U.S histroy 1 final
President Lincoln's initial wartime plan for the readmission of states into the Union involved ___ of the population taking loyalty oaths. a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 30
a. 10
The American War for Independence destabilized slavery on several levels, and enslaved people fled those who enslaved them to fight for their freedom. Perusing their liberty, they fought on both sides of the conflict. Modern historians estimate that _____ enslaved people deserted to fight in the war. a. 30,000 to 100,000 b. 40,000 to 60,000 c. 30,000 to 50,000 d. 50,000 to 150,000
a. 30,000 to 100,000
Slave traders presented the image of the slave ship Brookes to Parliament as evidence of compliance with the Regulated Slave Trade Act of 1788. The image shows the ship with 454 captives, one slave trader testified that prior to regulations it carried as many as: a. 609 b. 500 c. 460 d. 509
a. 609
What were challenges faced by Black soldiers in the Union Army? a. All answers are correct b. Less pay than their white counterparts c. Being sold into slavery if captured d. Racial discrimination
a. All answers are correct
What major lesson did the British draw from Pontiac's War? a. Any ban on settlement in the Trans-Appalachian West meant defiance, but the absence of one would mean war with Indians. b. Spanish Florida remained a thorny issue Lower South Planters. c. The Mississippi River Valley could not remain in Spanish hands for too much long - a war would come sooner or later. d. It would take an act of parliament to force judicial reform in South Carolina.
a. Any ban on settlement in the Trans-Appalachian West meant defiance, but the absence of one would mean war with Indians.
Late eighteenth-century European thinkers such as ____ worked to impose a rational order and system of classification to the natural world. Part of their efforts led to the establishment of new "scientific" ideas about racial difference and justifications for racism. a. Carolus Linnaeus, Comte de Buffon and Johann Friedrich Blumenbach. b. Carolus Linnaeus, Samuel Stanhone Smith and Johann Friedrich Blumenbach. c. Carolus Linnaeus, August Comte and Johann Friedrich Engels d. Carolus Linnaeus, Henry Moss and Thomas Jefferson
a. Carolus Linnaeus, Comte de Buffon and Johann Friedrich Blumenbach.
What was an effect of salutary neglect on the American colonies? a. Colonists' belief that Britain's policy led directly to the economic success of the colonies. b. An increase in slavery in New England colonies. c. Colonists viewed themselves as maligned, second-tier citizens of the British empire. d. An abandonment of local political institutions in the colonies.
a. Colonists' belief that Britain's policy led directly to the economic success of the colonies.
What prevented Lincoln's policy on Reconstruction from being implemented? a. His assassination and the different political views of his successor. b. Radical Republicans in Congress blocked his plans. c. Southerners rejected Lincoln's plans as being too harsh and punitive. d. Long standing Supreme Court decisions and precedent prevented his plans from being implemented.
a. His assassination and the different political views of his successor.
Which Mesoamerican group is described below: Used terracing to farm. Managed a 1,000+ mile road system to tie empire together. Population ravaged by disease prior to European contact. a. Inca b. Olmec c. Aztec d. Maya
a. Inca
At the start of the Civil War, what was one of the most popular songs among U.S. soldiers and civilians? a. John Brown's Body b. Old Glory c. The Star-Spangled Banner d. London Calling
a. John Brown's Body
What does the American Yawp describe as the most common way for colonists to acquire enslaved Native Americans? a. Native Americans taken as prisoners of war. b. Slave raids. c. They would be sold into slavery by members of their own communities. d. They would be sold into slavery by unfriendly neighboring Native American tribes.
a. Native Americans taken as prisoners of war.
While Tecumseh's traditional base of support came from native peoples in the Old Northwest, he built a solid alliance with the ______ a powerful faction among the Creek, a major southeastern Indian society, who sought to purge their communities of Euro-American cultural influences. a. Red Sticks b. White Sticks c. Lower Creek d. Upper Creek
a. Red Sticks
Which of the following is NOT a core belief of Manifest Destiny? a. Slavery was incompatible with American notions of freedom and should be stopped. b. Most of North America west of the Mississippi was destined for American control. c. American values justified moral claims to leadership beyond the country's borders. d. God and the U.S. Constitution destined America to democratize the world.
a. Slavery was incompatible with American notions of freedom and should be stopped.
