APUSH Missed Questions

What was the Wounded Knee Massacre? a. Sioux Indians were attacked and killed in South Dakota followed increased tensions over the Ghost Dance b. Sitting Bull and others were murdered at Standing Rock reservation c. Fear of the Ghost Dance led to the destruction of the Sioux in Wyoming d. Cheyenne Indians were slaughtered in Colorado performing the Ghost Dance e. The Nez Perce tribe eluded the military only to be massacred at Fort Laramie

a. Sioux Indians were attacked and killed in South Dakota followed increased tensions over the Ghost Dance

Each of the following corporations were identified as monopolies or trusts and broken up under federal antitrust legislation except: a. United States Steel b. Northern Securities Co. c. American Tobacco Co. d. National Packing Co.

a. United States Steel

This affluent free black slave owner found that money could not buy basic civil rights. a. William Tiler Johnson b. Tommy LaFon c. Martin Delaney d. Jehu Jones

a. William Tiler Johnson

The American Federation of Labor under the leadership of Samuel Gompers organized a. skilled workers in craft unions in order to achieve economic gains b. all industrial and agricultural workers in "one big union" c. unskilled workers along industrial lines d. workers and intellectuals into a labor party for political action e. workers into a fraternal organization to provide unemployment and old-age benefits

a. skilled workers in craft unions in order to achieve economic gains

In what year were public schools in Leon County forced, under federal court order, to desegregate? a. 1954 b. 1968 c. 1956 d. 1971 e. 1955

b. 1968

Which Constitutional Amendment provided for Women's Suffrage at the National Level? a. 18th Amendment b. 19th Amendment c. 20th Amendment d. 22nd Amendment

b. 19th Amendment

The Civil Rights movement of the late 1960s was characterized by which of the following? a. The establishment of the Back to Africa movement b. A growing split between those who advocated nonviolence and those who favored more aggressive tactics to achieve civil rights c. Widespread support by southern Whites who had initially resisted the movement d. A sharp drop in participation and interestin voter registration drives and other equal-access efforts in the rural South e. Strong support for the women's rights movement

b. A growing split between those who advocated nonviolence and those who favored more aggressive tactics to achieve civil rights

This American diplomat negotiated the Anglo-American Convention, also known as the Treaty of 1818. a. Nicholas Trist b. Albert Gallatin c. Robert Livingston d. Elbridge Gerry e. None of the above

b. Albert Gallatin

Support for the bill would have been consistent with support for which of the following? a. Cultural Nationalism b. American System c. Specialization d. Factory System

b. American System

This Afro-Cuban military leader died early in the war for liberation from Spain, but the rebellion continued. a. Jose Marti b. Antonio Maceo c. Maximo Gomez d. Valeriano Weyler

b. Antonio Maceo

Which of the following 1924 pieces of legislation forbid teaching evolution in Tennessee schools? a. Senate Bill 148 b. Butler Law c. National Origins Act d. Individual Freedom Bill e. None of the above

b. Butler Law

By the early 1600s, a cluster of New Englanders had already settled at this site in Carolina. a. Port Royal b. Cape Fear River c. Oyster Point d. Albemarle Sound

b. Cape Fear River

Which of the following landscape painters was considered to have been part of the Rocky Mountain School? a. Thomas Moran b. Charles Russell c. Albert Bierstadt d. George McCord e. None of the above

b. Charles Russell

Each of the following jazz musicians became popular artists with black and white audiences during the Harlem Renaissance except: a. Duke Ellington b. Charlie Parker c. Fletcher Henderson d. Jelly Roll Morton

b. Charlie Parker

The best known attorney in the country in the 1920s, he took up the defense for John Scopes during the Scopes Monkey Trial: a. A. Mitchell Palmer b. Clarence Darrow c. William J. Fallon d. Earl Rodgers e. Gerry Spence

b. Clarence Darrow

Along with the Speaker of the House, this Senator sponsored a bill seeking to re-charter the Bank of the United States two years early. a. John C. Calhoun b. Daniel Webster c. Henry Clay d. James K. Polk

b. Daniel Webster

This black abolitionists grew up hating slavery, his free black mother instilling it in him, while his father remained in bondage. a. Charles Lenox Remond b. David Walker c. Henry Highland Garnett d. Frederick Douglass e. None of the above

b. David Walker

Planning for the Bay of Pigs invasion came during which administration? a. Harry Truman b. Dwight D. Eisenhower c. John F. Kennedy d. Lyndon B. Johnson

b. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Known as the Rock of Chickamauga, this Union General held his ground and kept the battle of Chickamauga from becoming a rout. a. Phil Sheridan b. George Thomas c. John Bell Hood d. Patrick R. Cleburne

b. George Thomas

A brilliant English preacher, he let loose and outpouring of "soul shaking Evangelicanism" flooding New England for four years. a. Jonathan Edwards b. George Whitefield c. Gilbert Tennent d. Samuel Davies

b. George Whitefield

All of the following were members of the Triple Alliance at the end of the Great War except: a. Germany b. Italy c. Austria-Hungary d. Ottoman Empire

b. Italy

Who among the following, and in response to a contest, developed the first cigarette rolling machine? a. James Buchanon "Buck" Duke b. James Bonsack c. John Ruffin Green d. Washington I. Duke

b. James Bonsack

This civil rights activist is the first African American to have been enrolled at the previously all-white University of Mississippi. a. John Lewis b. James Meredith c. Charles Sherrod d. Andrew Young

b. James Meredith

Known as "His Accidency," this former President later served in Congress for the Confederate States of America. a. James K. Polk b. John Tyler c. Franklin Pierce d. Millard Fillmore

b. John Tyler

Lighting the "Fires of Jubilee," he organized and led the bloody 1831 slave revolt in South Hampton County, VA. a. Denmark Vesey b. Nat Turner c. Gabriel Prosser d. Newport Gardner

b. Nat Turner

Planters in the antebellum south: a. Lived on the fringe of society in the swamps, piney barrens, and on the hills. b. Owned 20 or more slaves. c. Served as farm laborers for land owners. d. Were small, self-sufficient farmers who owned their land.

b. Owned 20 or more slaves.

Chinese students nationalists who laid seige to the embassy compound in Peking was known as: a. Pugilits b. Rightous Fist of Harmony c. Bejing 7 d. The Grey Dawn e. None of the above

b. Rightous Fist of Harmony

Roger Williams disagreed with Massachusetts Bay on all of the following points except: a. That the church should play no role in civic affairs b. That the state should play a central role in moral affairs c. That the congregational church should separate from the Church of England d. That the state should play no role in moral affairs

b. That the state should play a central role in moral affairs

What was the primary intention of the Adams administration in enforcing the Sedition Act? a. To stop illegal aliens from voting b. To intimidate critics of Adams' foreign policy toward France and England c. To prosecute Democratic-Republicans who violated American neutrality d. To prepare for war against Great Britain e. To keep France from selling Louisiana to Spain

b. To intimidate critics of Adams' foreign policy toward France and England

This Beat generation author wrote the influential novel, Naked Lunch, representing the Beats absolute rejection of authority. a. Gary Snyder b. William Burroughs c. Jack Kerouac d. Allen Ginsberg e. None of the above

b. William Burroughs

Each of the following were among the Southern Agrarians who penned "I'll take My Stand" except: a. John Crowe Ransom b. William Faulkner c. Robert Penn Warren d. Donald Davidson e. All of the above were members of the Agrarians

b. William Faulkner

In 1866 he became the leader of the newly formed National Labor Union. a. Terrance Powderly b. William Sylvis c. Samuel Gompers d. Eugene V. Debs

b. William Sylvis

Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, was founded by a. three aristocratic proprietors seeking private gain b. a joint stock company anxious to return a profit to investors c. Sir Walter Raleigh, wishing to gain favor with Elizabeth I d. King James I, eager to gain a base for expeditions against Spanish shipping e. John Smith, seeking to spread Christianity

b. a joint stock company anxious to return a profit to investors

The primary purpose of the Proclamation of 1763 was to a. encourage westward colonial migration b. avoid conflict with the trans-Appalachian Indians c. gain much-needed revenue d. drive out French colonists e. provide a haven for Catholics

b. avoid conflict with the trans-Appalachian Indians

A majority of the early English migrants to the Chesapeake Bay area were a. families with young children b. indentured servants c. wealthy gentlemen d. merchants and craftsmen e. disfranchised Catholics

b. indentured servants

The financial programs of Alexander Hamilton included all of the following EXCEPT a. funding of the national debt b. nullification of all private debts to the states c. imposition of a tax on distilled liquor d. establishment of the Bank of the United States e. assumption of all state debts

b. nullification of all private debts to the states

The First Great Awakening led to all of the following EXCEPT a. separatism and secession from established churches b. the renewed persecution of witches c. the growth of institutions of higher learning d. a flourishing of the missionary spirit e. a greater appreciation for the emotional experiences of faith

