Some of the earliest English colonists were younger sons of aristocratic families. Their motives to come to America often included: a. hoping to found a New World version of England where they could live as feudal noblemen b. searching for a haven of religious freedom in order to begin their lives anew c. setting up […]
What was the most challenging issue or event for President Van Buren’s political fortunes? A) the growing movement supporting abolitionism in the North and Congress B) avoiding war with Great Britain when rebels in Canada recruited volunteers along the American side of the Great Lakes C) resisting political pressure to annex Texas and Oregon from […]
The __________ emerged in the lowlands along the southwestern edge of the Gulf of Mexico around 3,000 years ago. A) Aztecs B) Incas C) Olmecs D) Maya ANSWER C
What was the MOST crucial factor in the failure of diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Mexico to resolve their bilateral tensions and conflicts in 1846? A) President Polk insisted, along with many Texans, that the Rio Grande was the legitimate western boundary of Texas. B) President Polk insisted, along with many Texans, that […]
The Dutch feudal plan for settling New Netherland: a. required each settler to recruit fifty more settlers b. successfully populated all of what is now New York State c. gave special land privileges to Native Americans d. allowed a platoon with fifty followers to claim sixteen-mile stretches of riverfront ANSWER D
The Hawaiian Islands became a strategically important territory for the United States government by the 1850s for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) it was necessary to secure Honolulu as a coaling station for U.S. steamships—merchant vessels and warships—on their way to trade with China and Japan. B) British and French economic and military […]
During the Revolutionary War, both the British and the American armies were primarily composed of A) middle-class volunteers. B) foreign mercenaries. C) a broad cross-section of their respective populations. D) poor recruits. ANSWER D
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was the first time that women began to lobby for women’s rights. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
What is the chief significance of Washington’s victories at Trenton and Princeton? A) They compelled the British to abandon their effort to make New York the headquarters for British operations in America. B) They forced British General Howe to move his troops into winter encampment. C) They boosted the morale and confidence of a near-extinct […]
Both the Topeka and Lecompton Constitutions were rejected twice by voters. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
