The Comanche and the U.S. government had different interpretations of the Medicine Lodge Creek Treaty. What were they? A) Both the U.S. government and the Comanche believed that the treaty was in both of their best interests. B) The Comanche leaders wanted to remain on the reservation most of the time and hunt for only […]
Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth in 1620 accepted the Mayflower Compact for all these reasons except : a. their original plan was to bring self-government to America b. they feared that the “strangers” (non-separatists) among them might dominate the colony c. their charter from the London Company might not be legally valid d. they had […]
The railroad system, the defeat of the Indian tribes, and the Homestead Act were contributing factors to the expansion of settlers in the West. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
John F. Kennedy’s domestic program was known as the __________. a. Great Society b. New Deal c. Fair Deal d. New Frontier e. Camelot Era ANSWER D
When Jay Cooke said, “There is nothing on the American continent equal to it. . . .There is no end to the possibilities of wealth here,” he was speaking about the A) Great Lakes. B) New York Subway System. C) Northern Pacific Railroad. D) Southern Atlantic Railroad. ANSWER Answer: C
Although a Puritan minister himself, Roger Williams soon dissented from the Puritan leaders in Massachusetts. Williams believed all of the following except which one? a. tax money should not go to support the Puritan clergy b. church and state (government) should be separated c. the people should be sovereign d. no religious beliefs except Puritanism […]
At Ellis Island, immigrants could expect all of the following to occur EXCEPT A) they might be given a new Anglicized name. B) they would be given new passports. C) they would be checked for diseases. D) they would be evaluated in terms of their mental health. ANSWER Answer: B
The main issue of John Quincy Adams’s presidency was __________. a. forced relocation of Native Americans b. internal improvements c. foreign affairs d. tariffs e. the idea of a continental railroad ANSWER D
Which of the following was NOT an area where segregation was practiced? A) churches B) hospitals C) political gatherings D) theatres ANSWER Answer: C
Which individual was an African American appointed to a prominent post in the federal government during the Kennedy administration? a. Philip Randolph b. Thurgood Marshall c. Martin Luther King, Jr. d. Malcolm X e. Stokely Carmichael ANSWER B