What technological innovation(s) improved navigation, allowing for European discovery and exploration of the Americas? a. The Astrolabe and the Caravel. b. The Sextant and introduction of lateen sails. c. The compass. d. An accurate chronometer that allowed mariners to accurately track longitude.
a. The Astrolabe and the Caravel.
What served as the model for the plantation system of agriculture and slave exploitation as it would come to be known in America and the Caribbean? a. The Portuguese system developed on the island of São Tomé b. Spanish sugar farms in the Canary Islands and on the island of Majorca. c. West African/Senegalese farms. Enslaved workers were already culturally familiar with this system, so it was copied by Europeans. d. Guanache natives of the Canary Islands and their organization of large farms.
a. The Portuguese system developed on the island of São Tomé
What does the American Yawp suggest as the "revolution's most important long-term economic consequence"? a. The end of Mercantilism. b. The shift to a more exploitative form of slavery by colonial farmers. c. The establishment of America's first National Bank. d. A massive national debt for Britain stemming from both the 7 Years' War and the American Revolution.
a. The end of Mercantilism.
How did the prosecution of the Civil War encourage changes in the role of the federal government in the U.S. economy? a. The federal government issued "greenbacks" as a fiat currency. b. Congress imposed rationing and price controls on basic foodstuffs. c. The U.S. imposed a military draft for the first time. d. All of the above.
a. The federal government issued "greenbacks" as a fiat currency.
In what ways was Bacon's Rebellion a turning point in the history of the Chesapeake? a. The outcome of the rebellion encouraged elite Virginians to turn to enslaved West African labor over English indentured servants. b. The colonial authorities abandoned attempts to improve the lot of poor white farmers after the rebellion. c. Charles II removed Governor Berkley and a rule by committee was successfully instituted in the colony. d. Both a & b.
a. The outcome of the rebellion encouraged elite Virginians to turn to enslaved West African labor over English indentured servants.
What was true about the Spanish encomienda and repartimiento systems? a. The repartimiento system replaced the encomienda system, but DID NOT solve the issue of Spanish exploitation of the Native population. b. Both were economic and labor systems used by the Spanish in Spain. However the difference in cultures between the Spanish and Native Americans did not allow either system to be successful in the New World. c. The repartimiento system replaced the encomienda system, solving the problem of Spanish exploitation of the Native population. d. Both were voluntary systems where Natives elected to work for Spanish employers.
a. The repartimiento system replaced the encomienda system, but DID NOT solve the issue of Spanish exploitation of the Native population.
Northerners used the "states' rights" argument in which of the following contexts? a. They believed the 10th Amendment gave individual states the right to pass "personal liberty laws" that allowed their citizens to ignore federal laws regarding repatriation of escaped slaves. b. Northern states opposed federal tariffs designed to boost domestic manufacturing. c. Yankees believed that state laws governing water transportation superseded the "interstate commerce" clause of the Constitution because rivers often traverse state boundaries. d. all of the above.
a. They believed the 10th Amendment gave individual states the right to pass "personal liberty laws" that allowed their citizens to ignore federal laws regarding repatriation of escaped slaves.
Which of the following are characteristics of the Puebloan peoples? a. They domesticated turkey. b. They experienced significant growth (a quintupling of their population) within one generation. c. They lived in small, dispersed communities. d. They planted sunflowers, gourds, and ate shellfish.
a. They domesticated turkey.
Which of the following individuals supported and advocated for polygenesis? a. Thomas Jefferson b. David Walker c. Samuel Stanhope Smith d. Henry Moss
a. Thomas Jefferson
How did most British Americans respond to the capture of Quebec in 1760? a. With a great deal of celebration because of the hostility many British Protestants felt towards the majority Catholic French territory. b. With apprehension because they feared French Catholics would exert too much influence in colonial affairs. c. With relative indifference. Most British Americans just wanted the war to end. d. With anticipation that the addition of new territory would overextend the empire and allow for an American independence movement.
a. With a great deal of celebration because of the hostility many British Protestants felt towards the majority Catholic French territory. b. With apprehension because they feared French Catholics would exert too much influence in colonial affairs.
What best describes the majority of Spanish settlers in the Americas from 1500 to 1800? a. Young unmarried men b. Wealthy investors c. Royal bureaucrats d. Urban craftsmen
a. Young unmarried men
The Freemasons were persecuted because: a. conspiracy theories accused them of secretly controlling the US government and blamed them for economic and political changes that frightened Americans. b. they were the first labor union in US history, which upset wealthy business owners. c. they were a secret society who advocated for greater recognition of the contributions Founding Father George Mason made to the Bill of rights. d. They were a skilled group of bricklayers who traveled the US doing construction projects.
a. conspiracy theories accused them of secretly controlling the US government and blamed them for economic and political changes that frightened Americans.
