In the first decades of the twentieth century, how did Mexican immigration to the
United States change?
A) It did not, but held steady.
B) It increased dramatically.
C) Mostly women and children came.
D) It was encouraged by the U.S. government.
E) It rarely occurred.
How does this statement from Monroe’s inaugural fail to address American reality?
“Their citizens individually have been happy and the nation prosperous.”
A) Few people were truly happy in the U.S. during the first few decades of the
nineteenth century.
B) The nation was only prosperous because it exploited immigrants and weaker North
American neighbors.
C) Only those who were citizens (white males) were able to be happy and prosperous;
Native and African Americans were denied these opportunities.
D) Monroe was addressing politicians, the only truly happy citizens of the U.S. and the
only people allowed to enjoy its prosperity.
E) From the moment of his inaugural address, Monroe’s policies undermined individual
citizen’s happiness and the nation’s ability to prosper greatly.
The explanation for the tremendous population growth of seventeenth-century New
England can be found in the ________.
A) extraordinary fertility of New England women
B) emphasis Puritans placed on having large families
C) good relations maintained with local Indians
D) long lives of New England settlers
E) agricultural richness of the New World
The Stamp Act of 1765 affected ________.
A) only businessmen and merchants
B) primarily colonial manufacturers
C) ordinary people, as well as the elite
D) only those in direct trade with Great Britain
E) notaries and other public officials
Which of the following was NOT a complaint among farmers in the late nineteenth
century?
A) the inability of farmers to organize to voice discontent
B) the belief that railroad rates were rising
C) the inability to control market prices
D) the perception of a loss of status in society
E) the burden of farm mortgages and crop surpluses
Why is the Navigation Act in 1660 considered the most important piece of imperial
legislation drafted before the American Revolution?
A) It allowed the development of the colonial navy into one of the most powerful in the
world.
B) It greatly strengthened the English mercantile empire.
C) It allowed colonists to trade with the Dutch, which eventually caused the British to
retaliate with acts that sparked the American Revolution.
D) It established France and Holland as allies of the colonies and enemies with
England.
E) Its passage directly led to the Boston Tea Party, which was the first act of rebellion
by the American colonists.
Which of the following was NOT a key benefit of the Treaty of Paris for the United
States?
A) guaranteed independence
B) fishing rights in the North Atlantic
C) the rights to Florida
D) all territory east of the Mississippi River
E) an end to the war
The Zimmermann Telegram _____.
A) announced Germany’s European war aims
B) pledged Germany’s intention to end the war peacefully
C) proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico
D) had little effect on America’s move toward war
E) was actually a piece of British war propaganda
What is one reason why the Gulf of Tonkin affair was such a costly victory for
Johnson?
A) Johnson became ill during the Gulf of Tonkin affair and never fully recovered his
health.
B) The Gulf of Tonkin affair caused thousands of deaths, which soured America’s
reputation.
C) The Gulf of Tonkin affair led Congress to reduce Johnson’s ability to use force in
Vietnam.
D) Johnson became vulnerable to the charge of deliberately misleading Congress.
E) Johnson had to underfund his domestic social programs to finance the operation.
Why did the House of Representatives impeach President Johnson?
A) because he dismissed officers in the southern military districts
B) because he challenged the Tenure in Office Act by removing the Secretary of War
C) because he vetoed the First and Second Reconstruction Acts
D) because he attempted to abolish the Freedmen’s Bureau
E) because he opposed the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment
Which statement about Johnson’s war on poverty is correct?
A) It was a failure; the poverty level actually rose while the program was in effect.
B) It was barely passed by Congress and was never actually implemented.
C) It lacked effective funding and, in the end, helped only about 80,000 people.
D) It emphasized self-help and brought almost ten million people out of poverty.
E) It gave money directly to the poor and nearly solved the nation’s poverty problem.
What were the opinions of Democrats and Republicans with regard to tariffs in the
1880s?
A) Republicans wanted to lower the tariff so that Americans could spend more, but
Democrats wanted to keep the tariff to pay for infrastructure.
B) Both Democrats and Republicans wanted the tariff to be lowered, but Democrats
wanted to lower it to cut taxes while Republicans wanted to lower it to boost business.
C) Democrats wanted to lower the tariff to trim taxes, but Republicans felt that
lowering it undermined American business and industry.
D) Republicans wanted to lower the tariff to boost business, but Democrats felt that the
tariff should remain as it was.
E) Democrats wanted to raise the tariff in order to fund public education, but
Republicans wanted to lower the tariff in order to inspire consumer spending.
What caused the Gulf of Tonkin affair?
A) American covert operations in Vietnam led North Vietnam to attack a U.S. ship.
B) American intervention in Cuba led Castro to urge the North Vietnamese to attack
U.S. ships.
C) American hostility caused Khrushchev to ask the North Vietnamese to attack U.S.
ships.
D) Russian hostility to North Vietnam caused Khrushchev to seize North Vietnamese
ships.
E) North Vietnam attacked South Vietnamese ships carrying resources to the United
States.
Why did the Mexican-American War ultimately divide the American public and
provoke political dissension?
A) Many Northerners feared the spread of slavery to the newly acquired territories.
B) Many Southerners feared the economic competition from cotton growers in the
newly acquired territories.
C) Many people in the Midwest feared the economic competition from ranchers in the
newly acquired territories.
