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Q: Which statement about the wives of southern planters is true? A) They generally had very little work to do on the plantation. B) They were never allowed to be familiar with the financial accounts of the plantation. C) They often assisted in the religious instruction of slaves. D) They commonly ignored their husbands' affairs with female slaves.

Q: What role did marginalized groups (e.g., African Americans, Indians, women) play in the war for both sides? Were any of these groups left better off after the war ended?

Q: Which of the following was a joint-stock company that was granted a charter to establish an English colony in the New World? A) Plymouth B) Chesapeake C) East India D) Maryland

Q: Which of the following regions had the largest number of fast-growing metropolitan areas between 1990 and 2000? A) Southwest B) Northeast C) Midwest D) Pacific Northwest

Q: Which of the following best describes fascism? A) a revolutionary socialist movement based upon common ownership and a classless society B) an economic system in which the state owns and directs the means of production C) a one-party dictatorship that is closely aligned with corporate interests D) a form of government in which the political power resides with the military alone

Q: Progressive reformers looked to __________ to gain ideas. A) Asia B) South America C) India D) Europe

Q: The winner of the 1868 presidential election was __________. A) Rutherford B. Hayes B) Andrew Johnson C) Horatio Seymour D) Ulysses S. Grant

Q: Approximately __________ percent of southern black families were free in 1860. A) 3 B) 10 C) 17 D) 28

Q: Some historians say that, besides Washington's leadership, the most crucial reason for the American victory in the Revolutionary War was __________. A) the ineptness of British soldiers B) the aid of the French C) the stable American economy D) the European diplomacy of John Adams

Q: What was the House of Burgesses? A) a large trading center in Virginia B) the home of the colonial governor C) the first legislative body in English America D) the colonial courthouse

Q: How did corporations help to fuel the rise of the Sunbelt? A) They built new factories after being lured by weak labor laws. B) They donated millions of dollars to build infrastructure. C) They refused to move to the Sunbelt, which left the area pristine and attractive. D) They offered to pay moving expenses for skilled workers.

Q: The __________ reaffirmed America's trading relationships with its world partners but prohibited the president from taking sides in the mounting European crisis. A) Neutrality Acts B) Kellogg-Briand Pacts C) Munich agreements D) Good Neighbor policies

Q: What social changes during the progressive era enabled women to demand equal rights? A) the increased number of women in the workforce B) the increased number of women among the clergy C) the increased number of women serving in state and local government D) the increased number of women enrolled in colleges and universities

Q: The __________ Amendment protected blacks' right to vote. A) Thirteenth B) Fourteenth C) Fifteenth D) Sixteenth

Q: Which of the following statements about Nat Turner is true?A) He was caught and executed within two days by authorities in Virginia.B) He used his rebellion to cover up the murder of his master.C) He was a literate field hand who had read the Bible.D) He believed that he was chosen by God to lead his people back to Africa.

Q: How were British economic interests hurt and helped by the Treaty of Paris? A) British soldiers left behind American-owned property, but Americans still had to pay their debts to the British. B) The British took back all of their slaves but were not allowed to keep other property. C) British soldiers were compensated by the early American government but many decided to become American. D) The British lost many ships but were able to take a cache of weapons as a concession.

Q: The Virginia Company was composed primarily of merchants from __________. A) London B) Williamsburg C) Manchester D) Norfolk

Q: In his 1969 book, The Emerging Republican Majority, Kevin Phillips predicted __________. A) a trend toward conservative voting habits B) the emergence of a three-party system C) a coalition between the Republican Party and organized labor D) that the Democratic Party would not exist by 1990

Q: In the early 1930s, Hitler established a(n) __________ form of government in Germany. A) democratic B) autocratic C) fascist D) socialist

Q: An accomplishment of the Women's Trade Union League was that it __________. A) convinced Congress to end child labor B) provided an outlet of protest without resorting to strikes C) united working class and middle class women in one group D) merged with the American Federation of Labor

Q: The first United States president to be impeached in the House of Representatives was __________. A) John Adams B) Andrew Jackson C) Andrew Johnson D) Bill Clinton

