Which New Deal program attempted to protect Americans from the instability of banks during the Great Depression?
A? Works Progress Administration
B? Tennessee Valley Authority
C? Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
D? Agricultural Adjustment Administration
C? Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Which Supreme Court decision includes this quotation?
A? Marbury v. Madison
B? Cohens v. Virginia
C? Gibbons v. Ogden
D? McCulloch v. Maryland
A? Marbury v. Madison
American Indian populations were most impacted by the introduction of European -
A? weapons
B? diseases
C? religion
D? culture
B? diseases
One of the fundamental beliefs of Jacksonian Democracy was that--
A? political parties should have popular leaders
B? ordinary citizens should participate in politics
C? religious leaders should hold elected offices
D? federal jobs should go to qualified individuals
B? ordinary citizens should participate in politics
The Battle of Fort Sumter was a significant event in Civil War history because it was the first-
A? Confederate defeat during the Civil War
B? conflict that included African-American soldiers
C? time British soldiers fought alongside Union soldiers
D? military confrontation of the Civil War
D? military confrontation of the Civil War
Which part of the national government controls the supply of money in the economy?
A? Congress
B? Treasury Department
C? President
D? Federal Reserve
D? Federal Reserve
Which principle is shared by the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States?
A? Judicial review
B? Limited government
C? Separation of powers
D? Checks and balances
B? Limited government
Which factor was significant to the cavaliers in the early colonization of eastern Virginia?
A? Debt forgiveness
B? Free land
C? Political freedom
D? religious tolerance
B? Free land
President Lincoln was speaking to-
A? Elizabeth Cady Stanton
B? Sojourner Truth
C? Harriet Tubman
D? Harriet Beecher Stowe
D? Harriet Beecher Stowe
Which type of music was popularized by radio in the 1920s?
A ? Jazz
B? Reggae
C? Bluegrass
D? Folk
A ? Jazz
John Locke’s ideas contributed to the Declaration of Independence because he influenced the belief in —
A? capitalism and free enterprise
B? self-government and natural rights
C? a strong federal government and rule of law
D? a monarchy and democracy
B? self-government and natural rights
How did the Great Awakening most influence the American Revolutionary movement?
A? It supported the practice of slave labor.
B? It established official state religions.
C? It challenged the established government order.
D? It discouraged trade with foreign countries.
C? It challenged the established government order.
During the American Revolution, this cartoon by Benjamin Franklin attempted to -
A? persuade colonists to support the Loyalists
B? recruit colonists for the Royal Navy
C? encourage colonists to resolve their differences
D? convince colonists to maintain state sovereignty
C? encourage colonists to resolve their differences
Which role did this person play in the nation's history?
A? Leader in the Texas Revolution
B? Justice on the Supreme Court
C? General in the Mexican-American War
D? President of the Confederate States of America
D? President of the Confederate States of America
This headline affected the United States by eventually leading to-
A? involvement in the Spanish American War
B? construction of the Panama Canal
C? entry into World War I
D? neutrality during the 1930s
C? entry into World War I
The different types of economies found in the original colonies were primarily a reflection of the —
A? nationalities of the settlers
B? geography of the areas
C? provisions of the charters
D? religion of the settlers
B? geography of the areas
What failed to carry out the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
A? Bill of Rights
B? Dred Scott decision
C? 14th Amendment
D? Voting Rights Act of 1965
B? Dred Scott decision
These powers are a result of-
A? suggested amendments to the Articles of Confederation
B? a system of constitutional checks and balances
C? foreign influences on the colonies and territories
D? an idea taken from the Articles of Confederation
B? a system of constitutional checks and balances
Before the Civil War, slavery was prohibited in certain areas by the -
A? Monroe Doctrine
B? Dred Scott decision
C? Kansas-Nebraska Act
D? Missouri Compromise
D? Missouri Compromise
Which civil rights leader believed African Americans could earn equality by learning vocational skills?
A? Oliver Hill
B? W.E.B. DuBois
C? Booker T. Washington
D? Martin Luther King, Jr.
C? Booker T. Washington
The town meetings held by colonists in buildings such as this one were important because they demonstrated a form of —
A ? religious toleration
B ? direct democracy
C ? multicultural integration
D ? representative government
B ? direct democracy
What is the correct order for these events?
A? 1, 3, 4, 2
B? 2, 4, 3, 1
C? 3, 2, 1, 4
D? 4, 1, 2, 3
C? 3, 2, 1, 4
Which early United States political party believed in these positions?
A? Federalists
B? Whigs
C? Know-Nothings
D? Democratic-Republicans
D? Democratic-Republicans
Which leader is described in this diagram?
A? Ulysses S. Grant
B? Abraham lincoln
C? Robert E. Lee
D? Jefferson Davis
C? Robert E. Lee
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln belongs in which section of this timeline?
A? 1
B? 2
C? 3
D? 4
B? 2