All of the following interests tended to support the Democratic-Republicans and oppose Hamilton’s economic plans EXCEPT A) southern plantation owners. B) debtor farmers in the Northeast and backwoods farmers in the West. C) small-town merchants. D) bankers and those engaging in seafaring trade. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
European civilization during the “Dark Ages” was not as advanced or unified as it had become by the time of Columbus. Which of the following is false? Most areas of Europe, circa 1000, were: a. ruled by kings who were all-powerful and benevolent b. populated by people who were illiterate and unfree c. poor d. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The primary responsibility for ending the war fever in 1799-1800 and reaching a peaceful, negotiated resolution to the war crisis with France was A) the diplomatic negotiations and commitment to peace of Secretary of State Timothy Pickering. B) the consistent diplomatic determination of President John Adams to avoid war and seek peace with France and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the dominant social theme of 1950s America? a. individualism b. free love c. philanthropy d. consumerism e. political activism ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What became the primary goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition after the conclusion of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803? A) President Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to learn and report back to him and the nation about the lands, native peoples, animals, and plants of the western territory that the United States had acquired […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
All except which one of these reasons contributed to European expansion at the end of the Middle Ages? a. better navigational instruments and improved ships b. the rise of the modern nation state c. the invention of printing d. the development of democracy ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the effect of the final battle of the war, the Battle of New Orleans, in January 1815? A) It convinced the British government to sign the Treaty of Ghent after the conclusion of the battle. B) It delayed the decision of the British government to sign the Treaty of Ghent, which hoped to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Plains Indians __________. a. were organized into one large and powerful tribal group b. were an insignificant proportion of the total Native American population in the United States in 1870 c. were a complex of tribes, cultures, and bands that assigned most work on the basis of gender d. were at a distinct disadvantage […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The significance of cotton production becoming a marketable export crop for the United States in the early 1800s included all of the following EXCEPT A) it led to the rapid development of new lands, especially the great plantations of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. B) it led to the development and growth of the New England […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The first explorer to sail directly from Europe to India and back was: a. Vasco da Gama b. Dinis Dias c. Henry the Navigator d. Cristoforo Colombo ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
