In what area of eighteenth-century America would one find soldados de cuera? A) New France B) New England C) the Lower South D) New Spain ANSWER Answer: D
The industrial union movement of the 1930s __________. a. sought to organize skilled workers in particular trades b. had long been championed by the American Federation of Labor c. was led by William Green d. was led by John L. Lewis and the UMW e. had been thriving for years before the Great Depression […]
By the early eighteenth century, Indians on the southern fringe of the Great Plains had acquired horses from __________. A) French fur traders B) British soldiers C) Spanish colonists D) southern plantation owners ANSWER Answer: C
The classic period in Mesoamerican civilization exhibited all of the following EXCEPT A) foreign trade. B) writing. C) no military. D) time keeping. E) elaborate religious architecture. ANSWER C
The First Continental Congress marks the moment when __________. A) Americans realized they were no longer British in culture B) Americans began the struggle to overcome local differences to pursue national goals C) all ties to George III were explicitly rejected D) Americans realized they had too little in common to become a single nation […]
Protestant missionaries encouraged Indian women to __________. A) go to school B) plant crops C) plow fields D) spin thread ANSWER D
Pressured by British merchants, in March 1766, the British Parliament __________. A) accepted the idea of virtual representation for American colonists B) repealed the Stamp Act and reduced the duties under the Sugar Act C) agreed to stop impressing British sailors D) refused to repay debts from the Seven Years’ War ANSWER Answer: B
Which of the following was fearful of the Constitution believing that it “squints toward monarchy”? A) John Jay B) Gouverneur Morris C) Patrick Henry D) Samuel Adams ANSWER C
The British experience at Lexington and Concord foreshadowed this problem the British faced throughout the American Revolution. A) a lack of readily available supplies B) fighting in the midst of an armed population C) Indian participation on the colonial side D) lack of knowledge of the countryside ANSWER Answer: B
Despite the New Deal, __________ were the country’s most impoverished citizens. a. African Americans b. Asian Americans c. Native Americans d. Mexican Americans e. “Okies” and “Arkies” ANSWER C