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Seaports became important centers in Colonial America for all of the following reasons except

Seaports became important centers in Colonial America for all of the following reasons except




a. that markets cantered there for products coming from inland and going to international markets
b. they were centers of culture drawing cosmopolitan influences from England and Europe
c. wealth concentrated there because of commerce and trade
d. institutions of learning tended to be established there
e. they avoided all the problems of inland cities such as disease, crime, and poverty



Answer: E

After the first few decades of settlement in British North America

After the first few decades of settlement in British North America



a. mortality remained high and immigration provided what little population growth there was
b. the trend was for colonies to convert from royal colonies to charter colonies
c. conflicts with Indians continued as settlers pushed westward and settled on lands claimed by Indians
d. conflicts decreased because settlers came to accept the practice of buying land from the Indians
e. the ratio of men to women remained extremely unbalanced as women continued to avoid settling in the wild American colonies





Answer: C

The 1692 witchcraft crisis in Salem illustrates

The 1692 witchcraft crisis in Salem illustrates



a. the pervasive presence of witches and Satan in colonial Massachusetts
b. that religion played a small role in people's lives if they could believe in witchcraft
c. that the Enlightenment and scientific revolution must have had little effect in New England
d. demonstrable proof that witches existed
e. the weak in society were open to persecution by the majority




Answer: E

Religious toleration developed in America because

Religious toleration developed in America because



a. Puritans who fled persecution in England and migrated to America for religious freedom offered it to others
b. so many immigrants with different religious backgrounds settled in America it was impossible to impose a single religion
c. the king included it as one of the liberties contained in the colonies' charters
d. Native American religious were pervasive and had to be accepted by all the colonies
e. most of the English settlers were Quakers who were both pacifists and very tolerant of others




Answer: B

Puritan theologian Jonathan Edwards strayed from Puritan orthodoxy in his belief that

Puritan theologian Jonathan Edwards strayed from Puritan orthodoxy in his belief that



a. few would be saved and individuals could do nothing to affect their salvation
b. salvation was available to all and easy to gain
c. God and ministers shared power to save sinners
d. God's power was absolute, but one could work toward salvation although it was difficult to gain
e. bishops could determine who in the congregation would be saved



Answer: D

"New lights" during the Great Awakening

"New lights" during the Great Awakening 



a. pushed for a renewal of traditional Puritan religion
b. embraced and combined scientific discoveries with religion
c. challenged traditional authority and divided congregations
d. appealed mostly to old men and few women
e. opposed the message of itinerant preachers such as George Whitefleld




Answer: C

Enlightenment thought influenced the colonies by

Enlightenment thought influenced the colonies by



a. the development of the calculus is at Harvard College
b. the colonial assemblies assuming the powers of Parliament within the colonies
c. the rejection of using inoculation to prevent smallpox epidemics
d.John Peter Zenger's trial narrowing the definition of liable in the colonies
e. lessening tension between religious and secular interests




Answer: B

Slavery in the plantation system

Slavery in the plantation system



a. was harsh without exception and allowed few freedoms
b did not specify that offspring of relationships between white masters and slave women would be slaves
c provided labor for a majority of plantations and farms in the South
d. provided for some flexibility and some slaves were able buy their freedom
e. trained slaves only for domestic work or field work in gangs




Answer: D

Which of the following regions is correctly matched with the products that region was known to produce?

Which of the following regions is correctly matched with the products that region was known to produce? 



a. New England - shipbuilding, commercial farming of grain, livestock
b Carolinas - rice and indigo
c. Middle colonies — timber, commercial farming of grain, commerce
d Chesapeake-tobacco, shipbuilding
e. Georgia—trade, shipbuilding, indigo




Answer: B

The Navigation Acts

The Navigation Acts



a. helped the colonial economy by supporting shipbuilding and protecting trade from foreign competition
b. had more significance for trade on the frontier than on the coast
c. had a greater impact on coastwise trade in British North America than on its Atlantic trade
d. were irksome because of the great number of customs officials stationed in the colonies
e. hurt colonial trade by limiting trade excessively



Answer: E

The colonial population changed during the first half of the eighteenth century for all of the following reasons except

The colonial population changed during the first half of the eighteenth century for all of the following reasons except



a. the flow of slaves from both Africa and the Caribbean increased
b. Huguenots emigrated from France to escape persecution
c. German Protestants left Germany for Pennsylvania
d. Scots-Irish arrived and settled close to the frontier
e the number of indentured servants from England increased as the English economy declined





Answer: E

The labor force in colonial America included which of the following over the course of the early eighteenth century?

The labor force in colonial America included which of the following over the course of the early eighteenth century?


