The “proper” sphere for middle-class white women in the nineteenth century was
__________.
a. helping with her husband’s small business
b. being involved in the arts and literature
c. keeping house and raising a family
d. working at tasks that did not need physical strength
e. working outside the home
What was one result of yellow journalism stories about Cuba in the 1890s?
a. Americans believed Cubans were conspiring to control the Caribbean and were,
therefore, reluctant to go to war to help them gain independence.
b. Americans believed that Spain had a right to imperialist holdings in Cuba but that
they should treat their colonies better.
c. Americans became enraged about Spain’s treatment of Cubans and the sinking of the
U.S. Navy ship, the Maine.
d. Cowardly journalists did not report Cuban atrocities for fear that the Spanish
government would retaliate, hence the term “yellow journalism.”
e. Powerful Asian governments saw Cuba as the first step in a series of imperialist
moves, so they sent journalists to the United States to spread rumors against
intervention.
Which was central to the colonists’ position in the Anglo-American debate over
parliamentary powers?
a. their strong belief in the powers of their own provincial assemblies
b. their unswerving support of the monarchy
c. their willingness to defer to the wishes of Parliament
d. their desire for an authoritarian government
e. their desire for revolution
Upon arriving in the New World, English settlers __________.
a. quickly abandoned English beliefs and values
b. generally adapted old beliefs to the new environment
c. rarely were forced to significantly change their old English ways
d. usually adopted the customs of the local Indian tribes as a way to survive
e. immediately focused on converting the Native Americans
Initially, why did Americans want to remain neutral when war broke out in Europe?
a. The British and the French treated the young American nation arrogantly.
b. Most Americans believed only in nonviolent solutions to conflicts.
c. Most Americans did not care about a war a whole ocean away.
d. Americans were tired of fighting, as they had just finished the Revolution.
e. Both Britain and France were generous, powerful allies.
How did Adams influence the future land holdings of the United States?
a. He proposed a law in Congress to tax English imports at a high rate, generating
enough income to buy the Southwest from Spain.
b. He banned political parties, cooling passionate debates so that the nation could focus
on expansion.
c. He avoided war with France, sent new negotiators, and created a sense of trust so that
the United States could eventually purchase the Louisiana Territory.
d. He gave the U.S. army permission to clear the Native Americans from the land, using
violence if necessary.
e. He appeased Britain with tax agreements and U.S. army assistance in the war against
France, so Britain gave the United States the land that is now Montana.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change how each side viewed the war?
a. It made the South realize that slavery was not a sustainable system.
b. It allowed both sides to focus exclusively on fighting.
c. It made the South realize that it should reenter the United States and fight for slavery
in Congress.
d. It committed the North to abolishing slavery as a major aim of the war.
e. It made the South realize that secession had not been necessary.
Hitler started World War II by invading __________ on September 1, 1939.
a. Austria
b. Poland
c. France
d. Czechoslovakia
e. Switzerland
How would late-seventeenth-century Virginia best be described?
a. a plantation society, dominated by a slaveholding aristocracy
b. a diversified society and economy, with minimal social stratification
c. a society of small farmers, committed to multicrop agriculture
d. a successful commercial enterprise that returned large profits to the crown
e. a society struggling with the question of slavery
The most spectacular engineering achievement of the young United States was the
__________.
a. Cumberland Trail
b. Erie Canal
c. Intercoastal Waterway
d. Baltimore Turnpike
e. the Washington Monument
Why was English Protestantism able to spread so successfully in the 1500s?
a. widely popular dissatisfaction with the clergy
b. the fact that Martin Luther and John Calvin were both English
c. the fervent Catholicism of the Tudor Kings
d. the English hostility to the French Huguenots
e. Mary I becoming queen of England
Which battle occurred just days after Texas declared itself a republic?
a. Battle of the Nueces
b. Battle of Matamoros
c. battle of the Alamo
d. Battle of Veracruz
e. siege of Mexico City
In 1861, Lincoln declared martial law and suspended the __________ in the area
between Philadelphia and Washington.
a. Constitution
b. writ of habeas corpus
c. right to bear arms
d. freedom of speech protections
e. right to vote
In the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, __________.
a. a slave owner sued for damages because he was beaten severely by an abolitionist
b. a slave owner sued for damages because abolitionists helped his slaves
c. a slave sued for damages because he was beaten severely by a white owner
d. an escaped slave sued for his freedom because he was caught in a free territory
e. a slave sued on the grounds that he had lived in a free state and so he should be a free
man
In the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision, the court ruled that __________.
a. an African American could not be a citizen of the United States
b. Congress had the power to prohibit slavery in federal territories
c. the Missouri Compromise was constitutional
d. the Democratic platform was unconstitutional
e. African Americans could sue through the court system
How did U.S. neutrality in World War I finally come to an end?
a. Germany proposed an alliance with Mexico and sank five American ships in ten
days.
b. Russia formed an alliance with Germany that threatened U.S. interests in the Pacific.
c. The Allied nations begged the United States to intervene on their behalf.
d. Japan attacked the Philippines and Hawaii, killing hundreds of U.S. military
personnel and citizens.
e. Germany formed an alliance with Cuba, threatening to bring the war to the United
States.
The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for __________.
a. women’s suffrage
b. prohibition
c. a federal income tax
d. direct election of senators
e. extending the franchise to 18-year-olds
How did campaigning methods change in the election campaign of 1828?
a. Politicians campaigned at state and local levels, using parades, barbeques, and
eventually rumors and mudslinging.
b. Politicians did most of the campaigning themselves, going door-to-door in their cities
and soliciting support.
c. Politicians hired people called ‘supporters”; the name is ironic because they did not
necessarily believe in the candidate but were financially supported by him.
d. Politicians debated with opposing candidates in town squares, halls, and newspaper
forums.
e. Politicians relied predominantly on newspapers, writing essays and letters to editors
that were read nationwide.
Why did the KKK experience rapid growth during the decade of the 1920s?
a. Since the KKK were the chief producers and purveyors of illegal liquor during
prohibition, many
Americans entered their ranks.
b. The perception of eroding traditional values and the influx of foreigners led many to
adopt extremist views such as those espoused by the KKK.
c. As with the rise of jazz, sports, and other leisure activities at this time, the growth of
the KKK was an indicator of a rise in the standard of living.
d. The KKK was primarily concerned with preserving the ethnic diversity of American
society, which attracted many to its ranks.
e. The presence of a Junior Order for young boys gave the Klan a broader appeal.
The largest group of white, non-English immigrants to the colonies was the
__________.
a. Dutch
b. Germans
c. Swedish
d. Scots-Irish
e. French
The typical great planter of the pre-Civil War South was __________.
a. most likely a self-made man
b. looked down on by most southern whites
c. well-educated and highly intellectual
d. born to wealth and position
e. born into a planter family
The First Reconstruction Act of 1867 __________.
a. recognized the existing southern state governments as legitimate
b. confiscated all property of ex-Confederates
c. guaranteed the freedmen the right to vote in southern elections
d. supported the Black Codes
e. placed the South under military rule
In 1823, John Quincy Adams believed the nation should __________.
a. form an alliance with the British
b. avoid involvement in European affairs
c. create an alliance with the newly independent Latin American nations
d. control the affairs of the Western Hemisphere
e. wrest control of New Orleans from the Spanish
As the new immigrants entered American society, they __________.
a. were well prepared to make the adjustment
b. clung to the customs of their native countries
c. quickly assimilated into the society
d. never were able to adjust to new living conditions
e. gave up their native languages
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 10 million people out of poverty.
e. It gave money directly to the poor and nearly solved the nation’s poverty problem.
Why didn’t William Paterson’s New Jersey Plan appeal to most delegates of the
Philadelphia Convention?
a. It proposed a unicameral Congress in which the states would be represented equally,
giving the states too much power.
b. It proposed a two-house national legislature, giving the federal government too much
power.
c. It only represented the wishes of the larger states, excluding the smaller states.
d. It was strongly supported by Madison and his colleagues, so most delegates rejected
it on that basis alone.
e. It denied Congress power to tax or regulate trade, severely hampering its political and
economic viability.
What was a major factor stimulating English migration to the New World?
a. a desire to establish a democratic form of government
b. the discovery of mineral resources
c. escape from the plague
d. laws that forced the migration of the poorer classes
e. a desire for land ownership
Gullah, a Creole language, was spoken on the Sea Islands of South Carolina and
Georgia until the __________.
a. beginning of the Civil War
b. end of the twentieth century
c. inhabitants were killed during the Civil War
d. middle of the twentieth century
e. end of the nineteenth century
How did the Missouri Compromise impact slavery?
a. It put a final time limit on the institution in the South.
b. It demonstrated that the federal government did not care about slavery.
c. It ensured that slavery would remain in the South indefinitely.
d. It put a final end to the slave trade, if not the institution of slavery in the United
States.
e. It reduced the number of states where slavery was legal.
Why did voter participation in elections increase dramatically between 1824 and 1840?
a. The population of the United States grew, so the number of voters increased.
b. People who had been migrating were settled and could register and vote.
c. African Americans in the North were given permission and encouragement to vote.
d. Politicians changed campaigning practices, drawing in more voters.
e. Native Americans in the South and West were given permission and encouragement
to vote.
Which statement best characterizes how evangelical culture changed the role of women
in American society?
a. Women began to expect their husbands to contribute more to household chores and
the duties of raising children.
b. Women became a less important figure to the home and family.
c. Women became more confined to the home but became more important inside it.
d. Women were expected to make a larger economic contribution to society than ever
before.
e. Women were given more rights and leadership positions within religious and political
organizations.