History of Colonial America Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the complex history of Colonial America from the early 16th century through the eve of the American Revolution. It examines the interactions among Indigenous peoples, European settlers, and enslaved Africans, analyzing the political, economic, social, and cultural forces that shaped colonial societies. Students will study topics such as colonization and settlement patterns, imperial rivalries, religious transformation, labor systems, and resistance movements. Through readings, discussions, and primary sources, the course aims to provide a deeper understanding of how the colonial experience laid the foundations for the emergence of the United States.
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Becoming America Volume I 1st Edition by David Henkin
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Chapter 1: Convergence of Many Peoples: America Before 1600
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Q1) The Crow Creek Massacre
A)represents an anomaly of violence that puzzles scholars.
B)is evidence of the violence common among post-Cahokia villages.
C)is distinguished by the selective slaughter of children in an attempt to wipe out a future generation.
D)is a sign of a reverse in the trend of relatively peaceful Cahokia coexistence.
Answer: B
Q2) Columbus's greatest advantage lay in
A)his seafaring experience.
B)the accuracy of his geographic calculations.
C)his crucial understanding of the location of Japan.
D)his success in wooing financial support from European monarchs.
Answer: A
Q3) During the later sixteenth century,the English defended their piracy as
A)an assault against Catholicism.
B)revenge for their naval defeat in 1588.
C)an honorable crusade against Muslim warships.
D)an attempt to gain a foothold in the New WorlD.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Early Colonies, 1600-1680
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Q1) The United Dutch East India Company was mostly interested in A)acquiring territory.
B)dominating global trade.
C)building colonial plantations.
D)the exploration of uncharted lands.
Answer: B
Q2) In New England Puritan society,land distribution was controlled by A)the governor.
B)the local representative body.
C)the towns.
D)representatives of the Anglican Church.
Answer: C
Q3) When the English invaded and took control of New Amsterdam, A)the overall makeup of the colony changed significantly.
B)economic affairs remained in the competent hands of the Dutch.
C)official religious toleration was established.
D)they were immediately attacked by the Iroquois League.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Slavery and Race, 1660-1750
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Q1) Middle Passage refers to the
A)transport of trade goods such as weapons,liquor,and tobacco to West AfricA.
B)exchange between African slave merchants and European slave traders.
C)third leg of the triangular trade itinerary.
D)journey that brought slave ships from Africa to the Americas.
Answer: D
Q2) How much human cargo did the Royal African Company's ships lose between 1680 and 1688?
A)almost one-quarter
B)almost one-third
C)almost half
D)almost three-quarters
Answer: A
Q3) In colonial North America before the 1660s,
A)most who labored were defined as someone else's personal property.
B)serving a master was not associated with a particular racial or ethnic identity.
C)men,women,and children who tilled the soil did so voluntarily.
D)it was assumed that those who served a master were African Americans.
Answer: B
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1660-1750
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Q1) Before 1700,governors and royal officials
A)prohibited the publication of news in the colonies.
B)encouraged colonists to print their own newspapers.
C)established printing houses for the dissemination of news.
D)distributed newspapers from EnglanD.
Q2) During the first half of the eighteenth century,
A)average farm sizes decreased.
B)land tenancy was all but eliminated.
C)colonial freeholds increased.
D)laws of entail were enacted in the colonies.
Q3) Examine the dynamics of family,gender,and class in the colonies from 1660 to 1750.
Q4) Population growth in the Middle Colonies can largely be attributed to
A)immigrants from Scotland and Ireland.
B)migration from New England.
C)elevated slave importation.
D)high fertility and low mortality rates.
Q5) Analyze the development of ideas about land ownership in the colonies and their effects during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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Chapter 5: Empires, War, and the Transformation of Indian
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Q1) Conflicts across the Atlantic affected the North American colonies in various ways.Summarize the effects of the imperial wars of 1702-1748 on the colonies.
Q2) The French held the advantage with Indians in southeastern Texas because they
A)intermarried with Caddos.
B)carried banners depicting the Virgin Mary.
C)extended their religious faith and its requirements.
D)brought fewer women with them to diplomatic ceremonies.
Q3) Who was compelled to surrender Fort Necessity to his enemies in May of 1754?
A)James Wolfe
B)William Pitt
C)Edward Braddock
D)George Washington
Q4) During the eighteenth century,trade to the American colonies
A)declined.
B)rose gradually.
C)skyrocketed.
D)remained much the same as in the previous century.
Q5) How did the French and Indian War affect relations between Britain and her North American colonists?
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Chapter 6: Crisis and War, 1765-1781
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Q1) The Boston Massacre was prompted by
A)an urban riot.
B)a tarring and feathering.
C)an assault by the Green Mountain Boys.
D)heckling and snowballs.
Q2) Lord Dunmore's Proclamation
A)was a general emancipation order.
B)offered freedom for slaves who took an oath to remain neutral in the conflict.
C)declared liberty for slaves who would join the British Army.
D)intended to undermine the institution of slavery in British America.
Q3) Most participants in the wartime slave rebellion
A)escaped to the Caribbean.
B)were returned to their colonial masters.
C)died of disease,illness,or battle wounds.
D)enjoyed elevated status after the siege of Yorktown.
Q4) Groups calling themselves Regulators first formed in
A)New York.
