American history review
The sale of alcohol was declared illegal by the _______Amendment.
Eighteenth
Two countries with valid claims to Oregon were:
England the United States
Which President in the 1920s saw his administration marred by scandals?
Harding
The President of the United States who ordered the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was _______.
Harry S. Truman
The Constitution became effective on June 21
1788
Texas declared its independence from Mexico and became the:
Lone Star Republic
The Gadsden Purchase bought land from:
Mexico
In 1820, tension over slavery was eased by the:
Missouri Compromise
The man who secured an agreement to bring Americans to settle in Texas was _______.
Moses Austin
Franklin D. Roosevelt's program to end the Depression was called the:
New Deal
On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked the United States at the Battle of
Pearl Harbor
The beginning of Word War II in Europe was brought on by Hitler's attack on ________.
Poland
The first state to secede from the Union was:
South Carolina
The kings of which countries ruled their colonies with absolute authority?
Spain France
To______ is to refuse to buy something.
boycott
Which of the following is not true of Columbus?
calculated the correct size of the world
A_______ is a person who, without having any claim through inheritance or free election, seizes control of a government.
dictator
Warren Harding's administration is characterized by all of the following except:
excessive credit buying
What advantages did the North have over the South?
factories population capital railroads
New England's land and climate were well-suited for farming.
false
Stockholders of corporations are not affected by the loss and profit of a company.
false
The North depended on agriculture while the South was becoming highly industrial.
false
A temporary peace or truce is a(n):
armistice
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
The "people's President" was:
Andrew Jackson
In 1781, the United States was governed by the document called the:
Articles of Confederation
The treaty after the Mexican War gave the United States the territories of:
California New Mexico
The first French settlement was established at Quebec by
Champlain
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress could not control trade. There was no national court system. There was no executive to enforce the laws. Nine of the states had to agree to pass a law. Congress could not levy taxes.
Who laid the first transatlantic cable?
Cyrus Field
Held that a state could declare a law null and void if that law was harmful to the state.
Doctrine of Nullification
Which battles took place before the Declaration of Independence was adopted?
battles of Lexington and Concord siege of Boston battle of Bunker Hill
During World War II, the U.S. was forced to fight a two-front war in which of the following areas?
Europe Pacific
A European arms race developed between nations seeking possessions in Japan and Russia.
False
Although it was important politically, the Panama Canal does not rank very high among the world's engineering accomplishments.
False
As a result of the Spanish-American War, Cuba became a protectorate of Spain.
False
At the time it was built, the Panama Canal was referred to by opponents as "Seward's Folly."
False
Germany was a member of the Triple Entente.
False
President McKinley bought Alaska from Russia.
False
President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points for a fair and just peace after the war were eagerly adopted by allies of the United States.
False
Russia dropped out of the First World War after it was conquered and occupied by Germany.
False
The Southern plantations were not self-sufficient.
False
When the First World War began, most United States citizens were eager to join on the side of Germany's enemies.
False
The party supporting the Constitution was the______ Party.
Federalist
The present southwestern boundary was secured through the:
Gadsden Purchase
The president of the Constitutional Convention was:
George Washington
President _________ believed that private business should end the Depression.
Herbert Hoover
The President during the Era of Good Feelings was:
James Monroe
In the year 1607, the first permanent English colony was established in:
Jamestown
The president of the Confederacy was:
Jefferson Davis
The _________ of 1928 was an international agreement to not use war to settle disputes.
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Which of these border states remained with the North during the Civil War?
Kentucky Delaware Missouri Maryland
The southern boundary of Texas is the:
Rio Grande River
The dictator of Mexico who was alarmed at the rate of American immigration to Texas was _______.
Santa Anna
Which British law required Americans to house and feed British troops?
Quartering Act
The period following the Civil War was called:
Reconstruction
The Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in the birth of the ________ Party.
Republican
What were the provisions of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
States north of 36°30' in the Louisiana Territory would be free. Maine was admitted as a free state. Missouri was admitted as a slave state.
What were the provisions of the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
The U.S. received all land east of the Mississippi except New Orleans and Florida. England recognized American independence. The U.S. would pay pre-war debts to England. Loyalist property would be returned.
A major cause of World War I was nationalism.
True
Congress refused to allow the United States to join the League of Nations.
True
Industrial expansion in the United States was one reason for its move away from isolationism.
True
One reason the United States fought in the Spanish-American War was because it had large business interests in Cuba.
True
The Monroe Doctrine warned European nations not to become involved in Western Hemisphere political affairs.
True
The Panama Canal links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
True
The sinking of the Lusitania with United States citizens aboard helped bring the United States into the war
True
Yellow fever was a major obstacle to building the Panama Canal.
True
President____________did not want to admit Texas into the Union because it was a slave state.
Van Buren
Which of the following were a part of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?
a federal government that would pay war debts tariffs a national bank
Which of the following is not true of Cortes and Pizarro?
followed the creed of brotherly love
The United States purchased Louisiana from the _______ for $15,000,000.
french
"Forty-niners" went to California looking for riches in _____.
gold
In the time before Jamestown, colonists came to America for:
gold adventure missionary work
What did early labor unions want?
higher pay shorter hours more humane working conditions
Interference by one nation in the affairs of another is called:
intervention
The three major sections of the Declaration of Independence:
listed grievances against England stated political principles declared independence from England
What were the early benefits of corporations?
lower prices per unit higher standard of living improved economy
What were the reasons given to oppose slavery?
morality harsh treatment of slaves
How did the cotton gin affect the South?
non-cotton crops declined cotton culture spread west development of a social caste system attitudes about slavery hardened
Andrew Jackson:
opposed the National Bank rose from the lowest social ranks caused the nation problems with his economic policies had the most votes in the election of 1824, but did not win
Spain's reasons for exploration were all of the following except:
prove the earth was round
Which of the following is not true of Magellan?
sailed through the Isthmus of Panama
Big corporations grew rapidly because of:
skilled labor abundant natural resources technical knowledge
What Southern state threatened secession from the Union if the Tariff of 1832 was enforced?
south carolina
The practice of Andrew Jackson awarding public offices to his supporters is called the______- system.
spoils
Jackson's greatest problems concerned the issue of _________rights.
state
Lincoln's plan allowed a former Confederate state to form a new government once________ percent of the electorate had taken the Oath of Loyalty.
ten
The Bill of Rights contains the first______ Amendments to the Constitution
ten
Which came out of the implied powers of the Constitution?
the Louisiana Purchase a national bank
What advantages did the South believe it had in the Civil War?
the North needed Southern markets military advantage European aid
Priests played important roles in building missions and settlements for which of the following?
the Spanish the French
What was the outcome of the Civil War?
the Union was now indivisible slavery ended
Which event triggered World War I ?
the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
The Great Depression was caused by all the following reasons except:
the illegal leasing of federal oil reserves
The urge to explore was increased by all of the factors below except:
the organization of the feudal system
Before the Civil War, the industrial North wanted high tariffs--protective taxes on foreign goods entering this country.
true
In the Bread colonies, the lifestyles followed the customs of the homeland.
true
Shipbuilding became important to New England.
true
The Constitution is the voice of the people.
true
Man's first attempts at industry depended on________ as a source of energy.
water