b. the renewed persecution of witches

Each of the following was a result of Bacon's Rebellion except a. The Virginia Slave Codes of 1705 b. Increased efforts to divide the working classes c. A Native American policy favored by farmers d. Gov William Berkeley was recalled to England

c. A Native American policy favored by farmers

Each of the following motivated the British to finally colonize the New World except: a. The Protestant Reformation b. A high percentage of urban poor c. A need for more land to grow cotton d. Mercantilism

c. A need for more land to grow cotton

Each of the following were major battles during the Great War except: a. Battle of Verdun b. Battle of the Somme c. Battle of the Bulge d. Battle of the Marne e. Battle of Belleau Wood

c. Battle of the Bulge

This famous scout and Indian fighter got his moniker for killing bison to feed Union Pacific workers. a. Wild Bill Hickok b. Deadwood Dick c. Bill Cody d. John Wesley Harden e. None of the above

c. Bill Cody

Which founding member of the American Anti-Slavery Society was a black abolitionist? a. Henry Highland Garnett b. Frederick Douglass c. Charles Lenox Remond d. David Walker

c. Charles Lenox Remond

This New Deal program reflected FDR's philosophy against simply doling out money by "making work jobs" if necessary: a. Federal Emergency Relief Act b. Civilian Conservation Corps c. Civil Works Administration d. Works Progress Administration e. Tennessee Valley Authority

c. Civil Works Administration

Yeoman farmers in the antebellum South: a. Were considered to be poor, white trash, and lived in the swamps and on the hills. b. Owned 20 or more slaves. c. Were small, self-sufficient farmers who owned their land. d. Served as farm laborers for land owners.

c. Were small, self-sufficient farmers who owned their land.

If the "King Caucus" system were in place in 1824, this man would have become President. a. John Quincy Adams b. Henry Clay c. William Crawford d. Andrew Jackson

c. William Crawford

Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives is a study of: a. Jim Crow segregation and its effect on African Americans b. the plight of Great Plains farmers in the 1890's c. immigrant urban poverty and despair in 1890's d. corruption in city political machines in the 1890's e. the rise of industrial capitalists in the late nineteenth century

c. immigrant urban poverty and despair in 1890's

In 1950 a major factor in President Harry Truman's commitment of American troops to combat North Korean aggression was a desire to a. force Congress to appropriate more money for the armed services b. preserve South Korea's markets for United States exports c. overcome the stigma that the Democratic party had "lost" China to communism d. convince Americans that containment was an inefficient way to deal with communist expansion e. direct the focus of American postwar foreign policy away from Europe

c. overcome the stigma that the Democratic party had "lost" China to communism

Jacksonian Democracy was distinguished by the belief that a. an aristocracy posed no danger to the Republic b. the National Republicans alone knew what was right for the people c. political participation by the common man should be increased d. political rights should be granted to women e. franchise restrictions should be radically neutral

c. political participation by the common man should be increased

One of the immediate consequences of the Tet offensive in 1968 was that a. President Johnson completed the process of Vietnamization b. North Vietnamese troops took control of Saigon c. popular support for the war declined in the United States d. the South Vietnamese government was overthrown e. Congress gave greater support to President Johnson's war policies

c. popular support for the war declined in the United States

The initial response of the United Stated to the outbreak of war in Korea was to a. seek the cooperation of the People's Republic of China to end the fighting b. increase American aid to Indochina to meet the threat of communist aggression c. seek collective action against North Korea through the United Nations d. encourage Japan to rearm e. request a summit meeting with the Soviet Union

c. seek collective action against North Korea through the United Nations

Thomas Jefferson's reaction to the Jay Treaty as expressed in the letter was most directly a reflection of ongoing debates in the United States over a. economic policy b. expansion to the west c. the impact of the French Revolution d. the return of a monarchy

c. the impact of the French Revolution

The "Great Awakening" refers to the a. growth of European awareness of the New World in the 1500's b. impact of the Enlightenment on colonial thought in the early 1700's c. wave of religious revivals that swept the colonies in the 1740's d. beginning of the colonial movement toward independence from Great Britain e. growth of technology that contributed to increased industrialization in the early 1800's

c. wave of religious revivals that swept the colonies in the 1740's

After the Civil War, some businesspeople and newspaper editors—such as the Atlanta Constitution's Henry Grady—promoted the idea of a New South. Which of the following best describes their vision for the southern states? a. An agricultural region consisting of small farms focused on growing food crops b. An industrial region whose economic mainstays would be the mining and smelting of minerals and metals c. An agricultural region of large plantations growing cotton, tobacco, and rice, worked by sharecroppers d. A mixed economy no longer primarily dependent on cash crops e. A postindustrial region whose economy revolved around health care, insurance, and financial services

