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Initially, Lord Baltimore intended that Maryland be a haven for __________.
a. Quakers
b. Puritans
c. Catholics
d. Baptists
e. Separatists
Families in the Chesapeake were usually confined to two generations, primarily
because __________.
a. of the short life span in the region
b. most colonists returned to England after a few years
c. colonists generally moved to neighboring colonies as soon as possible
d. so many families moved into the region
e. fertility rates were low
Which group was most active in the Underground Railroad?
a. sympathetic plantation owners in the South
b. freed slaves in the Southwest
c. free blacks in the North
d. affluent whites in the North
e. working-class whites
What did resistance within Jackson's own cabinet suggest about his Bank-killing
policies?
a. Jackson was a tyrant who would brook no competition.
b. Withdrawing funds from the national Bank and depositing them in state banks was
probably unconstitutional.
c. Killing the Bank was a politically risky act that might damage future senatorial
aspirations.
d. Jackson was a charismatic leader who orchestrated his actions with the same
precision with which he led his army.
e. Jackson was a weak president with Congress and the Supreme Court despite his
popular appeal.
The House of Representatives impeached President Johnson because he __________.
a. dismissed officers in the southern military districts
b. challenged the Tenure in Office Act by removing the Secretary of War
c. vetoed the Reconstruction Bill
d. attempted to abolish the Freedmen's Bureau
e. opposed the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment
__________ denied states the right to take Native American tribal lands.
a. McCulloch v. Maryland
b. Southern legislatures
c. Worcester v. Georgia
d. Fletcher v. Peck
e. Wallace v. Tennessee
Why did voting decline during the Progressive Era?
a. Because pessimism marked the Progressive Era, people did not bother voting.
b. Because African Americans and women made up most of the population, their
disfranchisement affected voter turnout.
c. People focused on social reforms rather than on politics in the Progressive Era.
d. People focused on moral reforms rather than on politics in the Progressive Era.
e. People relied on interest groups to pressure government into policies they supported,
so they did not feel the need to vote.
Lyndon Johnson's political downfall resulted primarily from his __________.
a. Latin American policy
b. pursuit of the Vietnam War
c. failure in implementing his Great Society programs
d. refusal to be a Cold Warrior
e. advocacy of welfare programs
The Emancipation Proclamation freed __________.
a. all slaves throughout the United States
b. only slaves in the loyal border states
c. only slaves in the western territories
d. only slaves in the Confederate-controlled areas
e. only the future children of current slaves
How did the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917 change the course of the war?
a. Germany's own people began to revolt, leading to a weakening of the axis powers,
giving the Allies an advantage.
b. The Polish people in Germany revolted, distracting German forces from fighting
France and Britain and giving the Allies an advantage.
c. Socialists in the United States refused to help with the war effort, inhibiting U.S.
involvement and prolonging the war.
d. Russia dropped out of the war, so Germany could concentrate on fighting in the west.
e. Russia renewed attacks on Germany from the east, so that Germany began to weaken,
from fighting on both fronts.
Why was slavery a point of conflict between the Mexican government and
Anglo-American settlers in Texas?
a. The Mexican government required Anglo-American settlers to emancipate their
slaves.
b. The Mexican government required each Anglo-American settler to own at least four
slaves.
c. The Mexican government allowed white as well as black slavery.
d. The Anglo-American settlers tried to enslave Mexican citizens.
e. The Anglo-American settlers did not want slavery in the territory.
What did the African Americans elected to state or national office during
Reconstruction demonstrate?
a. There was a higher level of corruption among them than among their white
counterparts.
b. They had more integrity and competence than their white counterparts.
c. They had a desire to implement radical social programs.
d. They had a strong desire for harsh revenge on former slaveholders.
e. They lacked education and that impeded their success.