I African slaves
II Indentured servants
Ill. Free labor from continental Europe
IV. Women began to assume male working role
V. Indians were forced to work for colonists


a. I, II, III
b. II, III
c. I,III
d. I, IV, V
e. I,III, IV




Answer: A

The American political system developed differently than the British political system because

The American political system developed differently than the British political system because



a. Britain did little to exert its authority before 1760
b. most colonial governors were native born Americans
c. the colonies were authorized to govern themselves
d. the provincial governors exercised great influence
e. Americans were reluctant to create local assemblies




Answer: A

The increasing value of scientific knowledge in the American colonies was reflected in all of the following developments except

The increasing value of scientific knowledge in the American colonies was reflected in all of the following developments except



a. the inoculation for smallpox
b. American memberships in the Royal Society of London
c. the rise of religious denominationalism
d. amateur scientific experiments
e colleges establishing chairs in the natural sciences




Answer: C

The Great Awakening of the 1700s

The Great Awakening of the 1700s



a. came in response to a decline in religious piety
b. depended exclusively on powerful evangelists from England
c. healed the divisions that had grown up between existing congregations
d. achieved its greatest success in northern cities
e. had little impact in the colonies




Answer: A

By the beginning of the eighteenth century, some Americans were growing troubled by

By the beginning of the eighteenth century, some Americans were growing troubled by



a. the lack of fertile soil in the Middle Colonies
b. a huge increase in Catholic immigration from Ireland
c. an apparent decline in religious piety in their society
d. the overwhelming amount of new taxes imposed by Britain
e. a decline in the colonial population that reduced the labor pool



Answer: C

In religious matters, each of the colonies

In religious matters, each of the colonies



a. was loyal to the Church of England
b. refused any notions of religious toleration
c. was dominated by one of the Protestant faiths
d. had a variety of different churches existing side by side
e. chose to practice religious toleration for idealistic reasons




Answer: D

Colonial cities displayed all of the following characteristics except

Colonial cities displayed all of the following characteristics except



a. they developed trade and industry
b. they had residents who were roughly equal in wealth
c. they were the center for new ideas
d. they experienced many social problems
e. they had populations under 50,000 people




Answer: B

The witchcraft hysteria in Salem and Other New England towns was

The witchcraft hysteria in Salem and Other New England towns was



a. the result of an economic downturn
b. aimed solely at West Indian immigrants
c. the result of a belief thought to be merely superstition
d. focused mainly on young girls in the towns
e. a reflection of the highly religious character of these societies




Answer: E

The southern agrarian economy was dominated by

The southern agrarian economy was dominated by



a. wealthy landowners
b. capitalist bankers
c. independent farmers
d. wealthy merchants
e. slave traders




Answer: A

In general, plantations in the American South can be described as

In general, plantations in the American South can be described as



a. non-productive
b. relatively large estates
c. controlling the markets for their products
d. self-contained communities
e. located only in Virginia





Answer: D

The rise of commerce in the English colonies was aided by

The rise of commerce in the English colonies was aided by



a. abundant amounts of specie
b. strictly enforced laws of trade
c. standardized currency
d. a group of adventurous entrepreneurs
e. an organized system of trade




Answer: D

One problem with early American industries was

One problem with early American industries was



a. there was no commonly accepted currency
b. the lack of an elaborate coastal trade.
c. a tendency to enforce too many rules of trade
d. a failure of small companies to compete
e. England's lack of concern for making a profit





Answer: A

The economy of the northern colonies exhibited all of the following characteristics except

The economy of the northern colonies exhibited all of the following characteristics except




a. they had a more diverse agriculture than that of the southern colonies
b. they had a wide range of industrial activities of modest scale
c. they had several thriving extractive industries
d. they had highly successful manufacturing concerns protected by English law
e. they often engaged in a certain amount of industry at home




Answer: D

In American Slavery, American Freedom, Edmund S. Morgan suggested that the

In American Slavery, American Freedom, Edmund S. Morgan suggested that the



a. American colonies were new in creating a permanent condition of servitude
b. black man was treated as equal to the white man
c. blacks were better suited to the difficult task of rice planting
d. colonists did not originally intend to create permanent human bondage
e idea of slavery was an integral part of Western culture




Answer: D

The following pairs match historians who wrote on slavery with the themes that they discussed. The incorrect pair is

The following pairs match historians who wrote on slavery with the themes that they discussed. The incorrect pair is



a. David Brion Davis—emphasized the importance of economics in the development of slavery
b. Oscar and Mary Handlin—showed bow the transition from servant to slave was a legal process for increasing the labor force
c. George Fredrickson—contended that racism was a product of slavery
d. Winthrop Jordan—argued that Europeans had long viewed people of color as inferior
e. Peter Wood—maintained that legislation reflected white fears of black resistance




Answer: A

By the early eighteenth century, Africans in North America

By the early eighteenth century, Africans in North America



a. began more commonly to be seen as inferior by whites
b were still viewed as indentured servants, rather than as slaves
c. lived mostly in cities on the northeastern seaboard
d. experienced more humane treatment in slave codes
e. refused to have children who would be born into servitude