d. A mixed economy no longer primarily dependent on cash crops

The Truman administration developed Operation Vittles to do which of the following? a. Provide economic assistance to war-torn European nations b. Prevent communist expansion into South Korea c. Loan weapons to Great Britain and the Soviet Union when they could no longer pay for them d. Airlift goods into West Berlin after East German highways had been closed

d. Airlift goods into West Berlin after East German highways had been closed

This former Vice President of the Confederacy was sent to Congress as a representative from Georgia in 1865. a. Preston Brooks b. Jefferson Davis c. Edwin Ruffin d. Alexander Stevens

d. Alexander Stevens

Which of the following best explains a result of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War)? a. France sold the Louisiana Territory to Great Britain b. Great Britain gained a claim to land extending to the Mississippi River c. Great Britain and Spain established an alliance d. British influence of its North American colonies decreased

d. British influence of its North American colonies decreased

This American hero was the isolationist face of the America First Committee, contending that the U.S. should focus on defending its own soil and stay out of Europe. a. John J. Pershing b. William Allen White c. Red Grange d. Charles Lindbergh e. None of the above

d. Charles Lindbergh

Which of the following was the most direct effect of the changes shown in the graph? a. European settlers relied mainly on indentured servants and enslaved Africans for labor. b. Trade between European settlers and Native Americans expanded. c. Conflicts among Native American groups became more intense. d. European settlers were able to gain control over Native American lands.

d. European settlers were able to gain control over Native American lands.

Name the diplomat who at Versailles fought for a peace of retribution rather than one of reconciliation. a. Lloyd George b. Vittorio Emanuele Orlando c. Woodrow Wilson d. Georges Clemenceau e. Neville Chamberlain

d. Georges Clemenceau

New Immigrants could be said to have been from any of the following countries except: a. Greece b. Russia c. Italy d. Germany

d. Germany

Which black abolitionist used his own commercial line of ships to transport blacks back to Africa? a. Charles Lenox Remond b. David Walker c. Frederick Douglas d. Henry Highland Garnett

d. Henry Highland Garnett

Name the Southern Democrat nominee in the 1860 National Election. a. John Bell b. Stephen A. Douglas c. Abraham Lincoln d. John C. Breckenridge

d. John C. Breckenridge

Who of the following provided the strongest influence on President Monroe in the writing of the Monroe Doctrine? a. George Washington b. Alexander Hamilton c. Thomas Jefferson d. John Quincy Adams

d. John Quincy Adams

In his poem, "I, too, sing America," this writer challenged white American to accept African Americans as Americans: a. W. E. B. DuBois b. James Weldon Johnson c. Marcus Garvey d. Langston Hughes e. None of the above

d. Langston Hughes

"I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to rouse the conscience of the community over its injustices, is in reality expressing the very highest respect for the law."The quotation above is from a. Booker T. Washington b. Marcus Garvey c. Langston Hughes d. Martin Luther King, Jr. e. Stokely Carmichael

d. Martin Luther King, Jr.

All of the following were early leaders in the Woman's Suffrage Movement except: a. Elizabeth Cady Stanton b. Lucretia Mott c. Martha C. Wright d. Mary McLeod Bethune e. Mary Ann McClintock

d. Mary McLeod Bethune

Which of these free black men purchased his freedom with winnings from a lottery? a. Nat Turner b. Gabriel Prosser c. Jehu Jones d. Newport Gardner

d. Newport Gardner

This former Governor of Tennessee, Jackson protege, and hero of Texas independence, becomes the first President of the Lone Star Republic. a. Stephen F. Austin b. John Charles Fremont c. Winfield Scott d. None of the above

d. None of the above

To prevent Jackson from crushing SC and becoming even more popular, this Jackson rival ushers a compromise bill through Congress that gradually reduces the Tariff by about 10% over a period of eight years. a. John C. Calhoun b. Daniel Webster c. John Quincy Adams d. None of the above

d. None of the above

The joint administration of this territory passed from Spain to the United States as part of the Adams-Onis Treaty: a. Texas b. Florida c. Missouri d. Oregon

d. Oregon

"Fred Douglass's Newspaper" was published in which northern city? a. Boston, MA b. Hartford, CT c. Portland, ME d. Rochester, NY e. None of the above

