On pre-Civil War cotton plantations, most slaves were ________ who worked under a system of ________ . A) field hands; gang labor B) field hands; task labor C) domestic servants; task labor D) skilled craftsmen; gang labor ANSWER A
Is the Salem witchcraft hysteria in 1692 a complete mystery to you? Explain why, had you lived at the time, you might have been susceptible to believing in witches in Salem. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Puritans believed in witches. You may have been concerned about the evil forces that produced the […]
The so-called “ashcan” school of late nineteenth-century American artists often pursued the same themes as the ________ did in literature. A) genteel tradition B) local colorists C) naturalists D) romanticists ANSWER C
In his 1989 inaugural address, George Herbert Walker Bush promised to A) declare war on Iraq. B) raise taxes to reduce the national debt. C) create a “kinder, gentler” nation. D) end the Cold War. ANSWER C
The heretofore separate traditions of African and European music in America first came together in Storyville, the red-light district in A) Chicago, Illinois. B) New Orleans, Louisiana. C) St. Louis, Missouri. D) Memphis, Tennessee. ANSWER B
What was responsible for the emergence of commercialized popular entertainment in late nineteenth-century America? A) the decline of Victorian values B) transportation improvements C) advances in communications D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Which best describes how Native American groups initially interacted with European explorers? a. Native American groups were eager to trade with the Europeans. b. Native American groups ignored the Europeans. c. Native American groups aggressively attacked the Europeans. d. Native American groups were helpless when attacked by the Europeans. e. Native American groups were reluctant […]
What was the usual effect of the successive organization of baseball leagues in late nineteenth-century America? A) It generated intense competition between owners for players. B) The popularity of the sport diminished. C) It undermined the ability of players to negotiate for higher salaries. D) All of the above. ANSWER C
The Second New Deal did NOT emphasize A) federal work relief. B) labor organization. C) wage and price controls. D) social security. ANSWER C
How did former slaves’ ideas about their freedom conflict with ideas of northern allies? a. Their northern allies wanted freed blacks to continue working on plantations for white planters, but blacks did not want to return to plantation life. b. Freed blacks wanted to move to the North and begin new lives, but their northern […]