The boycott movement against the Stamp Act ________.
A) had little effect on Great Britain
B) mobilized colonial women to action
C) ultimately hurt American businessmen more than British
D) was opposed by New England businessmen
E) was badly organized
The first French explorers were ________.
A) interested in finding the mythical “northwest passage” to China
B) determined to find gold and silver
C) eager to Christianize the Native Americans
D) ruthless and exploitive of the native peoples
E) considered stupid by the Native Americans
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
Why did Saudi Arabia cut off oil shipments to the United States in 1973?
A) Saudi Arabia wanted to force U.S. intervention in the October War.
B) Saudi Arabia feared Soviet retaliation if it supplied the United States with oil.
C) President Carter was refusing to pay full price for Saudi oil shipments.
D) The United States had become involved in the conflict in Nicaragua.
E) The United States had sent emergency aid to Israel during the October War.
President Andrew Johnson was NOT a(n) _______.
A) southerner
B) Democrat
C) opponent of slave owners
D) supporter of African-American rights
E) Unionist
Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments abolished slavery?
A) Thirteenth
B) Fourteenth
C) Fifteenth
D) Sixteenth
E) Seventeenth
Which factors most contributed to American isolationism in the 1930s?
A) the Great Depression and fear of the costs of war
B) the Great Depression and the Catholic Church
C) the Kellogg-Briand Pact and anti-Semitism
D) the Kellogg-Briand Pact and a lack of resources
E) a lack of resources and a religious revival
During the war, the North ________.
A) was plagued by the lack of manufactured goods
B) suffered from a weak railroad system
C) was plagued by a series of violent anti-draft riots
D) finally overcame the problem of anti-African-American racism
E) slowly began to starve
The Crittenden Compromise would have ________.
A) extended the Missouri Compromise to the Pacific
B) abolished the Fugitive Slave Law
C) denied federal compensation to the owners of escaped slaves
D) guaranteed slavery in all new territories
E) changed the Constitution to allow slavery to be abolished in all the states
The three-fifths rule concerned the issue of ________.
A) whether or not to count slaves as part of the population
B) the number of branches in the national government
C) checks and balances
D) presidential power
E) the number of votes required in the House to pass legislation
Which was NOT a colonial war between France and England?
A) King William’s War
B) Queen Anne’s War
C) King George’s War
D) French and Indian War
E) King Philip’s War
The individual most responsible for promoting African-American rights during the New
Deal was _______.
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) John Collier
C) Harry Hopkins
D) Harold Ickes
E) Huey Long
What was the significance of a 1901 study of working-class families?
A) It revealed that child labor had virtually ceased.
B) It showed that the number of working women had decreased.
C) It showed that about half of the principal breadwinners were out of work.
D) It revealed that children were attending school in record numbers.
E) It showed that fewer immigrants were in the working class.
The founding of which party was the first significant effort to create a broadly based
sectional party addressing itself to voters’ concerns about the extension of slavery?
A) Free-Soil Party
B) Whig Party
C) Republican Party
D) Democratic Party
E) Know-Nothing Party
As a result of the Salem witchcraft trials, ________.
A) nineteen people were hanged
B) twenty-three people were banished
C) eight people were pressed to death with weights
D) fourteen people were burned at the stake
E) nine people were executed by firing squad
In 1979, rebels in _________ took U.S. diplomats hostage.
A) Afghanistan
B) Iran
C) Iraq
D) Israel
E) Pakistan
As a result of military reforms during the Cold War, the __________ became the
dominant branch of the American armed forces.
A) Navy
B) Army
C) Air Force
D) Marines
E) National Guard
The rise of cities and industry ________.
A) had little effect on American life
B) provided opportunities for all Americans
C) sustained the foundations of the pre-Civil War society
D) caused changes in all segments of the American society
E) was steady throughout the nineteenth century
Which does NOT identify a reason why the Roanoke colonies were doomed from their
inception?
A) poor planning by the organizers of the settlement
B) England’s distraction because of its preparations for war
C) England devoting resources to its impending war with Spain
D) religious conflicts among settlers
E) hostilities with Native Americans
What was one major impact of the New Deal on party politics?
A) It restored the U.S. economy to its original preeminence in the world.
B) It united Democrats and Republicans as no other crisis had before or since.
C) It sought to create a coalition by reaching out to ethnic voters.
D) It changed the political affiliations for most rural and urban voters.
E) It created a unified Democratic party of rural southerners and urban westerners.
What kind of programming became popular after television advertisers abandoned
dramas?
A) documentaries
B) cooking shows
C) quiz shows
D) talk shows
E) reality television
Which of the following was NOT true of the American economy during the 1920s?
A) Uniformity and standardization prevailed.
B) The spread of automobiles stimulated other industries.
C) Advertising became a major industry.
D) Mass production became the hallmark of industry.
E) Farmers experienced unprecedented prosperity.
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 less important figures 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 the society than
ever before.
E) Women were given more active roles and public leadership positions.
The man who became president of the United States after Lincoln’s assassination was
_______.
A) Robert E. Lee
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Ulysses S. Grant
D) William H. Seward
E) Andrew Jackson
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
Which of these states was NOT wholly or partly Mexican in 1821?
A) California
B) Oregon
C) Texas
D) New Mexico
E) Arizona
If an American became ill in the 1870s, ________.
A) hospital insurance would cover the cost of the illness
B) home care would be the common form of treatment
C) there was little help from the medical profession
D) recent medical discoveries would guarantee recovery
E) he or she would probably die
How were women affected by the political ideas of the American Revolution?
A) These ideas did not interest women very much.
B) The ideas brought dramatic changes and opportunities to their lives.
C) The ideas caused them to be more assertive about their roles in the family.
D) The end of the war allowed them to participate actively in government.
E) Revolutionary ideas brought them together to demand universal suffrage.
The Union general who replaced Winfield Scott as commander of Union forces was
________.
A) Irvin McDowell
B) Joseph Hooker
C) Robert E. Lee
D) William Tecumseh Sherman
E) George McClellan
The Articles of Confederation ________.
A) gave too much power to the central government
B) provided for state representation by population
C) jealously guarded state sovereignty at the expense of national power
D) created a powerful presidency
E) changed little from first draft to final document
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
D) born to wealth and position
E) descended from the colonial elite
In the election of 1804, Thomas Jefferson defeated ________.
A) John Quincy Adams
B) Aaron Burr
C) Charles Pinckney
D) John Randolph
E) Alexander Hamilton