Q: Which religious group was largely involved in beginning the Underground Railroad?A) southern PresbyteriansB) BaptistsC) QuakersD) Irish Catholics

Q: In the Paris peace agreement, __________. A) slavery was banned in the northern colonies B) slavery was banned in Canada C) slavery was banned in New England D) nothing was said about the slave trade

Q: The first permanent Dutch settlers on mainland North America arrived in 1624 to set up __________ at Fort Orange. A) farms B) fur trading C) merchant trade D) ship building

Q: Which of the following cities is located in the American Sunbelt? A) San Francisco B) Charlotte C) Cleveland D) Atlanta

Q: In November 1933, President Roosevelt extended formal recognition to __________. A) Cuba B) the Soviet Union C) South Africa D) Canada

Q: The International Workers of the World differed from the AFL by __________. A) organizing all types of workers from a wide variety of ethnic groups B) refusing to support strikes as a method of protest C) rejecting the sit-down strike as an effective labor tactic D) only organizing skilled laborers in their union

Q: Which statement would most likely have been said by a radical Republican in 1865? A) "The Constitution does not grant secession, thus the South has never left the Union." B) "Northern hypocrisy shall never determine the destiny of the South's future." C) "The former Confederate states are to be treated as provinces conquered in war." D) "It is with no malice in our hearts that we welcome the return of our southern brothers."

Q: The first large-scale slave rebellion was led by __________.A) Thomas DayB) Nat TurnerC) Gabriel ProsserD) Denmark Vesey

Q: What was Spain's most important goal in the Paris peace talks? A) to receive gold B) to regain Florida C) to regain the Philippines D) to regain Gibraltar

Q: The settlers in New Netherland treated the Iroquois people as __________. A) slaves B) trading partners C) religious rivals D) enemies of war

Q: Effects of Operation Desert Storm included __________. A) large destruction of Iraqi military and civilian areas B) showing the invincibility of Saddam Hussein's antiaircraft weapons C) getting the Soviet Union to commit a huge force of troops D) very high American casualties

Q: Which of the following best describes the midterm elections of 1938? A) It suggested that FDR would have a difficult time getting programs passed. B) The Democrats lost their majorities in the House and Senate. C) It launched the third wave of New Deal legislation. D) Progressive Southern Democrats emerged as a stronger political force.

Q: Theodore Roosevelt's reform philosophy was closest to that of __________. A) muckraking journalists B) the gospel of efficiency C) the Knights of Labor D) the Social Gospel movement

Q: The __________ Amendment calls for equality before the law. A) Thirteenth B) Fourteenth C) Fifteenth D) Sixteenth

Q: Slaves followed West African customs in which of the following ways?A) keeping alive a rich folklore and oral traditionB) ignoring extended kinship tiesC) encouraging marriages between cousinsD) maintaining animal sacrifice as a primary form of religious expression

Q: After North resigned, the new prime minister was eager to be conciliatory in order to __________. A) exit the colonies peacefully B) regain colonial trade C) mollify British citizens D) undermine further slave trading

Q: The instrument of colonial dominance for the Dutch was the __________. A) West India Company B) New Netherland Company C) Dutch East India Company D) Cape of Good Hope Company

Q: Outcomes of the Persian Gulf War included which of the following? A) the toppling of Saddam Hussein from power B) the outburst of civil war in Iran C) a general belief that American military technology was inferior D) the achievement of President Bush's goal to restore the "status quo"

Q: The __________ established the first national minimum wage. A) National Minimum Wage Act B) Fair Pay Act C) Fair Labor Standards Act D) National Wage Standards Act

Q: The main goal of the muckrakers was to __________. A) raise the public's awareness of social problems B) support socialistic policies in the U.S. Congress C) ruin the reputations of presidential candidates D) end the legality of alcohol consumption

Q: Which statement about the Fourteenth Amendment is true? A) It guaranteed all citizens equality before the law. B) It weakened the Civil Rights Act of 1866. C) It was supported by President Johnson. D) It guaranteed all females the right to vote.

