Which of these characterized the U.S. economy in the 1780s? A) Economic growth was strong and getting stronger. B) The United States was a supplier of raw materials. C) The United States was an exporter of manufactured goods. D) France was America’s most important trading partner. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Russian presence in Alaska was an extension of which of these? A) the Russian conquest of Korea B) Russian efforts to control Pacific fisheries C) the Russian conquest of Siberia D) Russian competition with Japan ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The United States entered the War of 1812 deeply divided along sectional lines. The sections that were most pro-war were the __________. A) Middle States and South B) West and South C) Middle States and New England D) West and New England ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
A main limitation on the United States’ ability to enforce the Monroe Doctrine was __________. A) it possessed a much smaller military than other world powers B) newly independent states in the Americas refused to agree to it C) the continuing presence of British, French, and Spanish empires in the New World D) the Russian […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What events prompted America’s issuing of the Monroe Doctrine? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: European rivals; American expansion; economic sphere of influence; Spanish colonies
Date: September 9th, 2020
Religion in the slave community __________. A) encouraged many slave rebellions B) counted for little in the slaves’ daily lives C) was based entirely upon the slaves’ African tribal traditions D) combined African tribal traditions with evangelical Protestantism ANSWER Answer: D
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The first slave rebel to actually kill a large number of white people was __________. A) Gabriel Prosser B) Nat Turner C) Denmark Vesey D) Harriet Tubman ANSWER Answer: B
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Most runaway slaves were __________. A) young men B) young women C) older men D) older women ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, and Henry Clay were examples of __________. A) leading sectional politicians B) antislavery zealots C) Jackson’s most loyal supporters D) men from the West who had the “common touch” ANSWER Answer: A
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Although voting rights generally expanded between 1790 and 1855, what group steadily lost voting rights? A) women B) white men without property C) black men D) the uneducated ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