Answer: A

All of the following are true about the transport of African slaves except

All of the following are true about the transport of African slaves except



a. African chieftains sometimes sold their enemies into slavery
b. Female slaves were often victims of rape and other sexual abuse
c. The horrors of the "middle passage" included dark, dirty ships
d. The deaths of slaves were seen by some captains as inevitable
e. Conditions varied little from ship to ship





Answer: E

In the 1600s, Puritan New England family structure

In the 1600s, Puritan New England family structure 



a. was more stable than that of southern colonies
b. produced children who soon grew independent of their parents
c. experienced a decline in stability .
d. encouraged the equality of men and women
e. eliminated most premarital pregnancy




Answer: A

In the 1600s, the high sex ratio of men to women in the Chesapeake meant that

In the 1600s, the high sex ratio of men to women in the Chesapeake meant that



a. premarital sexual relationships were rare throughout the region
b. women generally married at a much older age than men
c. the birth rate was low
d. females had much latitude in the choice of husbands
e. females enjoyed less freedom than women in New England




Answer: D

Medical care in early colonial America

Medical care in early colonial America



a. revealed that there was little use of the scientific method
b. featured a renewed commitment to sanitary work conditions
c. rejected the practices of humoralism
d. managed to establish health care in most remote rural areas
e. put an end to the practice of bleeding




Answer: A

In the late 1600s, life expectancy was greater in the northern colonies than in the southern colonies for all of the following reasons except

In the late 1600s, life expectancy was greater in the northern colonies than in the southern colonies for all of the following reasons except



a. the northern colonies had a more balanced ratio of men to women
b the northern colonies had fewer cities to breed epidemics
c. the northern colonies had better water
d. the northern colonies had a relatively cool climate
e. the northern colonies had fewer life-threatening diseases




Answer: B

During the late 1600s, the system of indentured servitude became less popular because

During the late 1600s, the system of indentured servitude became less popular because




a. English orphans and paupers were shipped to Australia instead
b large plantations became less common, thus decreasing the need of indentured servants
c there was a lack of African-American laborers
d. the English birth rate declined
e. the English economy fell on hard times


Answer: D

The system of temporary servitude in the New World

The system of temporary servitude in the New World



A. was appealing to North American property-holders m the mad-1600s
B included a labor force that never volunteered to come to the colonies
e. was not widely used in the British colonies .
d led to a lack of social unrest in the Chesapeake region
e did not compose a significant percentage of the colonial labor force




Answer: B

Characteristics of early colonial life in North America included

Characteristics of early colonial life in North America included




A) less diversity of culture compared with Britain
B) a native population that outnumbered Europeans
C) a low percentage of African-Americans in the South
D) a mild and easily manageable physical environment
E) a dominant culture of French tasted and styles



Answer: B

Which was NOT a slave state in 1850?

Which was NOT a slave state in 1850? 



A) Indiana.
B) Delaware.
C) Texas.
D) Florida.
E) Arkansas.



Answer: B

Which one of the following lists these events in the correct chronological order?

Which one of the following lists these events in the correct chronological order?

(1) Nullification Crisis.
(2) Black Baptist Churches founded.
(3) Great Migration to Old Southwest.
(4) Cotton Gin invented.


A) 3, 2, 1, 4
B) 2, 3, 4, 1
C) 2, 4, 3, 1
D) 4, 1, 3, 2
E) 1, 2, 3, 4





Answer: C

To African Americans, being "sold down the river" referred to

To African Americans, being "sold down the river" referred to



A) Breakup of unofficial slave families through sale of slaves to different owners.
B) Having other blacks turn in conspirator and rebels.
C) Being ignored by the North and British anti-slavery leaders.
D) Being sold and moving from the Upper to the Lower South.
E) Free blacks being forced into slavery.



Answer: D

In 1836, Congress passed the "gag rule" to prevent discussion of

In 1836, Congress passed the "gag rule" to prevent discussion of




A) Antislavery petitions.
B) The international slave trade.
C) Constitutional revision.
D) Successful escapes of slaves.
E) Free black suffrage.




Answer: A

Which one of the following is NOT one of the reasons the South closed ranks on defending slavery in the 1830s?

Which one of the following is NOT one of the reasons the South closed ranks on defending slavery in the 1830s?



A) Increasing antislavery propaganda from the North.
B) U.S. extended participation in the international slave trade.
C) Garrison began publishing an antislavery newspaper.
D) Nat Turner's revolt.
E) West Indian slaves were freed by the British.



Answer: B

The Missouri Crisis of 1819-20 alarmed many southerners because they were

The Missouri Crisis of 1819-20 alarmed many southerners because they were 



A) Shocked by widespread antislavery feeling in the North.
B) Finding evidence of slaves planning revolts.
C) Afraid of nullification.
D) Still reeling from the laws ending international slave trade.
E) Losing many slaves escaping to the North.