Q: Which of the following states legally recognized slave marriages?A) TennesseeB) VirginiaC) LouisianaD) South Carolina

Q: Who controlled Florida in the aftermath of the 1783 Treaty of Paris? A) the United States B) Britain C) France D) Spain

Q: By 1600, which group had become the leading economic power in Europe? A) the French B) the Dutch C) the English D) the Irish

Q: In 1991, President George H. W. Bush avoided the "Vietnam Syndrome" in the Persian Gulf War by __________. A) avoiding mention of Vietnam in his speeches about the conflict B) using a large number of troops and weapons to achieve quick victory C) seeking to gain his military objectives in secrecy D) refusing to allow any allies to help in the military effort

Q: Which of the following was an effect of FDR's "court packing" proposals? A) more electoral support than ever for FDR in 1940 B) the desegregation of public facilities in the Tennessee Valley C) the revival of conservative opposition to FDR D) the strengthening of FDR's electoral majority in Congress

Q: Proponents of the Social Gospel believed __________. A) all Americans should worship in Protestant churches B) religious ethics should be introduced into industrial relations C) social Darwinism was compatible with Christian morality D) that the Old Testament supported a class system

Q: Congress successfully managed to override President Johnson's veto of the__________. A) Thirteenth Amendment B) Civil Rights Act of 1875 C) American Equal Rights Act D) Civil Rights Act of 1866

Q: Which of the following made slave life on large plantations more tolerable than that on a small farm?A) Large planters were less economically vulnerable and therefore less likely to have to sell slaves and break up families.B) On large plantations, there were more laborers, which decreased the workload for each individual slave.C) On large plantations, slaves were often taught to read and write.D) Small planters generally used more harsh physical punishment than large planters.

Q: Who was the British Prime Minister during the Revolutionary War peace talks? A) North B) Rockingham C) Shelburne D) Glenville

Q: The Dutch Republic was __________. A) predominantly Catholic B) predominantly Protestant C) about an equal mix of Catholics and Protestants D) predominantly a secular country

Q: President Bush's call for U.S. military involvement in the Persian Gulf came when __________. A) Saddam Hussein's forces engaged in a bitter war with Iran B) Iraq invaded Kuwait and gained control of its oil production C) the Soviet Union sent its forces into southern Iraq D) the United Nations decided to support Saddam Hussein's claim in Kuwait

Q: "Court packing" refers to FDR's proposal to __________. A) load state courts with civil rights cases B) surround himself with cabinet members from America's wealthiest families C) assert more presidential control over the makeup of the Supreme Court D) sue corporations who resisted implementation of New Deal reforms

Q: Native-born Americans often disliked new immigrants because they __________. A) felt that the immigrants were taking desirable, middle-class jobs B) believed that presence of immigrants hurt moves toward improving worker safety C) viewed predominantly Catholic and Jewish immigrants as threats to social stability D) objected to the Republican Party's recruiting of immigrant voters

Q: How did the Freedmen's Bureau belie what lay ahead for southern blacks? A) It made it appear that the government would provide social services to blacks. B) It gave the impression that freed blacks would experience rapid success. C) It gave the appearance of eventually allowing blacks to vote and participate in government. D) It made blacks believe that northerners were genuinely anti-slavery.

Q: Slave owners commonly used which of the following incentives to motivate hard work?A) the promise of eventual freedomB) the promise of transfer from field slave to house slaveC) the promise to keep a family unit intactD) the promise of payment of wages for skilled work

Q: America's senior negotiator at the peace talks ending the Revolutionary War was __________. A) Franklin B) Washington C) Jefferson D) Madison

Q: What is the meaning of the term filles du Roi? A) prostitutes B) orphan girls C) girls of the valley D) king's daughters

Q: Developments in foreign relations in the late 1980s included __________. A) relatively peaceful revolutions that toppled Soviet control of eastern Europe B) a heightening of the Cold War and the arms race C) the emergence of a strong isolationist foreign policy by the United States D) President Bush's aggressive verbal attacks on Mikhail Gorbachev

