All of the following were TRUE of the Inca Empire EXCEPT A) it extended along the Pacific coast of South America from southern Colombia to northern Chile and included all of modern day Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. B) the Incas ruled some 32 million people from their capital of Cuzco and from the mountain fortress […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Perhaps the most far-reaching consequence of the New Deal was that it A) solved the key problem of high levels of unemployment. B) convinced most Americans that the federal government was responsible for the health of the nation’s economy. C) significantly redistributed the nation’s wealth among the various social classes. D) resulted in the placing […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
One notable Malian king, Mansa Musa, was known for the establishment of A) Catholic churches and monasteries. B) housing for the poor. C) an Islamic university at Timbuktu and the construction of mosques. D) opulent palaces made of gold and silver. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Within Parliament, the repeal of the Stamp Act came largely as a consequence of mounting concern over the colonists’ A) economic boycott of English trade. B) demands for independence from the empire. C) intimidation and violence toward English agents in America. D) petitions to the King and to Parliament. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
How would one BEST characterize Columbus’s search for gold in Hispaniola? A) a mostly successful effort using the forced labor of the Tainos natives B) a mostly unsuccessful effort using the forced labor of the Tainos natives C) a mostly successful effort using volunteers from the Tainos natives D) a mostly unsuccessful effort using the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why was the Roanoke settlement doomed from its inception? a. The chosen settlers were ill-prepared for the conditions. b. The Spanish Armada patrolled the Atlantic seaboard. c. Queen Elizabeth was against the venture. d. There were too many religious conflicts. e. England was distracted because of its preparations for war. ANSWER E
Date: September 9th, 2020
Ponce de León A) was greeted by friendly and cooperative Native Americans upon his expedition to Florida in 1521. B) led his first expedition from Puerto Rico to Florida in 1513 to what he thought was another island, which he named La Florida. C) brought only Europeans from Puerto Rico on his expedition to Florida […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Late nineteenth-century American cities grew “outward and upward.” Describe the technology that allowed these phenomena to occur and the consequences they had for city dwellers. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Technology: transportation (street cars, elevated railways); communication (telephone); construction materials (steel); electricity (elevators and lighting). Consequences: residential segregation; high land values; new […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What did the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English navy in July 1588 mean for England? A) England had suddenly become a major imperial player in an emerging Atlantic world. B) The defeat of the threatened Spanish Catholic invasion in 1588 decoupled the Protestant religion with English patriotism for Elizabeth I and her […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Critics of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways Act said that it would “alter the culture and landscape of America.” Cite some specific ways that the interstate highways have had an impact on American life. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: decline of inner cities; decline of urban mass transit; […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