d. Rochester, NY

This Democrat and Governor of New York was on the losing side in the controversial national election of 1876. a. Rutherford B. Hayes b. Chester Arthur c. Ulysses S. Grant d. Samuel Tilden e. Andrew Johnson

d. Samuel Tilden

The Civil Rights Act, 1964, banned all of the following except. a. Segregated Hotels b. White-Only Water Fountains c. Segregated Housing d. Segregated Restaurants

d. Segregated Restaurants

Three of the following corporations were broken under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Financier J. P. Morgan controlled each of the following corporations except? a. United States Steel b. Northern Securities c. General Electric d. Standard Oil and Trust

d. Standard Oil and Trust

In 1833, this Texas pioneer traveled to Mexico City seeking to clear up differences with the Mexican government, but was locked in jail for 8 months, leading some in Texas to speak of independance for the first time. a. Sam Houston b. Davey Crockett c. Jim Bowie d. Stephen Austin

d. Stephen Austin

Which of the following was an important consequence of the debate over the Jay Treaty? a. The United States adopted a policy of isolationism. b. Sectional tensions between the West and the South increased. c. Federalists introduced legislation in Congress to establish a constitutional monarchy on the British model. d. Strong disagreements over policy promoted the development of political parties.

d. Strong disagreements over policy promoted the development of political parties.

This farmer based organization initiated pro-farmer legislation in certain mid-western states. a. The Farmer's Alliance b. The Patrons of Agriculture c. The People's Party d. The Grange

d. The Grange

Davey Crockett's falling out with Andrew Jackson came over which issue? a. The Nullification Crisis b. The Eaton Affair c. The Bank War d. The Indian Removal Act

d. The Indian Removal Act

Which of the following was NOT a figure in the Harlem Renaissance? a. James Weldon Johnson b. Langston Hughes c. Zora Neale Hurston d. Josephine Baker e. A. Philip Randolph

e. A. Philip Randolph

The Red Scare was fostered by each of the following except: a. Fear of radicalism b. Fear mongering politicians c. Fear of existing order d. Communist paranoia e. All of the above

e. All of the above

Which of the following African-American baseball players was forced to play in the Negro Leagues because of Organized Baseball's Jim Crow segregation practices? a. John Henry "Pop" Lloyd b. Dick "King Richard" Lundy c. Jackie Robinson d. Willie Mays e. All of the above

e. All of the above

Which of the following characterizes the relationship between church and state for the Puritans who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the seventeenth century? a. The colonial government officially supported religious toleration. b. Colonial officials strictly separated church and state. c. Colonial officials encouraged churches to incorporate Catholic elements of worship. d. Ministers held most elected offices. e. Church membership was required for voting and holding public office.

e. Church membership was required for voting and holding public office.

This General led American Expeditionary forces during the Great War. a. General George Owen Squier b. General Henry D. Todd, Jr c. General William Wiegel d. General William Herbert Allaire Jr. e. General John J. Pershing

e. General John J. Pershing

Which of the following was true of the first Great Awakening? a. It primarily affected church congregations in towns and cities. b. Cotton Mather was one of its most famous preachers. c. It was denounced by Jonathan Edwards. d. It was primarily a southern phenomenon. e. It resulted in divisions within both the Congregational and Presbyterian churches.

e. It resulted in divisions within both the Congregational and Presbyterian churches.

The First Earl of Sheffield, this member of Parliament penned Observations on the Commerce of the American States a. Lord Shelburne b. Thomas Hobbes c. John Locke d. John Stuart Mills e. None of the above

e. None of the above

Which piece of Federal legislation ended the ability to purchase public lands on credit or installment over four years as previously allowed? a. Timber Culture Act b. Desert Land Act c. Morrill Land Grant Act d. Homestead Act e. None of the above

e. None of the above

The festival near Woodstock, New York, in 1969 is most closely associated with the a. women's liberation movement b. gay rights movement c. environmental movement d. Beat Generation e. counterculture

e. counterculture

The precipitating factor in the 1894 Pullman strike was Pullman's a. dismissal of union workers b. introduction of scrip in part of payment wages c. retraction of its promise to provide an employee insurance and retirement plan d. employment of immigrant labor at less than a living wage e. cutting of wages without proportionate cuts in company housing rents

e. cutting of wages without proportionate cuts in company housing rents

The 1968 Tet Offensive was significant because it a. showed that American soldiers were ill equipped to fight in the jungle b. pressured North Vietnam to come to the bargaining table c. convinced President Johnson to begin bombing Cambodia d. reaffirmed popular support for the South Vietnamese government e. led to increased antiwar sentiment in the United States

