Which New Deal program did the Supreme Court declare unconstitutional? a. Commodity Credit Corporation b. Civilian Conservation Corps c. National Recovery Administration d. Tennessee Valley Authority e. Civil Works Administration ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Compare the New England colonies to the Chesapeake in terms of immigrants, economic base, and building of community. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: settlement patterns; indentured servants; tobacco; religion and politics
Date: September 9th, 2020
What role did Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren play in the case of Brown v. Board of Education? A) He was extremely reluctant to overturn Plessey v. Ferguson. B) He knew he only needed to win limited political support. C) He worked hard to ensure that the Court reached a unanimous decision. D) He and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Eighteenth-century slave masters were reluctant to allow their slaves to become Christians because they __________. A) believed slaves could not understand Christian teachings B) wanted to keep Africans and whites as far from each other as possible C) did not want to see Christianity influenced by African religions D) feared Christianity would give the slaves […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Gabriel used which of the following to justify his slave uprising? A) the rhetoric of the American Revolution B) Bible passages C) arguments based in African legal traditions D) accounts of white atrocities ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The majority of mixed-ancestry individuals living in slave colonies were __________. A) slaves B) free C) the children of white women D) skilled artisans or craftspeople ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was one criticism of the Social Security Act? a. Pension payments were too high and would break the federal budget. b. It included farmers and domestic servants who did not pay into the system. c. It undermined the independence and initiative of the poor. d. Social Security offered nothing to those already out of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
After 1661, the new attitude in England toward religion resulted in which change in Massachusetts? A) More immigrants came, fleeing religious persecution. B) Puritans tightened their control over the colony. C) The Crown had more control over the colony. D) Puritans had to accept non-Puritans meeting in public. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The earliest Olmec center of civilization was at A) Teotihuacan. B) Oaxaca. C) San Lorenzo. D) Cuzco. E) Tenochtitlan. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “long lot” pattern of farm lands would most likely have been found in areas originally settled by __________. A) Spain B) England C) France D) Sweden ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
