Early America
Which statement would MOST LIKELY have been made by a Puritan settler?
A: “We have come to Plymouth so we can worship freely.”
B: “We have settled in Jamestown to work on tobacco plantations.”
C: “We moved to the middle colonies so we can convert Native Americans.”
D: “We moved to the New World in search of greater wealth."
What is...
A: “We have come to Plymouth so we can worship freely.”
Which Civil War Leader urged southerners to reconcile and rejoin the U.S. after the Civil War was over?
What is...
Robert E. Lee
This inventor perfected the light bulb and electricity as a source of power:
Who is...
Thomas Edison
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Loving v. Virginia (1967) that a state cannot ban interracial marriage is an example of the Supreme Court protecting an individual’s right to –
A. Work
B. Vote
C. Privacy
D. Speech
What is C. privacy
One of the main issues that the New Deal addressed was -
A: air pollution
B: urban crime
C: trade deficits
D: unemployment rate
What is...
D: unemployment rate
Early European exploration and colonization resulted in -
A: cooperation between European powers for trade with the colonies
B: redistribution of the world's population
C: cooperation between France and England
D: England's intent to transfer power to the colonies
What is...
B: redistribution of the world's population
The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad soon after the end of the Civil War caused -
A: cotton prices to drop
B: Native American tribes to grow
C: Reconstruction efforts to fail
D: westward migration to intensify
What is...
D: westward migration to intensify
Henry Ford's development of the assembly line led MOST directly to the growth of -
A: city slums
B: child labor
C: industrial production
D: pollution problems
What is...
C: industrial production
Which person served on the defense team for the NAACP in a landmark court case and went on to become the first African American appointed to the United States Supreme Court?
A: Thurgood Marshall
B: Oliver Hill
C: William Randolph
D: Edgar Meavers
Who is...
A: Thurgood Marshall
As a result of the stock market crash of 1929 -
A: investors panicked and attempted to withdraw their money from banks
B: businesses were booming and there was an increase in employment
C: there was an increase in the demand for goods, leading to higher prices
D: the Federal Reserve expanded the amount of money in circulation
What is
A: investors panicked and attempted to withdraw their money from banks
The Great Compromise resolved the issue of -
A: ensuring speedy passage of legislation
B: assuring the right to vote to all adult males
C: addressing the issue of population differences among the states
D: satisfying the different interests of the rich and poor citizens
What is...
C: addressing the issue of population differences among the states
Prior to World War I, which statement would most likely have been made by a suffragist?
A: “Women should not exercise political power; rather, they should manage the home.”
B: “Alcohol is the root of all evil in society and must be outlawed.”
C: “Big businesses are exploiting the general public. The government must regulate them.”
D: "The right to vote should be expanded to include all citizens of the United States.”
What is...
D: "The right to vote should be expanded to include all citizens of the United States.”
An important part of President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points was that -
A: a League of Nations was to be created
B: Germany had to surrender all its colonies
C: reparation for war damages had to be paid to the Allies
D: the German navy and air force had to be scrapped
What is...
A: a League of Nations was to be created
African Americans secured passage of civil rights legislation by -
A: electing African Americans to the United States Congress
B: working through the court system and mass protests
C: pushing for legislation through referendum
D: conducting work stoppages around the country
What is....
B: working through the court system and mass protests
The French and Indian War was the result of rivalry between -
Who are France and Great Britain
Put these events in order from earliest to latest:
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
First Continental Congress
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
What is...
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
First Continental Congress
Because most former slaves supported the Republican Party, the Radical Republicans passed the Fifteenth Amendment which guaranteed -
What is...The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Which type of music was popularized by radio in the 1920s?
What is...
Jazz
What did The Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?
What is prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender
Why was the colony of Rhode Island established?
What is to escape persecution by Puritans in Massachusetts
Why were colonists upset with England when Parliament raised colonial taxes?
A: Colonists thought Parliament should raise taxes on all products instead of just luxury goods.
B: Colonists believed England was not respecting their right to be represented in government.
C: Colonists wanted England to provide protection against France if taxes were raised.
D: Colonists did not have enough money to pay taxes to England.
What is...
B: Colonists believed England was not respecting their right to be represented in government.
What was the importance of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 stated that except for Missouri slavery was excluded from new territories north of the latitude 36o 30'.
Put these events in order from earliest to latest-
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Germany attacked the Soviet Union
Germany invaded Poland
The Battle of Britain took Place
What is...
Germany invaded Poland
Battle of Britain took place
Germany attacked the Soviet Union
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
President Bush met with his national security advisers and with leading members of Congress. He also telephoned the leader of Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, China, and Russia as the first steps toward building an international coalition against terrorism.
— State Department records, September 12, 2001
What type of action is described by this quotation?
A. Independent investigations
B. Diplomatic Relations
C. Economic Sanctions
D. Strategic Attacks
What is B. Diplomatic relations
The concepts used when drafting the Bill of Rights were derived from which of these documents?
What are the Virginia Declaration of Rights and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom