In New England, women ________.
A) enjoyed rights and powers equal to those of men
B) outnumbered men in church by two to one
C) had no economic power whatsoever
D) could easily divorce their husbands
E) began to lobby for voting rights in this colonial period
American culture in the Jacksonian period ________.
A) reflected the development of a more hierarchical society
B) was based on elitism and privileges
C) was primarily the concern of the upper class
D) reflected the rise of the democratic spirit
E) reached an all-time low in production
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A) the end of the U.S.-Soviet arms race
B) the Soviet-American telephone hotline
C) an increase in Kennedy’s popularity among the public
D) a new maturity in Kennedy’s foreign policy
E) a belief among some that a hard-line policy was justified
The division in America revealed the 2000 presidential election was between ________.
A) the urban coastal states that voted for Bush and rural southern states that voted for
Gore
B) the poor who voted for Bush and the middle class who voted for Gore
C) the rich who voted for Gore and the poor who voted for Bush
D) the liberals who voted for Bush and the conservatives who voted for Gore
E) people in suburbia who voted for Bush and rural Americans who voted for Gore
Which best summarizes the basic philosophy of the Enlightenment?
A) Reason could help humans achieve perfection in this world.
B) Knowledge was of little use when confined to speculation.
C) Faith and tolerance could help humans achieve perfection in this world.
D) Absolutist governments must be replaced by representative governments.
E) People must give up most possessions to achieve true enlightenment.
The Soviet Union experienced a diplomatic triumph when Roosevelt, Churchill, and
Stalin met in 1945 at the _______.
A) Munich Convention
B) Yalta Conference
C) Casablanca Meeting
D) Paris Talk
E) London Symposium
How did attitudes toward sex and marriage change during the Roaring Twenties?
A) Victorian attitudes towards sex and marriage reemerged to sway American society
throughout the 1920s.
B) There was minimal change in attitudes toward sex and marriage at this time in
American history.
C) Divorce rates remained low as conservative values continued to dominate urban
American society.
D) People freely flouted Victorian sexual mores and behavior and more than half of all
marriages ended in divorce.
E) There was greater tolerance in attitudes toward sex, which was no longer a taboo
subject, along with a higher incidence of divorce.
Slave religion was typically ________.
A) the same as indigenous African religion
B) a version of Christianity shaped by African traditions
C) overseen by the established white churches
D) shaped by white evangelization
E) underdeveloped because of slaves’ work schedule
How did the provisional government of Hawaii respond to President Cleveland’s
demand that the queen be restored to her throne?
A) They refused and instead declared Hawaii to be a U.S. state.
B) They refused and instead seceded from the United States.
C) They refused and instead declared Hawaii to be a republic.
D) They agreed and restored the queen to her throne.
E) They agreed but the queen no longer wanted to rule.
The “bully pulpit” reflected what use of presidential power?
A) Taft’s strong-arm tactics in fighting unions.
B) Wilson’s attacks on big business.
C) Taft’s use of the presidency to lead by moral example.
D) Roosevelt’s active use of presidential power to lead change.
E) Wilson’s disdain for the expansion of presidential power.
Which statement best characterizes Sherman’s march through Georgia?
A) Sherman defied Lincoln by refusing to implement a scorched-earth policy.
B) Sherman destroyed almost anything of military or economic value in his path.
C) Sherman destroyed cities, but was careful to do little damage to infrastructure.
D) Sherman avoided major population centers in order to travel as quickly as possible.
E) Sherman was careful not to alienate the local population.
Why did William Seward encourage the United States to buy Alaska?
A) He had surveyed Alaska’s rich resources.
B) He believed any new land was worth attaining.
C) It gave the United States access to Russia and Asia.
D) It gave the United States access to the Pacific Ocean.
E) He hoped the United States would annex Canada.
How did the Bill of Rights of 1789 provide only limited freedoms?
A) It did not allow for freedoms of speech, religion, press, or trial.
B) It excluded foreigners and poor Americans.
C) It protected the freedoms of speech, religion, press, trial, bearing arms, and searches
but did not grant rights to non-white males.
D) It granted the states more power than the federal government.
E) It was comprised mostly of legal procedures for Congress, the President, and the
Supreme Court.
William Seward’s foreign policy included ________.
A) avoiding entangling foreign alliances
B) concentrating on promoting trade and commerce
C) alliances with major European powers
D) the United States’ domination of the Americas
E) a focus on Mexico, excluding Canada
Why did reformers turn their attention to prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages in
the nineteenth century?
A) They felt that high tariffs on alcohol were leading more people into poverty.
B) They felt that large producers of alcoholic beverages were driving smaller
companies out of business.
C) They did not want Americans to import alcoholic beverages from other countries.
D) They believed that drunkenness was the cause of many social evils.
E) They were worried that people were buying harmful liquor because alcoholic
beverages were not regulated.
Which religiously liberal group of the early nineteenth century denied the doctrine of
the Trinity?
A) Presbyterians
B) Congregationalists
C) Unitarians
D) Methodists
E) Mormons
How did irrigation create a rural class system in the West?
A) Native Americans owned water rights, so they became a wealthy, powerful class
divided from white farmers.
B) Rich Europeans invested in companies that sold diverted water and owned land,
while westerners became poor tenant farmers.
C) Irrigation created fertile land, which was sold to immigrants from southern and
eastern Europe for small farms.
D) Irrigation made once undesirable Indian reservations desirable, so Native Americans
were displaced and made to live as nomads.
E) Only the wealthy could afford to irrigate, creating a divide between landowners and
workers.
What did women gain as a result of the American Revolution?
A) Women gained voting rights and access to higher education.
B) Women gained little; their lives remained much the same.
C) Women could now become landowners, shopkeepers, and dress makers.
D) Women gained access to divorce, and some economic opportunities.
E) Women could travel freely, study widely, and find gainful employment.
Which best describes the South’s goal in seceding from the Union?
A) to create a slave empire based on reactionary ideals
B) to slowly get rid of slavery and exist as an independent nation
C) to recreate the government of the British Isles
D) to recreate the Union as it had been before the Republican Party
E) to form a powerful nation that would eventually take over the North
One positive for people living American urban centers is that they ________.
A) had more education than people in rural areas
B) made less money than people in rural areas
C) enjoyed a lower crime rate than people in rural areas
D) were just as likely to graduate from college as people in rural areas
E) had a lower cost of living than people in rural areas
According to the 1807 federal law that outlawed the importation of slaves, Africans
captured from smugglers were to be ________.
A) lined up and executed
B) returned to Africa
C) immediately emancipated
D) turned over to state authorities
E) sold to the highest bidder by federal agents
The most important reason for the difference between the New England and
Chesapeake colonies was based on ________.
A) the different crops exported
B) the much higher mortality rate of the Chesapeake colonies
C) the practice of slavery in the southern colonies
D) contrasting economic systems
E) varying degrees of ethnic diversity in the populations
The Enrollment Act of March 1863 ________.
A) drafted white men but allowed them to hire a substitute or pay a fee to avoid service
B) drafted black males into the armed forces but denied them pay for their service
C) allowed black men to join the American armed forces for the first time
D) required that all military service be voluntary rather than mandatory
E) prohibited wealthy men from hiring substitutes or paying a fee to avoid service
The primary focus of George H. W. Bush’s presidency was ________.
A) healthcare reform
B) reducing taxes
C) gay rights
D) education
E) foreign affairs
How did ordinary colonists respond after the wealthy elite had initiated the American
rebellion?
A) They rejected the lead of their “betters.”
B) They lost rights gained during the colonial period.
C) They turned an elite movement into a mass movement.
D) They fought for a socioeconomic revolution against the gentry.
E) They retreated further from political activities.
How did U.S. exports in 1929 compare to exports in 1914?
A) They were halved.
B) They had tripled.
C) They had remained stagnant.
D) They had increased tenfold.
E) They had increased marginally.
The prosperity of the southern yeoman was limited by the lack of ________.
A) cash crops
B) land
C) transportation facilities
D) educational facilities
E) entrepreneurial spirit
Which of the following constitutional amendments attempted to ensure the civil rights
of former slaves?
A) Thirteenth
B) Fourteenth
C) Fifteenth
D) Sixteenth
E) Seventeenth
Which best describes the change in colonial warfare during the eighteenth century?
A) Rather than fight off Native Americans, the colonists found that their main enemies
were colonists from other regions of the country.
B) Rather than participate in European wars, the colonists were forced to battle against
Native Americans.
C) Instead of the threat from hostile Native Americans, the colonists faced threats from
African-American slaves.
D) Instead of facing threats from Native Americans and African-American slaves, the
colonists were forced to fight against Spanish forces.
E) Instead of being involved in local wars with Native Americans, the colonists became
involved with the wars between Britain and France.
For many Americans, the main appeal of the Enlightenment was its focus on ________.
A) searching for practical knowledge
B) reviving interest in classical education
C) defending traditional Christian beliefs
D) pure scientific research
E) achieving a classless society
The National Security Act (1947) established the _______.
A) U.S. embassy in Moscow
B) Navy SEALs
C) Air Force
D) Department of Homeland Security
E) three federal defense agencies
Which issue from the 1920s continues to factor heavily in politics today?
A) open immigration versus restrictive legislation
B) segregation versus integration
C) communism versus conservatism
D) prohibition versus alcohol distribution
E) the theory of evolution versus a belief in creationism
Which of these best describe the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and William
Howard Taft?
A) Roosevelt and Taft worked closely together.
B) Roosevelt supported Taft’s nomination, but the two differed in both method and
ideology.
C) Roosevelt did all he could to defeat the nomination of Taft.
D) Taft followed Roosevelt’s ideology, but not his methods.
E) Taft’s presidency represented a continuation of Roosevelt’s.