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
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. […]
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
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
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 […]
Colonial Philadelphia was home to America’s A) first hospital. B) most famous physician. C) first medical school. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
The fate of the “lost colonists” of Roanoke most likely involved A) escape to Jamestown. B) migration to the Mississippi Valley. C) absorption by local Native Americans. D) a return voyage to England. ANSWER C
What was the only state readmitted to the Union under President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction? A) Arkansas B) Virginia C) Louisiana D) Tennessee ANSWER D
Describe the key features of trans-Mississippi Native Americans and the impact that the movement of whites into the area had on them. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Features: 300,000 Indians in over 200 tribes; both nomadic and sedentary; diverse in cultures and social organization; Plains Indians horse culture; Pueblo Indians agriculture; Great […]
The text authors suggest that when they first started to migrate into Texas, “Spain welcomed the Americans.” Explain why Americans were allowed to settle in Texas and why later the Mexican government decided to change this policy. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Americans were allowed into Mexico to create a buffer against […]