Answer: A

Which one of the following was NOT true of southern "plain folk?"

Which one of the following was NOT true of southern "plain folk?" 



A) Lived in small family-based communities.
B) Independence was more important than wealth
C) Self-sufficient property owners.
D) Favored industrialization over slavery.
E) Usually lived up-country.




Answer: D

Poor whites in the south were families that

Poor whites in the south were families that



A) Were landless tenant farmers.
B) Had occupations other than agriculture.
C) Were factory workers that rented dwellings.
D) Owned no slaves.
E) Worked for plantation owners.

Answer: A

Which one of the following is NOT a negative effect that King Cotton had on the economy of the South?

Which one of the following is NOT a negative effect that King Cotton had on the economy of the South?



A) Most mercantile services were in northern hands.
B) Industrial growth lagged behind the North.
C) Most acreage was devoted to growing cotton.
D) Attention was drawn away from the development of southern cities.
E) Slavery was more firmly entrenched.



Answer: C

The phrase "black belt" refers to this in the South:

The phrase "black belt" refers to this in the South: 



A) Places struck by the plague.
B) The fertile soil of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
C) Law codes that restricted free blacks.
D) Center of large plantations.
E) The areas of greatest slave population.




Answer: B

A major reason for the reduction in the number of slave owners in the South prior to the Civil War was

A major reason for the reduction in the number of slave owners in the South prior to the Civil War was



A) The abolition of slave markets in the United States.
B) An increasing mortality rate.
C) The rapidly increasing price of slaves.
D) A rapid decline in slave birth rates.
E) Increased competition for available slaves from the West Indies.



Answer: C

A "gag rule" can be invoked by Congress to

A "gag rule" can be invoked by Congress to 



A) Prevent the media from publishing accounts of congressional debates.
B) Censor mailed material.
C) Silence certain members of Congress when they have been intemperate.
D) Limit free speech.
E) Prevent consideration of sensitive issues.



Answer: E

In 1831, the South began to close ranks in defense of slavery for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

In 1831, the South began to close ranks in defense of slavery for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:



A) "Outside" slavery propaganda.
B) The Portuguese abolition of slavery in Brazil.
C) The British abolition of slavery in the West Indies.
D) Hysteria over the Nat Turner rebellion.
E) The publication of William Lloyd Garrison's The Liberator.


Answer: B

Southern apologists for slavery linked slave uprisings to

Southern apologists for slavery linked slave uprisings to 



A) Northern antislavery opinion.
B) The Second Great Awakening.
C) Free blacks in the North and South.
D) Excessive restrictions on slaves.
E) Operation of the Underground Railroad.


Answer: A

Which of the following is NOT true of the plantation mistress?

Which of the following is NOT true of the plantation mistress? 



A) She often had a lonely life.
B) She was responsible for the health of the slaves.
C) She was in charge of plantation hospitality.
D) She ruled the plantation with an iron hand.
E) She supervised the house slaves' daily performance.



Answer: D

Southern politics was largely controlled by

Southern politics was largely controlled by 



A) Landed aristocracy.
B) The slave-owning elite.
C) Southern land speculators.
D) The small slave owners.
E) The professional class.



Answer: B

The largest group of slave owners was comprised of

The largest group of slave owners was comprised of 



A) Rich plantation owners.
B) Middle class professionals (e.g., doctors, lawyers, and merchants).
C) Small yeoman farmers.
D) Urban industrialists.
E) Poor white tenant farmers.



Answer: C

The word "yeoman" was often applied to

The word "yeoman" was often applied to



A) Large plantation owners.
B) Slaves who worked on the riverboats.
C) Slaves who had families.
D) Large slave brokers.
E) Independent farmers who lived on family-size farms.





Answer: E

Black codes were

Black codes were 



A) A code of conduct for house slaves.
B) Rules governing slave conduct on the plantation.
C) Secret codes used by slaves to organize rebellion.
D) Laws limiting the rights of free black people.
E) Codes regulating land values in the Black Belt.


Answer: D

Which one of the following was NOT part of the black codes?

Which one of the following was NOT part of the black codes?



A) No ownership of property.
B) Liable to slave criminal penalties.
C) Could not carry firearms.
D) No jury trial.
E) Banned from holding office.



Answer: A

The most successful slave revolt was led by

The most successful slave revolt was led by 



A) Denmark Vesey.
B) Hinton Helper.
C) Nat Turner.
D) Gabriel Prosser.
E) Sojourner Truth.



Answer: C

When a slave was "sold down the river," it meant that he was

When a slave was "sold down the river," it meant that he was



A)Sold to an owner in the deep south
B) Being punished for trying to escape down the river.
C) Sold to a riverboat captain.
D) Sold as a member of a chain gang.
E) Betrayed by a fellow slave as a conspirator in rebellion.