Which of the following statements is true about land prices in Mississippi in the decades leading up to the U.S. Civil War? a. land purchased for $600 in 1835 could be sold for as much as $3,000 in 1850. Speculation in land made real estate values volatile. b. Land purchased for $600 in 1835 could be sold for as much as $100,000 in 1850. Speculation in land made real estate values volatile. c. There was so much land, and it was so variable that it is difficult to say with any certainty what real estate values looked like at the time. d. Land prices declined. The agrarian South was not able to compete with the industrial North.
a. land purchased for $600 in 1835 could be sold for as much as $3,000 in 1850. Speculation in land made real estate values volatile.
The public reaction to the Alien and Sedition Acts: a. led to a push for an expanded definition of free speech. b. was overwhelmingly supportive, especially when Adams cracked down on the press. c. resulted in the majority of Americans supporting the ideals of the French Revolution d. involved a concerted public push for the government to release all information it had about UFOs.
a. led to a push for an expanded definition of free speech.
Native American culture was extremely diverse, but many shared certain commonalities. This was especially true when compared to those European societies with whom they would later make contact. All the following statements are generally true about indigenous community structures except. a. Most indigenous communities are patrilineal. b. Most indigenous communities are matrilineal. c. Women in indigenous communities typically have a great deal of power. d. Kinship networks are a primary social bond in many indigenous communities.
a.Most indigenous communities are patrilineal.
Among the primary humanitarian justifications French and English monarchies used against the Spanish was the so-called: a. failed searched for the kingdom of Prester John b. "Black Legend" c. search for "Eldorado" d. the right of other Christian monarchs to share in the wealth of the New World.
b. "Black Legend"
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about the Columbian Exchange? a. In spite of the massive death from newly introduced diseases, the overall population of the world experienced growth...in large part to the spread of New World crops. b. Although catastrophic and disruptive, Native American populations were able to quickly recover from the initial effects of newly introduced European diseases. c. .Native American adopted the domesticated horse after European introduction to North America and transformed their practices and cultures. d. European diseases that spread across North and South America killed a larger percentage of native populations than the Black Death did in 14th century Europe.
b. Although catastrophic and disruptive, Native American populations were able to quickly recover from the initial effects of newly introduced European diseases.
The most important city among the Mississippian people and the largest city north of Mexico from 1050 to 1300 was: a. Chaco Canyon b. Cahokia c. Tenochtitlán d. Taos Pueblo
b. Cahokia
Which of the following was NOT part of Hamilton's Financial Plan? a. Assuming all of the states' war debt and redeeming it at full face value. b. Creating a stock market so economic elites had something to do with their money besides put it in a bank. c. Creating a national bank. d. Generating federal revenue through federal excise taxes on some consumer goods, like whiskey.
b. Creating a stock market so economic elites had something to do with their money besides put it in a bank.
What accounts for Columbus's initial success in reaching the New World? a. The Catholic Church provided him with all the financial resources he desired. b. He underestimated the circumference of the globe. c. He was one of very few Europeans at the time who believed the Earth to be round. d. His first voyage was oversupplied with 17 ships and over 1,000 men.
b. He underestimated the circumference of the globe.
Which of the following is NOT true of President Jackson's veto of the renewal bill for the Second Bank of the United States: a. Jackson justified it by claiming the bank was unconstitutional and a threat to the liberty of the common man. b. His veto was widely supported by wealthy and working-class alike. c. It was criticized as despotic, earning Jackson the derisive nickname of "King Andrew the First". d. Jackson finished-off the Bank of the United States by ordering his administration to deposit money with state banks instead of in the national bank.
b. His veto was widely supported by wealthy and working-class alike.
Which statement best describes the sixteenth-century English economy? a. It was largely stable and growing with everyone generally prospering and looking optimistically towards the future. b. It was unstable and undergoing rapid changes with merchants gaining power and much of the population living in economic uncertainty. c. Urban and rural labor enjoyed higher wages and new bargaining power relative to the factory owners and landlords. d. Traditional aristocratic landholders gained economic power at the expense of merchants.
b. It was unstable and undergoing rapid changes with merchants gaining power and much of the population living in economic uncertainty.
