Which of the following was the basic difference between Lincoln and Davis as
presidents?
A) Lincoln could not stand criticism.
B) Davis allowed personal feelings to distort his judgment.
C) Lincoln failed to delegate authority.
D) Davis was patient with people who talked too much or did not understand him.
What happened in the Mexican War?
A) The president led the nation into war without a formal declaration of war from
Congress.
B) American armed forces fought only inside the boundaries of the continental United
States.
C) Although the Mexican army was larger, better equipped, and well-led, American
forces easily conquered Mexico.
D) General Winfield Scott led a disastrous and poorly planned campaign against
Mexico City.
Why did many urban reformers resent the boss system?
A) It led to increased taxes for public services.
B) It promoted civil service reform.
C) It gave political power to poor immigrants.
D) It encouraged gambling and prostitution.
Which Minnesota Populist saw himself as an authority on Shakespeare, economics, and
science?
A) Ignatius Donnelly
B) “Sockless” Jerry Simpson
C) Tom Watson
D) William A. Peffer
By the middle of the 1880s, __________ monopolized the oil industry in the United
States.
A) John D. Rockefeller
B) J. P. Morgan
C) Harry Sinclair
D) Felix Standard
The 2012 nationwide election resulted in which of the following?
A) a Republican controlled Senate
B) a Democratically controlled House
C) a divided Supreme Court
D) a political gridlock in Congress
Because of their ethnic and religious heterogeneity, the colonies which possessed traits
that later would be seen as distinctly “American” were __________.
A) the Middle Colonies
B) North and South Carolina
C) Virginia and Maryland
D) the New England colonies
Which of the following comparisons between former British land policies and the
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is accurate?
A) Similar to its British predecessors, the Northwest Ordinance secured a permanent
form of government for the territories.
B) Both laws rejected completely the possibility of a territory transitioning to statehood.
C) In contrast to British law, the Northwest Ordinance was adopted for the intermediate
stage of territorial development, which would give way to statehood in the third stage.
D) Unlike the Northwest Ordinance, British land laws only established the initial stage
of territorial development.
Why was Anne Hutchinson banished from the Massachusetts colony?
A) She demanded the right to vote for women.
B) She questioned the truth of the Bible.
C) She claimed to regularly receive divine insights.
D) She was convicted of devil worship in a witchcraft trial.
In 1968 Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated just after which of the following events?.
A) He won the Democratic primary in California.
B) He openly criticized President Johnson.
C) He blamed Nixon Republicans for the death of his brother John in 1963.
D) He came out in support of civil rights.
“The time has come for a new movement toward true equality for all women in America
and toward a fully equal partnership of the sexes.” From where did this statement
come?
A) the National Organization for Women
B) Dr. Benjamin Spock’s Common Sense Guide to Baby and Child Care
C) the National Federation of Republican Women
D) Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority
What was Barack Obama’s slogan in the 2008 presidential election?
A) “America Needs a Change”
B) “Putting People First”
C) “Yes We Can”
D) “Kinder, Gentler Nation”
Which statement regarding the Wagner Act is true?
A) It was an attempt to “pack” the United States Supreme Court.
B) It established the federal government as lender of last resort to insure checking
accounts.
C) It gave workers the right to bargain collectively.
D) It established fair labor standards for all nationwide industries.
Faced with public clamor for war with Spain, McKinley __________.
A) played upon and increased the war fever by his irresponsible statements
B) caved in to pressures from Wall Street investors who wanted war
C) refused to panic, but reluctantly and hesitantly sent Congress a war message
D) refused to send a declaration of war to Congress, which declared war on its own
Who was the most influential philosopher of his times and the main exponent of
pragmatism?
A) Josiah Royce
B) Charles S. Pierce
C) John R. Commons
D) William James
As a result of the centralization and concentration of industry in the late nineteenth
century, __________.
A) efficiency increased in industries that produced high-quality handmade goods
B) general living standards declined
C) efficiency increased in industries where close coordination of output, distribution,
and sales was important
D) large financial institutions’ influence in the economy declined significantly
In novels like A Hazard of New Fortunes, William Dean Howells __________.