Answer: A

For slaves, the ultimate resistance was

For slaves, the ultimate resistance was 



A) Suicide.
B) Maiming themselves.
C) The slave revolt.
D) Breaking tools and killing livestock.
E) Running away.



Answer: C

As a result of the uncovering of the Denmark Vesey conspiracy in 1822,

As a result of the uncovering of the Denmark Vesey conspiracy in 1822, 



A) Immigration from Haiti was halted.
B) The children of existing slaves were freed for perpetuity.
C) Black seamen were seized and jailed while in port at Charleston.
D) South Carolina passed legislation making it easier to free one's slaves.
E) Whites appealed to the African Methodist Episcopal church to restrain its members from encouraging slave rebellion.



Answer: C

Slave marriages

Slave marriages 



A) Had little chance to survive.
B) Were considered legal in most southern states.
C) Encouraged many slaves to rebel.
D) Were expressly forbidden by most slave owners.
E) Were encouraged by most owners.



Answer: D

Religion in the slave community

Religion in the slave community 



A) Was a mix of Arminianism and Calvinism.
B) Encouraged many slave rebellions.
C) Combined African tribal traditions with evangelical Protestantism.
D) Counted for little in the slaves' daily life.
E) Was based entirely upon their African tribal traditions.




Answer: C

The Evangelical religion which spread after the Second Great Awakening

The Evangelical religion which spread after the Second Great Awakening 



A) Was totally rejected by the slaves.
B) Had no impact on slaves or slavery.
C) Was accepted wholeheartedly by the slaves.
D) Was used by whites as a means of social control over the slaves.
E) Encouraged many blacks to rebel.



Answer: D

Slave communities provided all of the following EXCEPT

Slave communities provided all of the following EXCEPT 



A) Access to African values and attitudes.
B) Secret contacts between rural and urban slaves.
C) The opportunity to live in urban areas.
D) The possibility of building a family.
E) Their own form of religion.



Answer: C

For many southerners, one of the worst surprises of the Civil War was

For many southerners, one of the worst surprises of the Civil War was 



A) That most slaves remained loyal to their owners.
B) That slaves paid little attention to the Emancipation Proclamation.
C) Northern willingness to die for slaves.
D) That many slaves were willing to take up arms against the Yankees.
E) The eagerness of their trusted house slaves to flee.




Answer: E

One of the most noteworthy features of the slave community in the American South was

One of the most noteworthy features of the slave community in the American South was 



A) Its refusal to incorporate Christian religious practices.
B) Their belief that they could do better in America.
C) Its animosity toward free African Americans.
D) The expanded kinship network that developed within it.
E) Its acceptance of white paternalism within its own social structure.




Answer: D

A common defense of the institution of slavery by slave owners was that

A common defense of the institution of slavery by slave owners was that 



A) Slaves lived better on southern plantations than the natives in Africa.
B) They were becoming Christianized and thus their souls would be saved.
C) Slaves were treated better than northern industrial workers.
D) Slaves lived much longer than whites.
E) Slave children played with white children.



Answer: C

Both enslaved and free blacks had more opportunity to do skilled occupations in the South than in the North because

Both enslaved and free blacks had more opportunity to do skilled occupations in the South than in the North because



A) They were seen as an alternative to a technological society.
B) Southern whites wouldn't do them.
C) Southerners felt blacks were more intelligent than northerners did.
D) The South failed to attract much immigrant labor.
E) Southerners preferred their loyalty compared to white laborers.



Answer: D

An examination of life expectancy rates in the South by 1850 indicates that

An examination of life expectancy rates in the South by 1850 indicates that 




A) There was no difference in life expectancy for whites and blacks in the South.
B) Slaves in the American South suffered less illness than expected.
C) The difficulties of slave life resulted in a shorter life expectancy than whites.
D) It was not unusual for slave masters to work male field hands to death.
E) Slaves often lived longer than their masters.



Answer: C

The failure of the South to industrialize in the nineteenth century was

The failure of the South to industrialize in the nineteenth century was 



A) Due to northern opposition.
B) Because of a shortage of labor.
C) Due to a lack of natural resources.
D) Because they chose to depend upon "King Cotton."
E) A matter of lifestyle.




Answer: D

In the first half of the 19th Century, the American economy

In the first half of the 19th Century, the American economy 



A) Depended primarily on northern industrial production.
B) Suffered the ill effects of a mixed economy.
C) Depended primarily on profits from slave-grown cotton.
D) Suffered because of the South's slave system.
E) Benefited greatly from the connection between southern slavery and northern industry.




Answer: E

Which one of the following is the MOST true of the South in regard to industrialization

Which one of the following is the MOST true of the South in regard to industrialization 



A) Urban growth kept pace with the North.
B) Southerners chose to concentrate on cotton.
C) They failed to recognize industrial and transportation potential.
D) They had 75 percent of the nation's railroads to transport cotton.
E) They hoped technology could replace slavery.




