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.
B) discrediting prominent Democrats.
C) reducing the budget.
D) proving the ineffectiveness of programs.
During Reconstruction, poor blacks and poor whites in the South
A) largely owned their own farmland.
B) found economic independence through the tenant farming system.
C) often became sharecroppers or tenant farmers.
D) came together in harmony.
Intangible factors contributing to America’s antebellum economic growth included the
A) steady issue of government patents for new tools and machines.
B) rapid expansion of and improvement in transportation networks.
C) entrepreneurial mentality and mechanical nature of most Americans.
D) need to compensate for the continual shortage of labor and goods.
The shift in American public opinion in favor of an Allied victory in World War I
occurred when
A) Austria attacked Serbia.
B) Wilson was reelected in 1916.
C) Germany attacked England.
D) Germany sank the Lusitania.
The city of ________ was the center of Dutch trade in North America.
The New York City draft riots of 1863
A) exposed the racial and class antagonisms of northern society.
B) led to the passage of more fair conscription laws.
C) resulted from extreme northern antiwar sentiment.
D) caused little damage and produced only minor disturbances.
In 1973, AIM took over the South Dakota village of
A) Wounded Knee.
B) Alcatraz.
C) Taos.
D) Round Valley.
In the 1780s, a Native American leader who resisted white expansion was
A) Captain Jack.
B) Little Turtle.
C) Geronimo.
D) Sacajawea.
One important impact of World War I on American society was
A) encouragement of progressive reforms.
B) to turn the United States into a debtor nation.
C) its influence on children.
D) an increase in federal power.
The American Indian Historical Society
A) protested traditional textbook treatment of native people.
B) launched armed assaults against Montana troops.
C) declined in the 1970s.
D) remained a minor periodical in native society.
Which of the following statements concerning immigrants to colonial America during
the first half of the eighteenth century is correct?
A) Most German-speaking immigrants settled in Pennsylvania.
B) Newly arrived immigrants usually settled in New England.
C) Slave imports fell.
D) Virginia experienced the greatest influx of new settlers.
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 sought to
A) restore tribes’ political independence.
B) promote ‘study of Indian Civilization.”
C) end the Dawes Act’s allotment policies.
D) None of the above.
An important factor in the rapid development of industry in the United States during the
last half of the nineteenth century was
A) increasing competition in the oil business.
B) the availability of capital for investment purposes.
C) effective regulation of monopolistic business practices by the national government.
D) a stable economic cycle.
The social ethic that prevailed in late nineteenth-century America stressed that
A) social class should determine social rank.
B) greed had more to do with success than good character did.
C) economic success was available to anyone who worked hard.
D) family background should determine social rank.
In the late nineteenth century, southern agriculture
A) generally abandoned the cultivation of cotton.
B) abandoned the crop lien system.
C) remained dependent on cotton cultivation.
D) was characterized by a trend toward diversification of crops.
In December of 1890, the National Alliance gathered in Ocala,
A) South Carolina.
B) Florida.
C) North Carolina.
D) Virginia.
Northerners were offended by the provision of the Fugitive Slave Act that
A) accorded a jury trial to the alleged fugitive.
B) designated a higher fee for commissioners deciding to return rather than free a
fugitive.
C) created a panel of commissioners to decide special cases.
D) restricted northern citizens from assisting in the capture or return of fugitive slaves.
According to the Treaty of Paris (1783), ending the American Revolution,
A) Britain would retain only those territories they controlled at the war’s end.
B) the United States would use the property of Loyalists to repay prewar debts owed to
British merchants.
C) all British forces would evacuate American territory “with all convenient speed”
once hostilities ceased.
D) the western boundary of the United States would be the crest of the Appalachian
Mountains.
The federal government encouraged economic expansion by
A) establishing the Second Bank of the United States.
B) cooperating with state governments on internal improvements.
C) shielding American products with tariffs.
D) hiring Native American workers.
The transformation of the American economy during the late nineteenth century
resulted in
A) a stabilization of the economic cycle.