e. led to increased antiwar sentiment in the United States

Each of the following were involved with silent moving pictures except: a. Roy Rogers b. Charlie Chaplin c. Rudolph Valentino d. Cecil B. de Mille e. None of the above

a. Roy Rogers

This Federal land act proved to be one of the greatest boons to public education in American History. a. Homestead Act b. Dawes Act c. Morrill Land Grant Act d. Timber Culture Act e. Desert Land Act

c. Morrill Land Grant Act

In The Impending Crisis of the South, Hinton Helper argued that: a. The South had to industrialize to survive. b. Popular Sovereignty was the solution to the national crisis over slavery. c. Nonslaveholders should abolish slavery in their own interest. d. The Republican Party wanted to enslave the South.

c. Nonslaveholders should abolish slavery in their own interest.

Immigration from each of the following countries was limited via the National Origins Act except: a. Italy b. Turkey c. Norway d. Japan e. China

c. Norway

The Sub-Treasury Plan would have done each of the following except? a. Allowed farmers to store crops in a government constructed warehouses. b. Advanced farmers up to 80% of the value of their stored crop in greenbacks. c. Paid farmers for not growing crops so as to reduce over production. d. Constructed warehouses in communities producing $250,000 in agriculture annually for surplus crops to be stored.

c. Paid farmers for not growing crops so as to reduce over production.

Each of the following projects were developed under the Public Works Administration except: a. Tribourough Bridge, NY b. Skyline Drive, VA c. Rockefeller Center, NY d. Chicago Subway System, IL e. Overseas highway from Miami to Key West, FL

c. Rockefeller Center, NY

This religious orthodoxy as practiced in Massachusetts Bay had as a central tenant that one is predestined for heaven or hell. a. Justification b. Catholiscism c. Sanctification d. Anglicanism

c. Sanctification

In establishing Macon's Bill #2, James Madison sought to: a. Boycott trade with France and England b. Place an embargo on all trade with Europe c. Sought to trade with either England or France, whoever eased trade sanctions first d. Coerce the Barbary States into ending all attacks on American shipping e. All of the above

c. Sought to trade with either England or France, whoever eased trade sanctions first

Which of the following labor organizations endorsed the philosophy of "bread and butter" unionism by concentrating on demands for higher wages, shorter hours, and improved work conditions? a. The Knights of Labor b. The Molly Maguires c. The American Federation of Labor d. The Industrial Workers of the World e. The National Labor Union

c. The American Federation of Labor

The Tariff of 1842 was also know as: a. The Tariff of Abominations b. Clay's Compromise Tariff c. The Black Tariff d. Walker's Tariff

c. The Black Tariff

What was the name of Benjamin Lundy's antislavery newspaper? a. The Liberator b. The North Star c. The Genesis of Universal Emancipation d. American Slavery As It Is

c. The Genesis of Universal Emancipation

Which of the following statements accurately describes most Great Plains Indians in the Mid-19th Century? a. They lived in permanent villages and did some farming. b. The lived in cities with populations of 50,000 - 75,000 c. The hunted the migratory buffalo herds, utlizing all of the animals body for clothing and tools d. They lived in nuclear family units, seldom seeing others beyond their immediate relatives e. They were all included in a long house acknowledging descent from a common mother

c. The hunted the migratory buffalo herds, utlizing all of the animals body for clothing and tools

In writing a book designed to convince others to turn against slavery, this author used lost and runaway slave advertisements from the South describing the physical condition of the runaway slaves. a. William Lloyd Garrison b. Benjamin Lundy c. Theodore Dwight Weld d. Charles Stuart

c. Theodore Dwight Weld

This evangelical abolitionist wrote American Slavery As It Is, and was considered to be the "most mobbed man in America." a. William Lloyd Garrison b. Benjamin Lundy c. Theodore Dwight Weld d. Charles Stuart

c. Theodore Dwight Weld

The Genet Affair was most damaging to this American politician. a. George Washington b. John Adams c. Thomas Jefferson d. James Madison e. None of the above

c. Thomas Jefferson

This young, thin, red headed Populist from Georgia ran for Vice President in 1896. a. Pitchfork Ben Tillman b. Stump Ashby c. Tom Watson d. William Jennings Bryan

c. Tom Watson

Name the first billion dollar corporation in the United States. a. American Tobacco Co. b. Standard Oil and Trust Co. c. United States Steel Co. d. Southern Pacific Railway

c. United States Steel Co.