Answer: B

"Flush times" refer to

"Flush times" refer to 



A) the booming period of credit given by Northern banks.
B) feverish land speculation.
C) the period of economic prosperity in the 1830s.
D) the profit following the sale of slaves at market.
E) the period of intense cultivation of cotton in new soil.




Answer: B

Between 1860 and 1900, farmers:

Between 1860 and 1900, farmers:




A) Rose in number as immigrants and city dwellers moved to the plains.
B) Used few new machines.
C) Represented a smaller percentage of the labor force.
D) Contribution to national wealth increased from one quarter to one-third.
E) produced fewer crops because of drought, blizzards, and grasshoppers




Answer: A

By the mid-1880's, cattle raising in the American West:

By the mid-1880's, cattle raising in the American West:




A) Faced numerous problems from both man and nature.
B) Had precluded settlement of the area by farmers.
C) Remained highly successful using open-range techniques.
D) Proved highly profitable for the cowboys.
E) Became unprofitable when cowpox raged through the cattle population.



Answer: A

The Southern Farmers' Alliance:

The Southern Farmers' Alliance:




A) showed little interest in improving educational opportunities for farmers
B) refused to let blacks have anything to do with their organization
C) supported the establishment of a separate organization for black farmers
D) excluded women from membership
E) opposed the establishment of cooperatives for purposes of buying and selling



Answer: E

All of the following characterized western mining EXCEPT:

All of the following characterized western mining EXCEPT:




A) dependence on industrial tools and railroad links.
B) the drive of independent miners
C) cycles of booms and busts
D) hastily built, but bustling settlements.
E) being far away from agricultural settlements




Answer: B

By 1890, under the leadership of the New South advocates, the South:

By 1890, under the leadership of the New South advocates, the South:



A) Had improved its economic position in manufacturing relative to the North.
B) Still remained economically dependent on the North.
C) Had rejected all of its older values.
D) Had reaped many of the benefits of industrialization.
E) Had eschewed manufacturing in favor of agriculture.




Answer: B

In the Ocala platform, the National Farmers' Alliance advocated:

In the Ocala platform, the National Farmers' Alliance advocated: 




A) the gold standard for American currency.
B) no program which might have been considered radical for that historical period.
C) the establishment of a socialist government in the United States.
D) the direct election of the president.
E) a graduated income tax.




Answer: E

In its attempt to regulate railroad rates during the late nineteenth century, the Interstate Commerce Commission:

In its attempt to regulate railroad rates during the late nineteenth century, the Interstate Commerce Commission:




A) found it easy to determine what constituted a reasonable rate.
B) overruled several decisions made by the Supreme Court.
C) sold out to the railroad companies.
D) was often opposed by the federal courts' decisions.
E) proved generally successful.


Answer: D

In the period from 1865 to 1900, southern factory workers:

In the period from 1865 to 1900, southern factory workers:




A) seldom included children in their ranks.
B) worked in modern, safe, and clean factories.
C) often earned wages insufficient to support their families adequately.
D) earned wages higher than similar workers in the North.
E) generally were required to work less than 40 hours a week.




Answer: C

In the late nineteenth century, southern agriculture:

In the late nineteenth century, southern agriculture:



A) remained dependent on cotton cultivation.
B) abandoned the crop lien system.
C) was dominated by small yeoman farmers.
D) was characterized by a trend toward diversification of crops.
E) generally abandoned the cultivation of cotton.





Answer: A

During the late nineteenth century, the Supreme Court:

During the late nineteenth century, the Supreme Court:




A) strongly defended the rights of blacks under the Constitution.
B) declared the concept of "separate but equal" unconstitutional.
C) decided no important cases involving black rights.
D) gradually abandoned support of black rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
E) upheld the rights of Native Americans to keep their own land.



Answer: D

According to the Plessy v. Ferguson decision:

According to the Plessy v. Ferguson decision:




A) segregation laws violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
B) blacks and whites could share train cars that crossed state lines.
C) the races could be separated but equal accommodations must be provided.
D) black voters could be disenfranchised through the "good character" clause.
E) separate facilities for blacks and whites were illegal.





Answer: C

Between 1865 and 1900, black workers in the South:

Between 1865 and 1900, black workers in the South:





A) seldom engaged in agricultural labor.
B) found more opportunities in the industrializing southern cities.
C) worked primarily as domestic servants.
D) increased among the skilled laborers.
E) were often excluded from industrial jobs.



Answer: E

In the period after the Civil War, southern industrial progress:

In the period after the Civil War, southern industrial progress:




A) failed to occur at all.
B) brought general prosperity to the poor people of the South.
C) was impeded by southern loyalty to the past.
D) made the South more industrial than the North.
E) led to an average per capita income twice that of the North.