B) an increase in farm prices.
C) increased instability in the economic cycle.
D) an end to depressions in the United States.
The city of ________ in Ghana contained the busiest and wealthiest marketplace in
West Africa.
Colonial America in the first half of the eighteenth century experienced
A) a narrowing of class differences.
B) loss of local autonomy.
C) continual declines in church membership.
D) population growth and economic development.
All of the following statements describe changes made to southern education during
Reconstruction EXCEPT:
A) White and black school attendance increased.
B) The number of public schools increased.
C) Poor children were not allowed to attend school.
D) Segregation in schools remained largely the norm.
American action in Latin America during the 1950s
A) had little relationship to America’s Cold War policies.
B) demonstrated concern for political stability and American economic investments in
the region.
C) led to strong pro-American feelings throughout Latin America.
D) showed support for the nationalist movements in the region.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Hispanic Americans
A) found the Great Society programs sensitive to their needs.
B) became more active politically.
C) had little success in gaining a political voice.
D) did not attempt to share in the American dream.
Why did Reconstruction end?
A) Black issues became secondary to other national priorities and interests.
B) Financial panic and economic hard times distracted northerners.
C) Southern white Democratic violence halted black political control.
D) All of the above.
Which one of the following was NOT one of Finney’s beliefs?
A) eradication of sin from the world
B) conversion as end of religious experience
C) individual reformation
D) reformation of society
Which of the following does NOT describe the prison camp experience of American
men during the Civil War?
A) Southern prison commanders received northern praise after the conflict ended.
B) The camps were very overcrowded.
C) The camps became very unsanitary.
D) Massive loss of life took place in the camps.
In 1794, the United States won a decisive battle against Native Americans at the Battle
of
A) Handsome Lake.
B) Running Waters.
C) Fallen Timbers.
D) Ocean Shore.
Which of the following were new inventions of the early transportation and
industrialization era?
A) electric light bulb
B) steam ship
C) nuclear power
D) airplane
Europeans brought which of the following animals to the New World?
A) cattle
B) pigs
C) goats
D) All of the above.
The religious revival known as the Great Awakening
A) helped stem the tide of revolutionary thought and behavior.
B) reaffirmed traditional sources of authority.
C) emphasized individual responsibility for conversion.
D) affected the colonies equally and simultaneously.
In 1853 Charles Brace started the ________ in New York City that became a model of
change.
“Spanish conquest of major areas of the Americas set in motion two of the most
far-reaching processes in modern history. One involved microbes, the other precious
metals.” Explain.
Suppose you belonged to a middle-class family during the 1920s. Describe what would
probably have been characteristic of your lifestyle during that period.
Analyze the results of the Civil War’s military developments during 1861-1862.
At Fort Duquesne, the French rebuffed the attempts of young Virginia militia colonel
________ to establish an English fort at the forks of the Ohio River.
Although the Revolution resulted in independence for the American nation, it produced
varied consequences for those who lived through it. Analyze the impact of the
Revolution on the lives of Native Americans, blacks, and women.
Discuss the development of the railroad business during the last half of the nineteenth
century in the United States and explain how railroad companies manifested the
structure and problems of American corporations during that period.
The person who led the insurrection against American control of the Philippines was
________.
The ________ captured control of the African gold trade by 1500 from North African
Muslims.
Discuss the conditions and developments that affected the cattle industry during the last
half of the nineteenth century.
Discuss how progressives attempted to promote their philosophy during World War I.
In 1786, Congress adopted ________Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom.
John Muir helped to establish ________ National Park.
The explorer ________ returned to Venice, Italy, in 1291 with tales of the riches of the
East.
Trace the events between 1937 and 1941 that led to war between the United States and
Japan.
The agreement between big and small states is known as the ___________ by
historians.
To discuss creation of a colonial union and possible alliance with the Iroquois Indians,
colonial representatives met in 1754 at ________.
Evaluate Theodore Roosevelt as a progressive reform leader and discuss his handling of
major domestic issues during his administration.