Who produced An American Dictionary of the English Language? A) Thomas Jefferson B) Philip Freneau C) James Madison D) Noah Webster ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following was NOT a factor leading to the high death rate during the war? A) lack of modern medicine B) disease C) lack of proper sanitation D) All were factors. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following best characterizes the voyages of Admiral Zheng He? A) They were meant as voyages of conquest. B) They came close to discovering the Americas. C) They took Zheng He and his men throughout the Indian Ocean. D) They led to a century of Chinese maritime exploration. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was seen by former slaves as “proof of their independence”? A) a house B) a schoolhouse C) a farm D) a farmhouse ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Given America’s traditional commitment to national self-determination, explain why the United States decided to support France’s effort to reestablish its control of Vietnam between 1945 and 1954. What American strategic objectives were served by the recolonization of Vietnam? ANSWER The United States faced a dilemma–its policy was anticolonialism and anticommunism. But, in Vietnam, the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Public education at public expense was a Southern white idea. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the same year Columbus launched his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella __________. A) went to war with the Ottoman Turks B) launched a holy war against France C) succeeded in driving Islam from their realm D) married, thereby unifying Spain ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Compare and contrast the factors that ended Reconstruction. Was there one main factor that all could agree on? What was the outcome? Was it a success or failure? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss resistance in the South, including organizations, local governments, state governments, and others working against Reconstruction. Describe the various […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Reformation was: a. the revolution in land ownership that took place in early modern Europe b. the 16th-century upheaval of religious dissenters against the Catholic Church c. England’s shift from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy d. the way the Catholic Church funded the construction of St. Peter’s basilica in Rome ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Comanche signed the Medicine Lodge Creek Treaty in 1867 because they decided to give in to the U.S. government’s demand that they become farmers and stay within the boundaries of the reservation. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