What northern state was the last to adopt a gradual emancipation plan? a. New York b. New Jersey c. Pennsylvania d. Vermont
b. New Jersey
Among the most important varieties of cotton in the U.S. South was the ____. It was developed in the 1830s and quickly dominated the export market. a. Eli Whitney b. Petit Gulf c. Sea Island Cotton d. Short-staple cotton
b. Petit Gulf
The first Portuguese and Spanish sugar plantations initially relied on knowledge from Muslims and enslaved labor imported from: Question options: a. East Africa b. Southern Russia and Islamic countries c. Northern Europe d. China
b. Southern Russia and Islamic countries
In what ways did the 1715-17 Yamasee War mark a turning point in the history of colonial South Carolina? a. The Yamasee's defeat and co-optation into the South Carolinian colony encouraged a growing deerskin trade through the 1730s. b. The devastation caused by the war demonstrated the limits and dangers of a reliance on trade in furs and enslaved Native Americans. It encouraged an economic shift towards coastal rice plantations and enslaved West African labor. c. The war encouraged South Carolina elites to push Parliament to create the Georgia colony. d. Both a & c.
b. The devastation caused by the war demonstrated the limits and dangers of a reliance on trade in furs and enslaved Native Americans. It encouraged an economic shift towards coastal rice plantations and enslaved West African labor.
What were some of the characteristics of the state and national governments that were formed after Independence? a. Emphasis on a strong executive. b. Weak, decentralized governments. c. Governance reminiscent of British rule. d. None of the above
b. Weak, decentralized governments.
How did the "market revolution" change the way Americans understood the family? a. It did not. The family is a traditional institution that does not change. b. With the growing importance of waged labor, the household was no longer a workplace but a place of rest. That shift encouraged new thinking about the role men, women, and children played in an ideal family. c. With the availability of new jobs and consumer goods, male heads of households had new responsibilities to take care of their families. It simply reinforced earlier, traditional notions of family values. d. New ideas about the family encouraged society to rethink what it meant to be a child, and to expand funding for public education and parks.
b. With the growing importance of waged labor, the household was no longer a workplace but a place of rest. That shift encouraged new thinking about the role men, women, and children played in an ideal family.
The Sons of Liberty protested the Tea Act in 1773 because: a. the law raised the price of tea. b. abiding by the law implied their acceptance of parliament's right to levy taxes. c. the tea trade competed with Samuel Jackson's popular tavern in Boston. d. they resented the monopoly on trade imposed on the colonies by the East India Company.
b. abiding by the law implied their acceptance of parliament's right to levy taxes.
The Walking Purchase in 1737 demonstrated: a. the special relationship the Penn family had with the Delaware Indians. b. colonial hunger for land and willingness to manipulate the spirit, if not the letter, of treaties. c. the significance of waterways in colonial commerce. d. the declining power of the Dutch West India Company in North America.
b. colonial hunger for land and willingness to manipulate the spirit, if not the letter, of treaties.
General William T. Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15 allowed for the: a. seizure of planters' property and its distribution to his troops as the spoils of war. b. confiscation of abandoned land in coastal Georgia and South Carolina and its redistribution to freed people. c. burning of Atlanta and much of Georgia in his infamous "March to the Sea." d. distribution of "forty acres and a mule" to all freed people.
b. confiscation of abandoned land in coastal Georgia and South Carolina and its redistribution to freed people.
The practice of wealthy Americans financing private military expeditions into foreign territory—without the approval of the US government—in order to occupy them and expand the southern cotton economy is known as: a. assimilation b. filibustering c. the Cold War d. benevolent engagement
b. filibustering
Though popular participation in colonial government was limited, notions of "civic duty" encouraged citizens, particularly property-holding men, to support and uphold order by doing all the following except: a. paying taxes. b. regularly attending church. c. voting. d. serving in the militia.
b. regularly attending church.
President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policies: a, generally followed the harsh measures laid out by Lincoln and other radicals. b. sought to break the power of the Confederate elite, create a new political class in the South, and, while abolishing slavery, allow white supremacy to endure. c. offered a "middle of the road" approach between the radicals and moderates in the Republican Party on the South. d. were not altogether clear as he deferred to Congress.
b. sought to break the power of the Confederate elite, create a new political class in the South, and, while abolishing slavery, allow white supremacy to endure.