What was the aim of the legislation referred to in this excerpt? a. Reopen banks and convince people to redeposit their cash. b. Create a federal insurance program for funds held in banks. c. Separate the banking from the investment industry. d. Permanently close all of the poorly performing banks.

a. Reopen banks and convince people to redeposit their cash.

Influential critics of the 1950's, such as David Riesman, were most concerned with which of the following aspects of the life in the United States following the Second World War? a. Alienation and conformity in modern society b. Schooling for the baby-boom generation c. The economic responsibilities of being a world superpower d. The threat to the nation form communist subversion e. The spread of political corruption

a. Alienation and conformity in modern society

Each of the following United States Senators were among the Radical Republicans except: a. Ben Tillman b. Charles Sumner c. Thaddeus Stevens d. Benjamin Wade

a. Ben Tillman

The idea of Manifest Destiny included all of the following beliefs EXCEPT: a. Commerce and industry would decline as the nation expanded its agricultural base. b. The use of land for settled agriculture was preferable to its use for nomadic hunting. c. Westward expansion was both inevitable and beneficial. d. God had selected America as a chosen land and people. e. The ultimate extent of the American domain was to be from the tropics to the Arctic.

a. Commerce and industry would decline as the nation expanded its agricultural base.

This abolitionist appealed for slaves to revolt, in that he believed death was better than bondage. a. David Walker b. Henry Highland Garnett c. Charles Lenox Remond d. Frederick Douglass

a. David Walker

Who of the following organized a large scale slave revolt in Charleston, SC? a. Denmark Vesey b. Nat Turner c. Gabriel Prosser d. Newport Gardner

a. Denmark Vesey

Harry Truman chose this American general to be the first Supreme Commander of NATO forces. a. Dwight Eisenhower b. Matthew Ridgeway c. Douglas MacArthur d. Omar Bradley

a. Dwight Eisenhower

Each of the following were among the Central Pacific's Big Four except: a. Elbert H. Gary b. Collis P. Huntington c. Mark Hopkins d. Charles Crocker

a. Elbert H. Gary

This Lost Generation author wrote A Farewell To Arms, largely based on his own wartime experience as an ambulance driver during The Great War. a. Ernest Hemingway b. Sinclair Lewis c. John Steinbeck d. F. Scott Fitzgerald e. John Dos Passos

a. Ernest Hemingway

The New Deal program that gave money to cities and states for use on public works projects and to provide jobs: a. Federal Emergency Relief Act b. Civil Works Administration c. Civilian Conservation Corps d. Tennessee Valley Authority e. None of the above

a. Federal Emergency Relief Act

The excerpts from Anne Hutchinson best represent which of the following developments in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s? a. Growing challenges by dissenters to civil authorities b. Efforts to raise the level of education for young girls and women c. Growing disagreement over the expansion of legal rights in the colonial charter d. Efforts by colonial women to establish independent communities separate from men

a. Growing challenges by dissenters to civil authorities

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that cotton became "King" in the South? a. It could be grown profitably on any scale, not just on large plantations. b. Southern climate was suited for cotton cultivation. c. Indian removal had made way for southern expansion into the "Cotton Kingdom." d. It required the use of slave labor.

a. It could be grown profitably on any scale, not just on large plantations.

James Madison disagreed with Hamilton most over the assumption provision because: a. It would reward northern speculators b. He viewed it as unfair to southern states who had paid their debt expeditiously c. It would reward southern state for not repaying their debt expeditiously d. It would reward southern speculators who had purchased bonds for cents on the dollar

a. It would reward northern speculators

This Great Awakening minister had as his chief professional task to bring the sinful to knowledge of God and to the experience of spiritual rebirth. a. Jonathan Edwards b. George Whitefield c. Gilbert Tennent d. Samuel Davies

a. Jonathan Edwards

James Agee depicted life in the sharecropping south in this book: a. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men b. The Sound and the Fury c. God's Little Acre d. Mainstreet

a. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

Which of the following investment techniques was heavily used to purchase stock during the 1920s wall street explosion? a. Margin b. Casting c. Option d. Binder e. None of the above

a. Margin

Which of the following best explains the underlying cause of the Spanish actions described by las Casas? a. Racisim b. Religion c. Desire for wealth d. Fear of native power

a. Racisim

This author of "God' Little Acre," told the story of life in textile American. a. William Faulkner b. James Agee c. Erskine Caldwell d. Sinclair Lewis