Q: The Indian Reorganization Act __________. A) guaranteed religious freedom, and halted the sale of tribal lands B) marked a return to the American governmental policies of the nineteenth century C) received the full-fledged support of white missionaries who worked on reservations D) weakened tribal control of local government

Q: The "progressive movement" was driven by __________. A) the ideas of Eugene Debs B) the leadership of the Populist Party C) the contention that individualism, and not government help, could solve social ills D) a general belief that moderate reforms were needed for social order and improved socio-economic conditions

Q: The immediate response to President Johnson's Reconstruction plan included __________. A) opposition by the majority of northern Democrats B) resistance by white southerners to various provisions C) the loss of Johnson's reputation as a moderate D) the call for elections in which southern blacks voted

Q: What was one of the biggest differences between the life conditions of slaves and poor whites?A) Poor whites ate a diet more like that of the planter class.B) Slaves lived in larger living quarters than most poor whites.C) Slaves worked much longer hours under much harsher conditions.D) Poor whites lived in dwellings that were usually four times bigger than slave cabins.

Q: The peace negotiations at the end of the Revolutionary War took place in __________. A) Amsterdam B) Paris C) Yalta D) Versailles

Q: The total number of French settlers in Canada __________. A) was less than the total number of England's North American settlers B) was greater than the total number of England's North American settlers C) equaled the number of English settlers in Canada D) equaled the number of English settlers in North America

Q: What did the Berlin Wall symbolize? A) rebuilding after World War II B) cultural homogeny C) racial segregation D) the stand-off of the Cold War in Europe

Q: Which of the following accurately describes advances in racial equality during FDR's presidency? A) FDR fully integrated the U.S. military at the start of World War II. B) FDR prohibited racial discrimination in the Works Progress Administration. C) FDR appointed African Americans to his cabinet. D) FDR pushed for civil rights legislation in Congress.

Q: Which of the following was part of the group known as new immigrants? A) Irish B) Finnish C) Polish D) German

Q: President Johnson, like most white northerners, believed that African Americans __________. A) were inferior B) should have a voice in government C) lacked a free man's will D) deserved reparations

Q: Which of the following was prohibited under the slave codes?A) murder of a slave by a masterB) harboring a fugitive slave in a non-slave stateC) physical discipline of a slaveD) sale of a sick slave

Q: Over the course of the Revolutionary War, prices in America __________. A) rose B) fell C) remained steady D) were denominated in French currency

Q: Who founded a permanent settlement in Quebec in 1608? A) Thomas Dudley B) Jesuit missionaries C) Samuel de Champlain D) Vasco de Gama

Q: Which Soviet leader instituted the political openness of glasnost? A) Mikhail Gorbachev B) Leonid Brezhnev C) Constantin Chernenko D) Yuri Andropov

Q: What was the "Black Cabinet"? A) a group of activists who met at the home of Mary McLeod Bethune to discuss civil rights strategies B) a group of business leaders led by Harry Hopkins and Harold Ickes who resisted New Deal reforms C) Supreme Court members who ruled that New Deal reforms were unconstitutional D) a group of labor leaders who sought the attention of Eleanor Roosevelt

Q: In the early twentieth century, nearly __________ workers were injured at work each year. A) 5,000 B) 50,000 C) 250,000 D) 500,000

Q: The Wade-Davis Bill was rendered ineffective when __________. A) abolitionist leaders withdrew their support for the bill B) southern conservatives refused to enact it C) radical Republicans rejected the plan as too lenient D) President Lincoln used the presidential option of a pocket veto

Q: What was the average life expectancy of a slave at birth?A) 21 yearsB) 30 yearsC) 44 yearsD) 55 years

Q: __________ who sided with the British suffered significantly when the war ended. A) Women B) Hessians C) Frenchmen D) Native Americans

Q: What situation interrupted France's efforts to establish a foothold in North America? A) religious warfare between Catholics and Protestants B) war with Italy C) political strife D) the inability to establish transportation to the New World