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Which geographic feature most influenced the development of large plantations in the southeastern region of the United States?
1. arid land
2. cool climate
3. fertile lowlands
3. What are "fertile lowlands"?
The U.S government's use of laissez-faire principles during the late 19th century resulted in
1. commitment of aid to small American businesses
2. decline in the number of factory jobs.
3. growth of trusts and monopolies.
What is the "growth of trusts and monopolies"?
The United States Constitution provided that federal judges be appointed for life primarily to
1. protect judicial decision-making from the influence of political pressure
2. provide time for a more thorough investigation of cases
3. guarantee that different viewpoints are represented on the Supreme Court
1. What is "protect judicial decision-making from the influence of political pressure"?
-Overcrowding
-High Crime Rates
- Poor Sanitation
In the early 1900s, these problems were most directly a result of
1. muckrakers' influence
2. conservation programs
3. rapid urbanization
3. What is "rapid urbanization"?
Congressional legislation passed in 1940 to create a military draft was controversial primarily because it
1. raised fears that the United States would be drawn into war
2. made women eligible for combat
3. required ratification by 3/4 of the states
1. What is "raised fears that the U.S. would be drawn into war
Which precedent was established as a result of the John Peter Zenger case (1735)?
1. universal suffrage
2. peaceable assembly
3. freedom of the press
3. What is "freedom of the press"?
What was 1 result of the decision in the case Plessy v. Ferguson?
1. Public schools were integrated nationwide
2. The "separate but equal" doctrine was established
3. Civil rights for African Americans were strengthened
2. What is "the separate but equal doctrine was established"?
The controversy over the establishment of the Bank of the United States and the imposition of a federal excise tax was most closely associated with
1. George Washington issuing his Proclamation of Neutrality
2. Alexander Hamilton introducing his financial plan
3. John Adams signing the Alien Sedition Acts into law
2. What is "Alexander Hamilton introducing his financial plan"?
A major effect of the Harlem Renaissance was that it
1. exposed corruption in New York City politics
2. led to the end of the Great Migration
3. increased awareness of African American culture
3. What is "increased awareness of African American culture?"
After World War II, President Harry Truman advanced the rights of African Americans by
1. issuing an order to end segregation in the military
2. signing legislation to ban poll taxes
3. appointing a racially diverse Supreme Court
1. What is "Issuing an order to end segregation in the military"?
What was an important goal of European mercantilism during the 1600s and 1700s?
1. increasing the mother country's wealth
2. promoting colonial self-sufficiency
3. encouraging colonial manufacturing of textiles
1. What is "increasing the mother country's wealth"?
In 1899 the United States proclaimed the Open Door policy in an attempt to
1. ensure trading opportunities with China
2. keep the Philippines from attacking China
3. increase trade between Russia and the United States
1. What is "ensure trading opportunities with China"?
-A bill of rights should be added
- The central government is too powerful
- The nation is too large to remain a republic
These statements express concerns of citizens who opposed the
1. colonial rule of Great Britain
2. principles expressed in the Albany Plan of Union
3. ratification of the Constitution
What is "ratification of the Constitution"?
In the 1930s, the area of Texas, Oklahoma, and parts of New Mexico and Kansas were referred to as
1. Rust Belt
2. Dust Bowl
3. Mississippi Delta
2. What is the "Dust Bowl"?
The Lend-Lease Act was passed by Congress in 1941 primarily to
1. assist Great Britain in World War II
2. Maintain the traditional policy of strict neutrality toward Germany
3. encourage trade with Japan
1. What is "assist Great Britain in WWII"?
How did the outcome of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) affect American colonists?
1. New taxes were imposed by Britain to pay its debt
2. British troops were removed from the colonies
3. Colonial trade regulations were reduced
1. What is "New taxes were imposed by Britain to pay its debt"?
The system of sharecropping developed in the South after the Civil War because
1. most formerly enslaved persons had no farming skills
2. owners of large tracts of land faced labor shortages
3. plantation owners wanted to diversify crops
2. What is "owners of large tracts of land faced labor shortages"?
The passage of the Homestead Act (1862) and the completion of the first transcontinental railroad (1869) encouraged settlement in which region?
1. Great Plains
2. Atlantic Coastal Plain
3. Ohio River Valley
1. What are the "Great Plains"?
In the early 1900s, Congress acted to regulate the nation's money supply more effectively by
1. increasing the minimum wage
2. raising the protective tariff
3. creating the Federal Reserve System
3. What is "creating the Federal Reserve System"?
What was a major result of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society of the 1960s?
1. Government agencies like Social Security lost support
2. Programs like Medicare and the Job Corps were created to reduce poverty
3. Military spending fell to its lowest level in 50 years
2. What is "programs like Medicare and the Job Corps were created to reduce poverty"?
The primary purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to
1. provide tax revenues for the national government
2. establish the basic framework of the national government
3. establish the supremacy of the national government over the states
2. What is "establish the basic framework of the national government"?
Which statement is a valid generalization about the experience of African Americans during the early Reconstruction period (1865-1870)?
1. They gained economic equality
2. Their participation in government decreased
3. They achieved legal rights through the constitutional amendments
3. What is "they achieved legal rights through the constitutional amendments"?
"We should conside rthat we are providing a Constitution for future generations, and not merely for the peculiar circumstances of the moment..." -James Wilson, Constitutional Convention, 1787
The writers of the Constitution best applied this idea by providing for
1. an electoral college to select the president
2. the direct election of members of Congress
3. a method for adopting a constitutional amendment
3. What is "a method for adopting a constitutional amendment"?
During the 1920s, members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) were closely associated with
1. favoring increased urbanization
2. opposing the deportation of political dissidents
3. promoting nativist ideas and policies
What is "promoting nativist ideas and policies"?
What was the principle strategy used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to achieve equal rights in the United States?
1. advocating separation of the races
2. creating a new political party
3. encouraging the use of civil disobedience
3. What is "encouraging the use of civil disobedience"?