c. Erskine Caldwell

President Kennedy's foreign policy was known as: a. New Look b. Brinksmanship c. Flexible Response d. Containment

c. Flexible Response

This Great Awakening minister, educated in his father's log cabin college, argued that religeon was deeply experienced rather than intellectual and doctrine bound. a. Jonathan Edwards b. George Whitefield c. Gilbert Tennent d. Samuel Davies

c. Gilbert Tennent

As head of the Great Northern Railway, serving a substantial area of the Upper Midwest, the northern Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest, this industrialist became one of the most powerful railroad men of his era. a. Charles Schwab b. Thomas Scott c. James J. Hill d. Elbert H. Gary

c. James J. Hill

This member of the Sac and Fox Nation in Oklahoma was a two-time All American football player at Carlisle, won the decathlon and pentathlon gold medals at the 1912 Olympics, the first Native American to do so, before playing professional baseball for the New York Giants, and becoming a founding player and hall of famer in the National Football League. a. Billy Mills b. Wahoo McDaniel c. Jim Thorpe d. Sonny Sixkiller e. Levi Horn

c. Jim Thorpe

Name the first tobacco producer to profit largely from the bright leaf variety found in cigarettes? a. James Buchanon "Buck" Duke b. James Bonsack c. John Ruffin Green d. Washington I. Duke

c. John Ruffin Green

Which of the following was true of colonial New England? a. It consisted of loosely organized communities spread some distance apart. b. Its economy was dependent on large-scale farming and trading. c. Life was centered in clustered villages with farmland surrounding the villages. d. Most people lived in large cities. e. Villages and small towns were tightly organized around an artisan community.

c. Life was centered in clustered villages with farmland surrounding the villages.

"Every contract, combination in form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce in any territory of the United States . . . is hereby declared illegal." The passage above was most effectively used for which purpose in the late nineteenth century? a. Supporting the goals of Social Darwinists b. Restricting the power of monopolies and trusts c. Limiting the power of labor unions d. Regulating railroads and grain storage silos e. Upholding the powers of the Interstate Commerce Act

c. Limiting the power of labor unions

Which of the following affluent free blacks was a noted physician, writer, and served in the Union Army? a. William Tiler Johnson b. Tommy LaFon c. Martin Delaney d. James Boon

c. Martin Delaney

This muckraker exposed unsanitary conditions in the meat packing industry, leading to passage of the Meat Inspection Act, 1906. a. Jacob Riis b. Ida Tarbell c. Lincoln Steffens d. Upton Sinclair

d. Upton Sinclair

This Spanish General devised a scorched earth policy in Cuba, one that Spain was ultimately forced to back away from. a. Jose Marti b. Antonio Maceo c. Maximo Gomez d. Valeriano Weyler

d. Valeriano Weyler

Which New Deal program provided for jobs in theatres, music, and writing for qualified participants? a. Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA) b. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) c. Civil Works Administration (CWA) d. Works Progress Administration (WPA)

d. Works Progress Administration (WPA)

The event that sparked the Quasi War between the U.S. and France was: a. Passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts b. British attacks on American merchant ships c. Embargo of American goods d. XYZ Affair

d. XYZ Affair

Alexander Hamilton's financial program was most favorable to a. western farmers b. war veterans c. southern planters d. eastern merchants e. state bankers

d. eastern merchants

During the War for Independence, the principal reason the American government sought diplomatic recognition from foreign powers was to a. rally all the states behind a common cause b. convince the British of the justice of the American cause c. make it easier to levy taxes on the citizens of the several states d. facilitate the purchase of arms and borrowing of money from other nations e. allow Von Steuben, Lafayette, and other Europeans to join the American army

d. facilitate the purchase of arms and borrowing of money from other nations

During 1968 the deep divisions within the American public were demonstrated by all of the following EXCEPT a. the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. b. urban riots in major cities across the country c. antiwar demonstrations at the Democratic national convention in Chicago d. the refusal of most Republicans to support Richard Nixon as their presidential candidate e. the strong showing of George Wallace's American Independent Party in southern states and some northern urban centers

d. the refusal of most Republicans to support Richard Nixon as their presidential candidate

At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, pro-Union sentiment was strong in western Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina primarily because a. Confederate troops had committed atrocities to terrorize state representatives from these regions into voting for secession b. these regions had more trade with the North than did other regions in the South c. these regions were more industrialized than other regions of the South d. there were relatively few slaves or large plantations in these regions e. Lincoln had promised not to send federal troops into these regions

d. there were relatively few slaves or large plantations in these regions