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The ________Act of 1957 established a Civil Rights Commission. Despite Clinton’s presidential victory of 1996, the Republicans remained in control of ________. Answer: Congress Environmentalists were encouraged by the progressive environmental policies of Reagan and the first Bush presidencies. Answer: […]

Which of the regions of the nation experienced the most growth in nuclear facilities after World War II? A) the Deep South B) the Northeast C) the West D) the Midwest Chief leader of the moderate approach to achieving black […]

John Kennedy A) was the youngest man elected president. B) won the election with a wide margin of the popular vote. C) barely received enough electoral votes to win the election. D) had little prior political experience. Until 1902, the […]

By 1820, the population of New York numbered _______ people. A) 50,000 B) 75,000 C) 100,000 D) 200,000 By 1760 the American colonies had a population of A) 3 million. B) 2 million. C) 1.75 million. D) 1 million. Answer: […]

One of the chief obstacles John Kennedy had to overcome to win the election of 1960 was the fact that he was A) a Quaker. B) not photogenic. C) divorced. D) Roman Catholic. During the 1760s and 1770s, urban artisans […]

All of the following statements explain the efforts of President Truman regarding civil rights EXCEPT: A) In 1946 he created a committee to investigate lynching and other racial problems. B) In 1948 he presented a civil rights program to Congressthe […]

Economic policy under President Washington was largely carried out by A) George Mason. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) John Jay. D) Alexander Hamilton. Nixon worked to undermine the liberal agenda by all of the following EXCEPT A) reshaping the Supreme Court. […]

Slave spirituals reiterated one basic Christian theme: A) servants, obey your masters. B) if someone slaps you, turn the other cheek. C) a chosen people were held captive but would be delivered. D) do unto others as you would have […]

Why did the Bay of Pigs invasion result in disaster for the United States? A) Castro held off troops coming ashore. B) An air strike failed to destroy Cuban air power. C) The Americans mistakenly assumed the Cuban people would […]

All of the following influenced middle-class reformers in the United States EXCEPT A) Victor Hugo. B) Karl Marx. C) Leo Tolstoy. D) Adolph Hitler. The Federalists argued that a stronger national government was necessary to A) establish public credit. B) […]

John Muir helped to found Yellowstone National Park in California in the late 1800s. In developing his New Deal policies, President Franklin Roosevelt rejected all the programs that President Hoover had instituted. Answer: FALSE From 1951 to 1953, the United […]

The gay and lesbian movement became less radical and militant in the 1970s. California was one of the most diverse places in the country during the 1850s. Answer: TRUE The Philadelphia militia failed to support the radical leaders of the […]

The SNCC advocated using violence in pursuing civil rights. Brazil’s slave population reached over 15 million by 1860. Answer: FALSE In 1829 a northern free black man named Nat Turner published a pamphlet that called for slave rebellion. Answer: FALSE […]

The second note of Secretary of State Hay’s Open Door policy with China addressed A) Japan’s invasion of China. B) Russian movement into Manchuria. C) German movement into Poland. D) British movement into Australia. “Jim Crow” laws in the South […]

France entered the American Revolutionary War on the American side in 1778. It was noted as early as the 1750s that the gap in population between England and her colonies was closing rapidly. Answer: TRUE Reflecting U.S. economic expansion, over […]

Which of the following elements contributed to the cohesion of Puritan village life in New England? A) substantial investments in bound labor B) absence of women and children C) cold and rainy weather D) predominance of families An important event […]

The economic salvation for the Virginia colony proved to be the A) trade with the Powhatan Indians. B) invention of the cotton gin. C) mining of silver. D) cultivation of tobacco. Which areas benefited the most from the military expenditures […]

In reference to the Oregon question, President Polk A) recommended a continued joint occupation with Britain. B) supported a division of the territory at the 49th parallel. C) exercised great tact and skill in achieving compromise. D) demanded a “fifty-four […]

The British invasion of the southern states was complicated by the A) absence of Loyalist supporters. B) jagged coastline and numerous inland rivers. C) colonial use of local knowledge and unconventional tactics. D) presence of a large slave population. The […]

The documents published by the New York Times revealed the A) disparity in training between U.S. and South Vietnamese troops. B) fabrications and faulty assumptions that had guided the Vietnam War. C) effectiveness of massive bombing. D) participation by the […]

The Allies dropped over 1.5 million tons of bombs on Europe to win World War II. The early New Deal programs did much to assist the roughly 140,000 homeless women in the nation. Answer: FALSE Poor whites stayed poor because […]

In the “insular cases,” the Supreme Court determined that A) Congress had no right to restrict the freedom of any group controlled by the United States. B) Congress could treat some people under American control differently than it treated others. […]

By 1720, the population of South Carolina A) shared common social and religious goals. B) enjoyed a relatively disease-free environment. C) consisted mostly of black slaves. D) engaged in a variety of economic pursuits. Herbert Hoover failed as a presidential […]

The architects of the Carolina colony A) designed the most democratic of all the colonial governments. B) intended to create a hereditary aristocracy of wealthy manor lords. C) commissioned the capture of Indians for sale as slaves in New England […]

All of the following represent theories of Enlightenment thinkers EXCEPT the notion that A) scientific laws might be applied to human institutions in order to improve society. B) systematic investigation would unlock the secrets of the physical universe. C) God […]

Which of the following factors helped temper rebellion and offer comfort to colonial slaves? A) religion and family life B) kind treatment from masters C) good food and healthy environments D) interracial liaisons and marriages Slavery never became the foundation […]

By the last quarter of the nineteenth century, the antebellum “walking city” A) expanded. B) remained the same. C) disappeared. D) declined slightly. Who did the Democrats nominate in 1928 for president? A) Theodore Roosevelt B) Al Smith C) Woodrow […]

The Moral Majority contributed funds to politicians who supported prayer in public schools and limitation of abortion rights. The primary reason for the Democrats’ return to power was violence. Answer: TRUE New Amsterdam, founded by the Dutch, became New York […]

Confederate women played a vital role in caring for the sick and wounded during the war. Progressivism in the United States during the first two decades of the twentieth century represented a unified approach to the solution of the nation’s […]

In the working-class neighborhoods of American industrial cities in the three decades after the Civil War, A) ethnic groups often gathered in a particular area. B) there was no intermingling of ethnic groups. C) working families were unable to create […]

The muckrakers were important in the progressive movement because they A) subverted the democratic system. B) generally opposed social reform. C) defended the American system against criticism. D) publicized what they believed were the problems in American society. Parliament, beginning […]

The Compromise of 1850 delayed but did not prevent the outbreak of more serious sectional conflicts. Agriculture and farming represented a small part of the exports and livelihoods of early American people. Answer: FALSE Even though the United States had […]