Answer: C

The philosophy of the New South advocates stressed:

The philosophy of the New South advocates stressed:





A) a policy promoting industrialization of the southern economy.
B) rejection of northern investments in the South.
C) the heroic nature of the Confederate veterans.
D) a move toward a socialist economy.
E) a return to the South's agricultural past.



Answer: A

Those Indians who followed the Ghost Dance movement believed that:

Those Indians who followed the Ghost Dance movement believed that:



A) natural disasters would destroy the whites, but not the Indians.
B) the buffalo would return and bring greatness to the tribes.
C) the Indians could defeat the white man militarily.
D) they could keep the ghosts of white people away from them by dancing.
E) tribal unity would prevent the white man from taking Indian lands.





Answer: A

The federal government's Indian policy between 1876 and 1900 was characterized by:

The federal government's Indian policy between 1876 and 1900 was characterized by:




A) a continuation of the belief that Indian tribes were sovereign nations.
B) a concern for the preservation of a tribal lifestyle among the Indians.
C) a program to protect and maintain the buffalo herds.
D) a movement to end Indian power and culture.
E) an attempt to compensate the Indians for past mistreatment.




Answer: D

The Dawes Act was designed to:

The Dawes Act was designed to:




A) provide Indians with individual land ownership.
B) make Indians dependent on the federal government.
C) help the Indian preserve tribal traditions.
D) guarantee blacks 40 acres and a mule.
E) compensate Indians for past abuses by the whites.





Answer: A

In the years following the Civil War, weekly and monthly magazines:

In the years following the Civil War, weekly and monthly magazines: 




A) appealed only to highly educated and cultured urban dwellers.
B) appealed only to those who could not afford books.
C) soared in number as illiteracy decreased and the publishing industry advanced.
D) suffered decreasing popularity.
E) contained few, if any, illustrations.




Answer: C

Between 1865 and 1900, immigrants to the United States who settled on the Great Plains:

Between 1865 and 1900, immigrants to the United States who settled on the Great Plains:




A) came primarily to make their fortunes and return to their native countries.
B) came largely from Germany, the British Isles, and Canada.
C) came from Mexico and Latin America.
D) usually migrated as single males.
E) came chiefly from the Soviet Union.





Answer: B

In the last three decades of the nineteenth century, Indians on the Great Plains:

In the last three decades of the nineteenth century, Indians on the Great Plains:




A) often fiercely resisted white settlement in the area.
B) accepted their removal to reservations without resistance.
C) generally believed that the United States government had dealt fairly with them.
D) eagerly abandoned their nomadic ways for the sedentary ways of the whites.
E) made alliances with Mexican-American settlers who promised to protect them.





Answer: A

An important factor in the white man's defeat of the Plains tribes was the:

An important factor in the white man's defeat of the Plains tribes was the:




A) use of the Texas Rangers to exterminate them.
B) inability of the Indians to use guns.
C) general agreement among the Indians not to resist white settlements in the area.
D) destruction of the buffalo herds.
E) Indians' refusal to use the horse.



Answer: D

An important factor in transforming the nature of American agriculture after the Civil War was:

An important factor in transforming the nature of American agriculture after the Civil War was:




A) increasing utilization of machinery.
B) a decline in international markets for American farm products.
C) a decrease in the size of the average American farm.
D) the scarcity of land in the Great Plains.
E) the use of slave labor in the Midwest.



Answer: A

In 1954, the Supreme Court case known as Brown v. Board of Education:

In 1954, the Supreme Court case known as Brown v. Board of Education:




a) extended the Plessey v. Ferguson ruling to include schools.
b) found that separate-but-equal was unconstitutional.
c) found that separate-but-equal was constitutional.
d) declared lynching unconstitutional.




Answer: B

New conservatives trusted government to:

New conservatives trusted government to:





a) regulate the economy.
b) regulate personal behavior.
c) protect civil liberties and the toleration of differences.
d) provide a national system of health care.


Answer: B

During the 1950s, Americans:

During the 1950s, Americans:




a) tended to marry later in life than did previous generations.
b) experienced a declining birth rate.
c) stressed the importance of a college education, especially for women.
d) on average married younger and had more children as compared to previous generations.




Answer: D

After World War II, the automobile:

After World War II, the automobile:




a) became a status symbol only for the wealthy.
b) remained a luxury, not a necessity of life.
c) was replaced by the train as the preferred method of transportation.
d) altered the American landscape.



Answer: D

During the 1950s, television:

During the 1950s, television:




a) effectively spread images of working-class life to a growing number of Americans.
b) became an effective advertising medium.
c) presented shows that were controversial.
d) became the nation's least favorite form of leisure activity.




Answer: B

After World War II, suburban growth:

After World War II, suburban growth:




a) occurred primarily in the South.
b) was dominated by expensive housing.
c) increased dramatically, especially in places like Levittown and California.
d) was discouraged by state and federal government policies.