D) Many people on the East Coast worried about the social effects of expansion.
E) Many religious groups worried about the lawlessness that would exist in the sparsely
populated new territories.
What was the main cause of the increase in the number of farmers in the West after
1870?
A) the decline of ranching
B) failed miners looking for new opportunities
C) the American belief in economic opportunity in the West
D) an increase in the birthrate of the western farmers
E) advances in farming by irrigation
Which section of the country benefited the most from the economic boom of the 1950s?
A) the Hawaiian Islands
B) the Great Lakes region
C) the Midwest region
D) the Sunbelt states
E) the New England area
What effect did postwar life have on women in American society?
A) Women tended to marry later, so they had more time to pursue careers outside the
home.
B) Couples tended to have fewer children, so the focus of many women shifted from
child-rearing to professional careers.
C) Many suburban households included extended family members, so mothers had
enough help to more easily pursue professional careers.
D) Many women who had joined the workforce during the war returned to the home to
assume the more traditional roles of wife and mother.
E) Women were expected to maintain their wartime jobs while also meeting social
expectations of the “perfect” wife and mother.
The first movement west ________.
A) headed for the Middle Plains region
B) focused on the Southwest
C) rushed to Oregon and California
D) followed the traditional path of earlier settlers
E) steered toward the Great Lakes region
The most famous reform governor of the Progressive Era was _____.
A) Robert M. La Follette
B) “Golden Rule” Jones
C) Hiram Johnson
D) Lincoln Steffens
E) Richard Ely
What was the significance of the decline in fertility rates in America between 1800 and
1939?
A) It reflected the later marriage age among immigrant families.
B) It reflected a higher infant mortality rate due to primitive medical practices.
C) It reflected a conscious decision of many Americans to postpone or limit their
families.
D) It showed that more Americans were remaining single rather than marrying and
having children.
E) It showed that fewer Americans were dying of disease now that vaccines had come
into popular use.
Which statement is the best interpretation of this sentence from page 105? “For the
British, “American” was a way of saying “not quite English.””
A) The British believed that the colonists could only become truly American if they
broke away from the crown.
B) The British felt that the colonists needed to import more British goods in order to be
considered truly British.
C) The British did not perceive the differences among the various colonies and thought
all Americans were the same.
D) The British regarded colonists not as Englishas the colonists viewed themselvesbut
as something a little different.
E) The British felt that the colonists no longer wanted to be British and had rejected
many of their traditional ways.
What was the significance of the Big Bonanza in 1873?
A) It made Henry Comstock the richest man in the world.
B) It was the largest wheat farm on the Great Plains.
C) It was discovered near Pike’s Peak in California.
D) It was the richest discovery in the history of mining.
E) It indirectly led to an uprising of Sioux Indians.
Which one of the following was NOT a result of prohibition?
A) an increase in drinking in America
B) an increase in crime in America
C) the end of alcohol consumption in America
D) an opposition to prohibition in cities
E) a lucrative bootlegging business
How did the contribution of the Soviet Union in Europe during the war compare to the
American contribution?
A) It was significantly smaller.
B) It was somewhat smaller.
C) It was about the same.
D) It was significantly larger.
E) It was impossible to determine.
In 1991, the ________ caused a riot in South Central Los Angeles in which 53 people
were killed.
A) government’s response to the failure of banks
B) court’s acquittal of the police officers who beat Rodney King
C) government’s failure to respond to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
D) American invasion of Iraq and capture of Saddam Hussein
E) end of the Cold War and fall of the Berlin Wall
How do economic crises today compare to the Panic of 1837?
A) The Panic of 1837 was caused by Andrew Jackson’s laissez-faire policies; today
politicians regulate commerce more, avoiding panics and recessions.
B) The Panic of 1837 was caused by international fluctuations; today panics and
recessions are usually localized within regions and countries.
C) Like the Panic of 1837, panics and recessions today may be caused by international
fluctuations natural to a capitalistic economy.
D) Like the Panic of 1837, panics and recessions today are caused by tight
governmental controls on commerce.
E) Like the Panic of 1837, panics and recessions today are the primary cause of
presidents losing reelection campaigns.
White southerners in the 1830s began portraying free blacks as savages because they
were trying to ________.
A) justify harsher treatment of free blacks
B) drum up support for a race war
C) raise funds for militias to defend against slave uprisings
D) put social pressure on free blacks to leave the South
E) put social pressure on all blacks, both slave and free, to leave the South
Which of the following was NOT an important effect of the Great Awakening?
A) It stimulated higher education in the colonies.
B) It strengthened the authority of old colonial religions.
C) It encouraged the development of individualism.
D) It fostered an optimistic view of the future among those touched by it.
E) It evoked a sense of “new birth” among believers.
Which of the following individuals ultimately supported the annexation of the
Philippines?
A) Jane Addams
B) Andrew Carnegie
C) William Jennings Bryan
D) William McKinley
E) Samuel Gompers
The great showplace for early American industrialization was ________.
A) New York, New York
B) Boston, Massachusetts
C) Lowell, Massachusetts
D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
E) Burlington, Vermont
The election of 1796 was complicated by ________.
A) changes in the nation’s voting laws
B) interference from British diplomats
C) behind-the-scenes manipulations by Alexander Hamilton
D) Washington’s refusal to stay out of politics
E) confusion over the differences between Federalists and Republicans