Explain why, after the mid-seventeenth century, commercial values began to eclipse the religious fervor of the original Puritans in Massachusetts Bay. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: later generations in New England lost touch with the zeal and purpose of the early Puritans, economic opportunity increased, the land was bountiful, English Puritans […]
Henry David Thoreau wrote A) The Blithedale Romance, a story of his experiences while living in a commune. B) a classical defense of non-violent civil disobedience. C) treatises in the area of child development and education. D) narrative poems dramatizing scenes from American history. ANSWER B
In 1945, President Truman cut off economic aid to the Soviet Union when Joseph Stalin refused to accept American demands for free elections in A) Poland. B) Iran. C) Austria. D) Greece. ANSWER A
Liberal Christian thinkers of the 1920s believed that A) the Holy Spirit allowed the devout the “speak in tongues.” B) the notion of the Holy Trinity was outmoded. C) religion must accommodate the teachings of modern science. D) the Bible must be taken literally. ANSWER C
All of the following were among the problems created by the rapid development of the West EXCEPT A) spreading smog. B) shrinking water supplies. C) disposing of nuclear waste. D) declining tourism. ANSWER D
What was the first uniquely American entertainment form? A) tall tale B) lyceum movement C) minstrel show D) three-ring circus ANSWER C
Which of the following was NOT true of seventeenth-century Quakers? A) They believed that warfare would never solve human problems. B) They assumed that men and women were spiritual equals. C) Like Puritans, they stressed the role of the minister as the teacher of scripture. D) They believed in direct communion with God — revelation. […]
Why has the population of the South and the West increased so dramatically in the late twentieth century? Why didn’t significant numbers of people move to these sections before World War II? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Air conditioning helped cause industries to relocate in the South and retirees to move south […]
Which Middle Colony earned the reputation as “one of the best poor man’s countries in the world”? A) New Jersey B) Delaware C) New York D) Pennsylvania ANSWER D
Explain why the South failed to benefit from the industrialization and economic growth and expansion that characterized the rest of America in the late nineteenth century. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The South relied heavily on northern investment capital; therefore, it remained a “colonial” economy exporting raw materials and importing more expensive […]