Answer: C

Between 1946 and 1960, the American gross national product:

Between 1946 and 1960, the American gross national product:



a) more than doubled, and wages increased.
b) declined as wages stagnated.
c) returned to prewar levels.
d) increased so dramatically that poverty was completely eliminated.




Answer: A

In "Who Is Loyal to America?" Henry Steele Commager:

In "Who Is Loyal to America?" Henry Steele Commager:




a) supports the efforts of people like Senator McCarthy
b) believes that the narrow definition of loyalty denied freedom of thought.
c) favors the new meaning given to loyalty: conformity.
d) is bitter since he was accused of having communist sympathies by HUAC.



Answer: B

Joseph McCarthy:

Joseph McCarthy:



a) successfully uncovered the communist infiltration of the U.S. army.
b) successfully uncovered the communist infiltration of the federal government.
c) was hailed as an American hero for his fight against communism.
d) was an embarrassment to his party by 1954.




Answer: D

What reason did the Hollywood Ten give for not cooperating with the HUAC hearings under McCarthyism?

What reason did the Hollywood Ten give for not cooperating with the HUAC hearings under McCarthyism?



a) They were all communists and did not want to indict themselves.
b) Ronald Reagan had threatened that they would lose their jobs if they cooperated.
c) They felt the hearings were a violation of the First Amendment.
d) They were all busy making movies and did not have time to attend the hearings.




Answer: C

All of the following statements are true of Truman's Fair Deal EXCEPT:

All of the following statements are true of Truman's Fair Deal EXCEPT:



a) the Fair Deal included a provision to expand public housing.
b) Congress passed Truman's Fair Deal to help address the issue of civil rights.
c) the Fair Deal included a provision to increase the minimum wage.
d) the Fair Deal included a provision to create a national health insurance program.





Answer: B

To wage the cultural Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Defense Department:

To wage the cultural Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Defense Department:




a) promoted the work of artist Norman Rockwell.
b) censored the work of modern artists.
c) funded an array of artistic publications, concerts, performances, and exhibits.
d) sought to censor the work of painter Jackson Pollock.



Answer: C

Which statement about the Korean conflict is FALSE?

Which statement about the Korean conflict is FALSE?




a) Chinese troops threatened to enter the conflict, but never did.
b) General MacArthur argued for an invasion of China and for the use of nuclear weapons.
c) The United Nations authorized the use of forces to repel the North Koreans.
d) The war ended in a cease-fire, not with a formal peace treaty.



Answer: A

According to the policy of containment, as laid out by George Kennan, the:

According to the policy of containment, as laid out by George Kennan, the:




a) United States accepted the right of communism to exist on half of the globe's surface.
b) United States should invade the Soviet Union.
c) United States was committed to preventing the spread of communism.
d) United States was committed to preventing the spread of dictatorships.



Answer: C

Under New Deal reform, African-Americans:

Under New Deal reform, African-Americans:




a) were mostly excluded from Social Security benefits.
b) were universally covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
c) benefited from the "southern veto."
d) benefited from integrated housing programs.



Answer: A

The Social Security Act of 1935:

The Social Security Act of 1935:



a) was vetoed by President Roosevelt.
b) included old-age pensions, unemployment relief, and aid to families with dependent children.
c) covered all workers, regardless of race or gender.
d) was part of the First New Deal.




Answer: B

The Second New Deal:

The Second New Deal:



a) focused on economic relief.
b) focused on civil liberties.
c) focused on economic security
d) focused on business recovery.






Answer: C

Which statement best describes Huey Long, Upton Sinclair, and Dr. Francis Townsend?

Which statement best describes Huey Long, Upton Sinclair, and Dr. Francis Townsend?



a) They all challenged Roosevelt to move further to the left of center.
b) Despite representing interesting movements, none of them had much of a following.
c) They all ended up in jail during World War II for having communist sympathies.
d) They were all supported by the Republican Party.





Answer: A

Which was NOT a New Deal program?

Which was NOT a New Deal program?



a) the Civilian Conservation Corps
b) the National Recovery Administration
c) the Works Progress Administration
d) the Congress of Industrial Organizations





Answer: D

The Agricultural Adjustment Act:

The Agricultural Adjustment Act:



a) lowered farm prices by establishing quotas and paying farmers to grow more.
b) was beneficial to sharecroppers and tenant farmers.
c) established a government program of distributing food to the hungry
d) raised farm prices by establishing quotas and paying farmers not to plant more.




Answer: D

The National Industrial Recovery Act:

The National Industrial Recovery Act:





a) established codes that set standards for production, prices, and wages in several industries.
b) encouraged "cutthroat" competition between businesses.
c) was modeled on Stalin's economic policies.
d) was never passed.


Answer: A
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