sharecroppers ANSWER B
The Intolerable Acts were passed by Parliament to punish __________. A) Williamsburg and the Virginia House of Burgesses B) Philadelphia and the other Atlantic ports that restricted imports C) Ben Franklin and other popular colonial leaders D) Boston and the colony of Massachusetts ANSWER Answer: D
Much Anti-Federalist opposition to the Constitution disappeared when A) the Federalists promised amendments to guarantee the civil liberties of the people. B) it became obvious that the constitution would be adopted over their objections. C) Alexander Hamilton threatened to impose an even stronger national government with the assistance of the army. D) it was agreed […]
The Québec Act granted __________. A) tax breaks to wealthy Canadians B) religious toleration to the Roman Catholic Church C) Québec immunity from the terms of the Intolerable Acts D) runaway slaves asylum ANSWER Answer: B
During the Second Seminole War of 1835-1842, __________. a. most slaves rebelled against their masters b. many escaped slaves hiding in Florida fought with the Native Americans against U.S. soldiers c. slaves slaughtered Seminole Indians in large numbers d. many whites killed their slaves in fear of an alliance between slaves and Native Americans e. […]
When the Revolutionary War moved to the South, the British shifted to a strategy of __________. A) turning the military conflict over to German mercenaries B) taking territory and turning it over to Loyalists C) guerrilla warfare D) relying on a naval blockade to cut off supplies ANSWER Answer: B
Which of these had one of the most conservative state constitutions after independence? A) Delaware B) Rhode Island C) Massachusetts D) Maryland ANSWER Answer: D
Thomas Jefferson’s “Government for the Western Territory” was an attempt to create a __________. A) republican policy for western expansion B) haven for freed slaves C) haven for Indians who had been American allies D) series of forts and defenses against the British and Spanish ANSWER Answer: A
What was the significance of George Washington’s actions at Newburgh? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: postwar problems; demobilization; military pensions; Washington’s intervention