John Dickinson’s letters in the guise of a Pennsylvania farmer were written in response to the __________. A) Townshend duties B) Sugar Act C) Intolerable Acts D) Tea Act ANSWER Answer: A
American worker organizations stressed __________. A) ethnic differences between European Americans B) the equality of all freeborn white men C) the need to maintain the traditional social and economic hierarchy D) the connection between prosperity and godliness ANSWER B
In 1776, Spain began to aid the American cause by __________. A) selling military supplies to the Americans B) sending troops to join Washington’s army C) blockading British ports D) attacking British possessions in South America ANSWER Answer: A
The Mesoamerican civilization that first developed a useful and accurate social calendar with eighteen months of twenty days and five extra days for religious festivals was the A) Maya. B) Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. C) Inca. D) Zapotec. E) Aztec. ANSWER A
Most Indian peoples during the American Revolution __________. A) united to support the American cause B) refused to take sides C) were unaffected by the Revolution D) chose to support the British ANSWER Answer: D
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was designed to solve the problems that had occurred in the settlement of __________. A) Tennessee B) Ohio C) Kentucky D) Virginia ANSWER Answer: C
Which of these is true of the participation of American women in the Revolutionary War? A) Women played no role at the front lines. B) A number of women fought and were wounded in battle. C) Women were more likely than men to be Loyalists. D) Women aided the war effort, but only by carrying […]
Shays’s Rebellion __________. A) was a unique event B) had no long-lasting political impact C) was prompted by nationwide economic distress D) ended peacefully ANSWER Answer: C
In the election of 1792, __________. A) Washington won narrowly despite factional opposition B) factions contested the vice presidency but not the presidency C) rival political factions had not yet formed D) Hamilton ran unsuccessfully against Washington ANSWER Answer: B
The Anti-Federalists opposed to ratification of the Constitution were most likely to be found in __________. A) areas linked to the commercial economy B) New England C) remote and backcountry sections D) urban areas ANSWER Answer: C