A) dealt realistically with sexual love
B) portrayed the whole range of metropolitan life
C) popularized the “local color” school of writing
D) examined the burden of the Puritan past in New England
Rhode Island, distinguished for its religious freedom and rigid separation of church and
state, was founded by __________.
A) Roger Williams
B) Thomas Hooker
C) William Bradford
D) John Winthrop
What is the title of Walt Whitman’s book of poems in rambling free verse on
commonplace topics in coarse language?
A) The Waste Land
B) Songs of Innocence
C) New England Songs
D) Leaves of Grass
How did Populist Party members see themselves?
A) as a victimized majority betrayed by the establishment
B) as rural revolutionaries
C) as a persecuted minority
D) as masses of downtrodden workers.
In 1778, fighting in the northern states practically ceased; thereafter, most of the
engagements were in the __________.
A) Ohio River Valley
B) Canadian frontier
C) Mississippi River Valley
D) South
Compared to his successors from Hayes to McKinley, how was Theodore Roosevelt
different?
A) He was dignified, soft-spoken, and passive.
B) He was energetic, aggressive, and outspoken.
C) He was uneducated, reticent, and impetuous.
D) He was sensitive, predictable, and apathetic.
Hoover’s plans for ending the Great Depression __________.
A) might have been theoretically sound, but flexibility was needed in their
implementation
B) demonstrated little faith in his power to persuade people to act in the public interest
C) showed his willingness to experiment boldly and persistently to search for solutions
D) relied too heavily on legal compulsion to succeed
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the National Bank of the United
States when it decided the case of __________.
A) Gibbons v. Ogden
B) McCulloch v. Maryland
C) Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
D) Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Why did the U.S. public not hold President Reagan personally responsible for the
financial scandals of his administration or the Iran-Contra Arms deal?
A) because he was determined to punish those responsible for these scandals
B) because he was unable to communicate his basic values effectively
C) because he was primarily a celebrity rather than a politician
D) because he was not close enough to the action to be held accountable
Why did the United States and Great Britain trade 240 American destroyers for six
British naval bases in the Caribbean?
A) It was the easiest way for the United States to help Great Britain fight Germany.
B) The United States needed the naval bases more than the destroyers.
C) British destroyers were technologically far inferior and the American ships had an
international reputation.
D) A direct sale or loan of the destroyers to Great Britain would have violated American
laws.
Why did the Whig party run several candidates for the presidential election of 1836?
A) They hoped that the House of Representatives would decide the election.
B) They disagreed on Jackson’s policies.
C) They feared the overwhelming appeal of Andrew Jackson.
D) They wanted to appeal to different parts of the electorate.
Which of the following assessments of industrial workers in the late nineteenth century
is true?
A) They lacked a sense of solidarity, despite their large numbers.
B) Their large numbers forced American politicians to cater to their interests.
C) Their diversity sensitized them to the needs of a multicultural society.
D) Their abject poverty stood in contrast to the prosperity of American farmers at the
time.
Which characteristic of Vasco da Gama’s voyage was typical for European sailors at the
time?
A) He traveled to India.
B) His journey took him around the African continent.
C) His ships were manned by slaves.
D) He hugged the coastline and did not venture far across open water.
Under the Harding and Coolidge administrations, agencies like the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the Federal Reserve Board __________.
A) were run by the most qualified managers since the days of Theodore Roosevelt
B) became aggressive in their regulations and governed with an iron fist
C) virtually ceased to restrict the activities of the industries they were supposed to
govern
D) had support from the president but could not get staffed because a Democratic
Congress stalled appointments
The new nativism of the late nineteenth century was exemplified by which of the
following?
A) Knights of Labor
B) Grand Army of the Republic
C) American Protective Association
D) Know-Nothing Party
What major U.S. city was sacked and burned by the British in 1814?
A) Washington
B) New Orleans
C) Baltimore
D) Philadelphia
Which of the following was notably cheap and in abundant supply in the Chesapeake
colonies in the seventeenth century?
A) tobacco
B) labor
C) land
D) sugar