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 […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the purpose of the electoral college and the motivation behind it? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: Constitutional Convention; elections; the presidency; fears of democracy; elite power
Date: September 9th, 2020
If you had been a Shawnee follower of Black Hoof, you would have __________. A) assimilated to white culture B) sought support from the British in Canada C) fled as far west as you could D) joined other tribes resisting white expansion ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
For the South, the most important commercial innovation of the 1790s was the invention of the __________. A) telegraph B) steam engine C) cotton gin D) sewing machine ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following was a War Hawk? A) John Quincy Adams B) Daniel Webster C) Thomas Jefferson D) John C. Calhoun ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the first half of the nineteenth century, the American economy __________. A) benefited greatly from the connection between southern slavery and northern industry B) suffered because of the South’s slave system C) depended primarily on northern industrial production D) depended primarily on profits from slave-grown cotton ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the eighteenth century, __________ ships dominated the slave trade between Africa and British North America. A) Mid-Atlantic B) southern C) New England D) English ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