The wave of early 19th century religious revivalism that preached spiritual and moral renewal is known as: a. evangelicalism b. the Second Great Awakening c. the Catholic Reformation d. deism
b. the Second Great Awakening
Which of the following statements about slavery in the US before 1820 is NOT true? a. the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery north and west of the Ohio River. b. the framers of the Constitution included specific language that called for the eventual abolition of slavery. c. western states north of the Ohio River passed laws prevented African Americans from voting, attending public schools, serving on juries, and joining the local militia. d. the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 ignited a debate about whether slavery would be expanded into these newly acquired lands.
b. the framers of the Constitution included specific language that called for the eventual abolition of slavery.
Historians use the term "Republican Motherhood" to describe ______. a. the role of conservative white women in early American politics. b. the role women played in the preservation of American values and traditions in early America. c. arguments that some American women made for voting rights in 1790s. d. None of the above.
b. the role women played in the preservation of American values and traditions in early America.
Americans justified the forced removal of Native Americans to lands west of the Mississippi River because: a. smallpox epidemics had devastated Native communities and white reformers hoped moving them to reservations would make it easier to inoculate them. b. they believed white farmers would make better use of the land and resources than the indigenous inhabitants. c. the lands in the Great Plains were more fertile for Indian crops like corn, so removal was actually seen as providing nutritional benefits to Natives. d. all of the above.
b. they believed white farmers would make better use of the land and resources than the indigenous inhabitants.
When American families migrated to the West, the women from those families: a. were not expected to help out with the manual labor involved in farming and setting up their new homestead. b. were expected to follow traditional gender norms of the era while at the same time enjoyed new opportunities that came from the openness of frontier society. c. stayed at home back in the East with their daughters until their husbands and sons established a comfortable homestead in the West for them to move into. d. a & c
b. were expected to follow traditional gender norms of the era while at the same time enjoyed new opportunities that came from the openness of frontier society.
Which of the following statements are true about agriculture in Mesoamerica? a. Corn was an important crop as it could be dried and stored easily. b. Agriculture first developed in this part of the world about the same time it did in Asia, Africa, and Europe. c. All statements are true. d. The climate in this region sometimes allowed for multiple harvests in a year.
c)All statements are true.
How many southern states joined the Confederate States of America? a. 7 b. 9 c. 11 d. 13
c. 11
By 1860, cotton alone accounted for __ percent of the total U.S. exports for the year. a. 40 b. 50 c. 60 d. 80
c. 60
Identify two negative effects of the market revolution in early 19th century America. a. A decrease in demand for southern grown cotton and increase in debt held by souther farmers. b. The expansion of for-profit transportation systems and dramatic increases in land values. c. A growing lower class of workers that did not own property and a series of economic panics. d. A shrinking of the American middle class and an increase in subsistence farming.
c. A growing lower class of workers that did not own property and a series of economic panics.
Why did some Native leaders refuse to join with Tecumseh in his Confederacy? a. Tenskwatawa, Tecumseh's partner, was too polarizing a figure for other Native leaders to be willing to join with Tecumseh in his Confederation. b. Many were traditional enemies of Tecumseh's people. A convenient alliance against whites was not enough for them to ignore centuries of enmity. c. A weak sense of Native American unity and failure at the battle of Tippecanoe caused leaders to doubt the potential of Tecumseh's Confederacy. d. Infrastructure and communication problems made it too difficult for them to communicate and ally themselves with Tecumseh.
c. A weak sense of Native American unity and failure at the battle of Tippecanoe caused leaders to doubt the potential of Tecumseh's Confederacy.
What did the Dred Scott v. Sandford case determine in 1857 that further divided the nation? a. The Missouri Compromise could not be violated and an enslaved person would be freed if traveling in free states. b. Fugitive (runaway) slaves could not seek freedom in free states. c. Black Americans could not be American citizens. d. As a Black man in Kansas, Scott had no right to vote on the issue of slavery.
c. Black Americans could not be American citizens.
In what ways was King Philip's War a watershed event in the history of New England? a. Metacom's uprising was the most successful war against the English that Indians had launched in the history of the region. b. The indigenous population of New England dropped from 25 percent in 1670 to 10 percent in 1680. c. Both a & b. d. Just b
c. Both a & b.
In the sixteenth century, the Netherlands had a well-earned reputation as a: a. financial and commercial hub in Europe. b. a space of relative religious toleration. c. Both a and b. d. non of the above
c. Both a and b.