The European observer, Alexis de Tocqueville, believed the most evident feature of
democracy in America was the __________.
a. American contribution
b. decline in the spirit of deference
c. participation of women in government
d. American election process
e. equality of former slaves
After the buffalo, the most important animal to the Plains Indians was the __________.
a. dog
b. elk
c. deer
d. horse
e. jackrabbit
The socioeconomic life of the Plains tribes revolved around __________.
a. the sun
b. grain cultivation
c. the buffalo
d. the elk
e. war
The reason for Andrew Carnegie's success was that he __________.
a. inherited a large family fortune
b. understood how to organize steel industry management
c. shared profits with his workers
d. had no competition from other producers
e. had worked in the steel industry since childhood
__________ believed it was imperative that the United States acquire Canada.
a. War Hawks
b. Status Quos
c. Quids
d. Federalists
e. Expansionists
Prior to 1774, Samuel Adams's role can best be described as __________.
a. pacifier
b. compromiser
c. genuine revolutionary
d. pragmatist
e. guerilla fighter
How was the election of James Buchanan in 1856 viewed by southerners?
a. with a temporary sense of relief
b. as a long-term victory for the southern cause
c. as a victory for Free-Soil supporters
d. with a strong sense of dismay
e. as evidence of the strength of the North's threat
The chief example of the tie between revivalism and abolitionism was the career of
__________.
a. Lewis Tappan
b. Theodore Weld
c. Charles G. Finney
d. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
e. Harriet Tubman
What best explains the rapid growth of the Republican Party in the 1850s?
a. sympathy toward immigrants
b. support of agricultural expansion
c. position on slavery in the territories
d. support of the Catholic Church
e. support of progressive labor laws
Late-nineteenth-century immigrants predominantly __________.
a. came seeking religious freedom
b. were highly skilled craftsmen
c. were older males
d. settled in the Midwestern region
e. already knew someone in the United States
The feminine subculture for many middle-class women during this era focused on
__________.
a. establishing that women are morally superior to men
b. establishing a sense of solidarity with other women
c. gaining political equality with men
d. gaining economic equality with men
e. competition with other women to be most virtuous
The main diplomatic challenge facing James Monroe in 1820 was __________.
a. the continuing threat of English intervention in the United States
b. the development of trading rights with Latin America
c. establishing friendly relations with France
d. responding to the revolt of Spain's Latin American colonies
e. the "Native American problem"
Why did W. E. B. Du Bois attack the Atlanta Compromise?
a. He believed that blacks should not take such an aggressive strategy in attaining equal
rights.
b. He felt that it discouraged blacks from working hard in school and in their
professions.
c. He thought that the integration of schools would be disadvantageous for blacks.
d. He believed that blacks should focus on economic gains, and not on political
activism.
e. He believed that blacks should actively fight for civil rights.
The Atlantic tribal group with whom the English had the most contact was called
__________.
a. Algonquian
b. Mayan
c. Apache
d. Sioux
e. Cherokee
In 1865, the number of Native Americans living in the West was __________.
a. 10,000
b. 250,000
c. 500,000
d. 750,000
e. 1,000,000
Andrew Jackson's attitude toward Native Americans was that they should be
__________.
a. removed to areas beyond white expansion
b. allowed to remain on their tribal lands
c. assimilated into white society
d. treated as equals to the white man
e. exterminated
How did the United States react to the 1950 treaty between Stalin and Mao?
a. It congratulated Stalin and Mao on their treaty and offered to join their new alliance.
b. It openly threatened Stalin with war if he contributed to the spread of communism in
Asia.
c. It warned the Soviet Union to stay out of East Asian politics.
d. It wanted to keep its alliance with China and sought to make peace with the new
regime.
e. It refused to recognize the new Chinese regime and focused on Japan as its main ally
in Asia.
Reagan's approach to the conflict in Nicaragua differed from Carter's because Carter
__________.
a. refused to get involved in the conflict, whereas Reagan sent economic aid to the
Sandinista government
b. deployed ground troops to Nicaragua, whereas Reagan implemented an airstrike
strategy
c. favored an airstrike strategy in Nicaragua, whereas Reagan deployed ground troops
instead
d. deployed troops to Nicaragua, whereas Reagan sent economic aid to the Sandinista
government
e. gave economic aid to the Sandinista government, whereas Reagan cut off that
economic aid
The most prominent American socialist during the Progressive Era was __________.
a. "Big Bill" Haywood
b. Gifford Pinchot
c. Eugene V. Debs
d. Upton Sinclair
e. Daniel DeLeon
