Once upon a time
Which geographic features had the most significant positive influence on settlement patterns and economic development in the British North American colonies?
(1) rivers and harbors
(2) mountains and plateaus
(3) forests and deserts
(4) prairies and lakes
(1) rivers and harbors
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) much farmland was ruined by the war
(4) plantation owners wanted to diversify crops
(2) owners of large tracts of land faced labor shortages
Which event is an example of nativism in the 1920s? (1) the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
(2) the verdict in the Scopes trial
(3) the Teapot Dome scandal
(4) the stock market crash
(1) the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
“Greece Receives U.S. Aid to Fight Communists”
“U.S. Military Airlifts Supplies to Berlin”
“U.S. Troops Sent to Defend South Vietnam”
These headlines best illustrate the United States commitment to a policy of
(1) détente
(2) isolationism
(3) containment
(4) imperialism
(3) containment
The Supreme Court decisions in Marbury v. Madison (1803), McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) are similar in that each resulted in the
(1) development of new political parties
(2) admission of new slave states
(3) strengthening of the power of the federal government
(4) expansion of the rights of corporations
(3) strengthening of the power of the federal government
The Erie Canal played a large role in the settlement of the Midwest because it provided a link between the Atlantic Ocean and the
(1) Gulf of Mexico
(2) Great Lakes
(3) Missouri River
(4) Pacific Ocean
(2) Great Lakes
Which situation was a direct result of the Civil War? (1) emergence of the United States as a world power
(2) rapid growth of industry in the North
(3) elimination of all Jim Crow laws
(4) end of the sharecropping system
(2) rapid growth of industry in the North
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 were passed by Congress to
(1) help regulate the money supply
(2) promote investment in manufacturing
(3) control business practices that limited competition
(4) limit the hours of working women
(3) control business practices that limited competition
In New York Times v. United States (1971) and United States v. Nixon (1974), the Supreme Court placed limits on the
(1) authority of federal judges
(2) exercise of freedom of religion
(3) powers of the president
(4) right of Congress to declare war
(3) powers of the president
The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI Bill) was responsible for
(1) building United States military bases in allied countries throughout the world
(2) providing education and home loan benefits for soldiers returning from World War II
(3) maintaining the size of the active duty
military at its pre–World War II level
(4) sending the United States economy into a post–World War II recession
(2) providing education and home loan benefits for soldiers returning from World War II
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by Great Britain after the French and Indian War primarily to
(1) promote colonial settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains
(2) limit conflict between Native American Indians and colonial settlers
(3) encourage colonial economic ties with France
(4) force French settlers to leave British territory
(2) limit conflict between Native American Indians and colonial settlers
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 constitutional amendments.
(4) Their political equality was opposed by most Radical Republicans.
(3) They achieved legal rights through constitutional amendments.
Which demographic change resulted from the economic developments of the late 1800s?
(1) an increase in African American migration from the North to the South
(2) an increase in the number of people living in urban areas
(3) a decrease in the number of immigrants coming to the United States
(4) a decrease in the number of factory workers in the Northeast
(2) an increase in the number of people living in urban areas
The 1957 launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union embarrassed the United States because it
(1) allowed the Soviets to place missiles in Turkey
(2) revealed that the Soviets had nuclear weapons
(3) appeared that the United States had failed to keep up in scientific achievement
(4) confirmed the United States use of U-2 spy planes
(3) appeared that the United States had failed to keep up in scientific achievement
President Harry Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan was based on the belief that the action would
(1) save American lives by avoiding an invasion of Japan
(2) force Germany and Italy to lay down their arms
(3) help create a military alliance with China
(4) persuade the Soviet Union to surrender
(1) save American lives by avoiding an invasion of Japan
What was a major demand of the Antifederalists during the debate over ratification of the United States Constitution?
(1) continuation of slavery
(2) right to habeas corpus
(3) inclusion of a bill of rights
(4) reduction in the number of representatives in Congress
(3) inclusion of a bill of rights
What was one result of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)?
(1) Sectional tension increased.
(2) The slave trade was abolished.
(3) Northern states were more willing to compromise.
(4) Southern states immediately seceded from the Union.
(1) Sectional tension increased.
The purpose of the initiative, referendum, and recall was to
(1) eliminate the two-party system
(2) limit participation in state elections
(3) increase citizen influence in government
(4) strengthen the power of political machines
(3) increase citizen influence in government
• Alger Hiss conviction
• Rosenberg trial
• McCarthy hearings
These post–World War II events are most closely associated with the fear of
(1) an increase in immigration from the Soviet Union
(2) labor conflicts in United States cities
(3) an expansion of communism into Cuba
(4) a communist threat inside the United States
(4) a communist threat inside the United States
Which statement accurately describes a result of the 1993 adoption of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
(1) Tariff barriers were reduced between the three largest nations of North America.
(2) A single currency was created for the nations of North America.
(3) Immigration restrictions between North American nations were eliminated.
(4) The United States stopped importing oil from other North American nations.
(1) Tariff barriers were reduced between the three largest nations of North America.
“. . .We should consider that 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) due process of law to protect individual civil rights
(3) a method for adopting a constitutional amendment
(4) the direct election of members of Congress
(3) a method for adopting a constitutional amendment
Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) was criticized by Northern newspapers because it
(1) limited settlement in those territories
(2) repealed the 36°30' line of the Missouri Compromise
(3) upheld the Supreme Court decision in Gibbons v. Ogden
(4) admitted Maine to the Union as a free state
(2) repealed the 36°30' line of the Missouri Compromise
The importance of Northern Securities Co. v. United States (1904) is that the Supreme Court
(1) used the Sherman Antitrust Act to break up a monopoly
(2) ruled child labor laws unconstitutional
(3) upheld the right of women to vote
(4) established regulations for the New York Stock Exchange
(1) used the Sherman Antitrust Act to break up a monopoly
Which statement about the Vietnam War is an opinion?
(1) President Lyndon B. Johnson’s escalation of the war was a mistake.
(2) United States forces withdrew from Vietnam during the presidency of Gerald Ford.
(3) Disagreement over the war divided the American public.
(4) The Vietnam War had been the longest military conflict in United States history.
(1) President Lyndon B. Johnson’s escalation of the war was a mistake.
One way in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal and President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society are similar is that both programs
(1) made civil rights for African Americans a major goal
(2) drew wide support and few critics
(3) helped to end major depressions
(4) attempted to improve the lives of the poor and the aged
(4) attempted to improve the lives of the poor and the aged