Why was the Royal Proclamation of 1763 so controversial in the colonies? a. Native Americans resented having their land taken away from them. b. The Crown wanted to sell the land for it's own benefit, not that of the colonies. c. Colonists believed they had a right to settle the land west of the Appalachians. d. Colonial and royal officials both agreed the Crown had overstepped his authority.
c. Colonists believed they had a right to settle the land west of the Appalachians.
After the arrival of Europeans in the new world, which of the following had the most dramatic impact on Native American populations? a. War and Conflict with European Colonists b. Slave Raids c. Foreign Disease d. Intertribal Warfare
c. Foreign Disease
Which of the following colonies banned slavery in its initial colonial charter? a. Massachusetts b. South Carolina c. Georgia d. Pennsylvania
c. Georgia
England's model for colonialism in North America was different than either the Spanish or the French. It was based on the long-standing experience of the colonization of: a. Wales b. Scotland c. Ireland d. New Zealand
c. Ireland
What does the American Yawp describe as, "the most successful early English ventures in the New World"? a. Large scale Christian conversions of Native populations. b. Thriving agricultural settlements of English colonists. c. State-sponsored piracy/privateering. d. Trade with native populations near settlements established by The Virginia Company.
c. State-sponsored piracy/privateering.
Which of the following was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga? a. Washington's loss in this battle forced him to retreat to the South. b. Washington saw the best way to win was to fight big, head-on battles with England. c. The French saw the Americans had a chance to win and forged an alliance with them. d. It proved to the British that European military tactics would succeed in North America.
c. The French saw the Americans had a chance to win and forged an alliance with them.
What was the difference between the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan? a. The New Jersey Plan wanted to ban slavery while the Virginia Plan wanted to legalize it nation-wide. b. Where the new capital city would be located—Newark or Richmond. c. The Virginia Plan wanted big states to have more power in the new government, whereas the New Jersey Plan wanted states to have equal power regardless of size. d. The Virginia Plan suggested a "president-for-life" model, similar to a king, but the New Jersey Plan wanted presidents to be elected.
c. The Virginia Plan wanted big states to have more power in the new government, whereas the New Jersey Plan wanted states to have equal power regardless of size.
Which of the following is NOT true about the removal of the Cherokee Indians from their homelands in the Southeast? a. White farmers in Georgia believed the fertile soil was ideal for growing cotton. b. The US Supreme Court actually ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation over the state of Georgia in a dispute over legal sovereignty. c. The people of the Cherokee Nation remained united against removal and were steadfast in their desire to remain in their ancestral homelands. d. Several thousand Cherokee died on the journey to Indian Territory.
c. The people of the Cherokee Nation remained united against removal and were steadfast in their desire to remain in their ancestral homelands.
How did the population of enslaved people change between 1790 and 1820 in America? a. The enslaved population remained stable, but it became more concentrated in southern states. b. The enslaved population more than doubled during this period, but kept about the same percentages of overall enslaved in the same locations as before. c. The population of enslaved people more than doubled in this period and become more concentrated in southern states. d. The population of enslaved people remained stable, though the overall Black population increased because of the increase in freed Blacks.
c. The population of enslaved people more than doubled in this period and become more concentrated in southern states.
In the U.S. South, the practice of ____ exemplified the often-violent masculine code of honor that helped define elite culture in the region. a. bareknuckle boxing b. arm-wrestling c. dueling d. sword fighting
c. dueling
The ideas that all souls are equal in salvation and everyone can be saved by surrendering to God is called: a. Puritanism b. equality under God's Law c. spiritual egalitarianism d. Transcendentalism
c. spiritual egalitarianism
Economically, the most important region of the British Empire in the eighteenth-century was: a. the Lower South. b. New England. c. the Caribbean. d. the Chesapeake.
c. the Caribbean.
The establishment of the Pennsylvania colony led to: a. the formation of a religiously strict society much like early New England b. the formation of a commercially oriented plantation society much like Virginia. c. the formation of a society based religious and ethnic toleration and freeholder farms. d. a primarily urban colony centered on Philadelphia.
c. the formation of a society based religious and ethnic toleration and freeholder farms.
Just as other empires in the Americas had, the Dutch faced a labor shortage in its early seventeenth century effort to build a commercial base on Manhattan. By mid-century, the labor problem had been resolved largely through: a. the migration of indentured servants from Europe. b. the importation of prisoners of war from the wars of religion in Central Europe. c. the importation and sale of enslaved West Africans. d. the enslavement of local indigenous peoples.
c. the importation and sale of enslaved West Africans.
How did colonists react to the Stamp Act? a. Legislative resistance by elites. b. Economic boycott through the use of nonimportation agreements. c. Popular Protests. d. All answers are correct
d. All answers are correct
The basic components of the Middle Passage included: a. Capture and transportation to coastal West Africa. b. Oceanic transportation from Africa to the Americas. c. Acculturation or "seasoning" on the American coast, sale, and transport to plantation. d. All the above.
d. All the above.
What challenges did settlers at Jamestown face in 1607? a. Poor soil made agriculture difficult. b. Brackish, standing water encouraged disease. c. Most of the initial settlers lacked basic agricultural skills and were both unable and unprepared for the challenge they faced. d. All the above.
d. All the above.
With a commercializing society, port cities became increasingly important in British America. In which of the following cities did enslaved people work on the docks, aboard ships, and in other areas of the maritime economy? a. Charleston b. Philadelphia c. Boston d. All the above.
d. All the above.
The 1739 Stono Rebellion: a. involved about 80 enslaved West Africans. b. was defined, in part, by a planned march the free black settlement of Fort Mose just over the border in Spanish Florida. c. inspired a ban on syncretic languages white overseers could not understand. d. Both a and b e. All the above
d. Both a and b
What was an outcome of Pontiac's War? a. The French were forced to abandon settlements in the Ohio River Valley. b. The Navigation Acts were more properly enforced. c. A general abandonment of Protestantism along the colonial frontier. d. It demonstrated that coercion was not an effective strategy for imperial control.
d. It demonstrated that coercion was not an effective strategy for imperial control.
The Columbian Exchange marked a major turning point in world history - new crops, pathogens, people, and ideas moved back and forth across the entire globe for the first time. All of the following were American contributions to the exchange except: a. Potatoes b. Tomatoes c. Chocolate d. Pigs
d. Pigs
What was different about the Cane Ridge, KY revival in 1801 compared to previous annual gatherings of rural protestants? a. It represented a move towards a more orderly and structured protestant church service b. .Women were encouraged to preach. c. Baptists and Methodists at the gathering barred Protestant ministers from evangelizing. d. Preachers from multiple denominations all spoke, encouraging individuals to seek their own salvation.
d. Preachers from multiple denominations all spoke, encouraging individuals to seek their own salvation.
Which of the following pieces of legislation did not take place in the 1760s? a. Sugar Act b. Currency Act c. Stamp Act d. Regulating Act
d. Regulating Act
Colonial political structures could be defined in all the following ways except: a. Provincial b. Proprietary c. Charter d. Royal
d. Royal
What does the evidence from multiple disciplines suggest is true about the first Native Americans? a. The Americas were first populated by groups who migrated from Asia to North and South America over the course of 500 years. b. The Americas were first populated by diverse groups, but these groups share the same point of origin. c. The Americas were first populated by no more than 2-3 groups who migrated to the Americas at around the same time. d. The Americas were first populated by widely diverse groups over the course of thousands of years
d. The Americas were first populated by widely diverse groups over the course of thousands of years
What area of America experienced the greatest rate of urbanization between 1820 and 1860? a. The North b. The Louisiana Territory c. Florida d. The South
d. The South
Which of the following were cited as evidence that President James Buchanan's administration was abusing the power of the federal government? a. Pressuring Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney to quickly issue a ruling in the Dred Scott case that would repudiate the Missouri Compromise. b. Sending the US Army into Utah to suppress the Mormon communities there. c. Siding with John Brown in his attack against the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in hopes of fomenting an armed slave rebellion. d. a & b.
d. a & b.
Andrew Jackson's political reputation before his 1828 presidential run was increased by: a. becoming a successful plantation owner and winning a seat in the US House of Representatives. b. his military exploits during the Creek War, the War of 1812, and during the First Seminole War. c. losing the 1824 election under controversial circumstances. d. all of the above
d. all of the above
What caused the Panic of 1837? a. President Jackson killed the Second Bank of the United States by moving federal deposits to state banks. b. Congress increased the number of state banks that would receive federal deposits. c. The Specie Circular, which required federal land purchases to me made in specie, drained hard currency from eastern banks. d. All of the above
d. all of the above
Financial support for infrastructure projects came from all the following except: a. state legislatures. b. the federal government. c. European investors. d. counterfeiting schemes.
d. counterfeiting schemes.