B)New England.
C)Pennsylvania.
D)South Carolina.
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Chapter 7: Making a New Nation, 1776-1792
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Q1) The man who took charge of the elaborate task of informing and persuading his fellow colonists about the new Declaration was
A)John Hancock.
B)John Adams.
C)Thomas Jefferson.
D)Benjamin Franklin.
Q2) highlighted the
A)Christian moral element of society.
B)impact of agriculture on the southern economy.
C)role of ethnicity and language in rural America.
D)significance of economic opportunities in the American identity.
Q3) The committee charged with drafting the text of the Declaration included all of the following EXCEPT
A)Thomas Jefferson.
B)George Washington.
C)John Adams.
D)Roger Sherman.
Q4) Evaluate the process of and major issues involved with drafting the Constitution.
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Chapter 8: The Early Republic, 1793-1811
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Q1) The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
A)encouraged the spread of the opposition press.
B)asserted the rights of states to resist or nullify congressional laws.
C)reflected support of the power of the central government.
D)declared opposition to U.S.assistance for the Haitian Revolution.
Q2) Many Republicans wanted to impeach President Washington over the controversy surrounding which of the following?
A)the French Revolution
B)the Bank of the United States
C)his support of Jay's Treaty
D)his opposition to the Haitian Revolution
Q3) Describe the significance of the election of 1800 in the context of the developing partisanship in American politics.
Q4) Which of the following is NOT true of urban growth after the Revolution?
A)Population grew due to migrations.
B)Farming was in decline.
C)Population grew due to natural increase.
D)Cities were planneD.
Q5) Describe the purchase,politics,and exploration of the Louisiana Territory.
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Chapter 9: War, Expansion, and Indian Removal, 1811-1830
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Q1) By 1811 a civil war was brewing among the ________ between supporters and opponents of the U.S.government.
A)Shawnee
B)Creek nation
C)Miami tribes
D)Potawatomi
Q2) One of the first major interventions in American politics by a growing network of Protestant organizations was
A)support of the Worcester v.Georgia decision.
B)opposition to the Indian Removal Act.
C)spearheading the Benevolent Empire program.
D)obstruction of Jackson's presidential candidacy.
Q3) Evaluate both sides of the debate over going to war against the British in 1812.
Q4) Which of the following is NOT true of the Battle of New Orleans?
A)American guns were superior to those of the British.
B)The effects of the battle played a role in shaping the agreement that ended the war.
C)The invading British army outnumbered Jackson's men by two to one.
D)Jackson's force included African Americans and Haitian immigrants.
Q5) Discuss the approach and effects of the "civilization program."
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Chapter 10: Market Society and the Birth of Mass Politics, 1825-1844
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Q1) The ________ were the first political party to solidify under the Second Party System.
A)Republicans
B)Whigs
C)Anti Masons
D)Democrats
Q2) Which was NOT one of John Quincy Adams's disadvantages in the election of 1828?
A)the army of newspapers friendly to Jackson
B)the perception that he was an elitist
C)the charge of having entered the White House through a backroom deal
D)his grand vision for expanding national government
Q3) In his opposition to the Second Bank of the United States,Jackson argued that
A)it concentrated power in a private corporation.
B)it violated the Constitution.
C)it was mismanaged and ineffective.
D)the economy was suffering as a result of its policies.
Q4) What characterized the Second Party System? Compare the Whig Party to that of the Democrats.
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Q5) Evaluate how the battle over the Second Bank of the United States contributed to the Panic of 1873.
Chapter 11: Slavery and the South, 1831-1844
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Q1) The Second Seminole War was fought not only to remove this native group from Florida,but also because
A)the Spanish continued to be a threat there.
B)the state had become a haven for runaway slaves.
C)the Seminole Indians had been conducting raids into southern Georgia.
D)Alabama plantation owners had designs on expanding into that state.
Q2) The persistence of the expansion of slavery in the United States was driven,above all,by
A)tobacco.
B)the increasing value of slaves.
C)cotton.
D)racial prejudice.
Q3) Most plantation slaves,both male and female,worked as A)house servants.
B)slave drivers.
C)field laborers.
D)artisans such as carpenters or blacksmiths.
Q4) Explain the South's honor culture and its interaction with Christianity.
Q5) Summarize local and state efforts to regulate slavery after 1830,and the various expressions of slave resistance that followed.
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Chapter 12: Era of Middle-Class Reform, 1831-1848
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Q1) The community of New Harmony,founded by Robert Owen,rejected all of the following EXCEPT
A)private property.
B)religion.
C)industrial production.
D)marriage.
Q2) The 1840 schism caused a division within the ranks of which movement?
A)temperance
B)transcendentalist
C)abolitionist
D)New Harmony
Q3) Which of the following statements best describes the middle-class men and women who called themselves reformers?
A)They always agreed on the merits of every reform.
B)They united around a single strategy for pursuing reformist goals.
C)They believed that righteous individuals should take responsibility for bettering themselves and society.
D)They prioritized their own prosperity over the good of society.
Q4) Analyze the methods of temperance reformers and the effectiveness of their efforts.
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Chapter 13: Expansion, Nationalism, and American Popular
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Q1) In an 1845 article in a New York literary magazine,James Kennard,Jr. ,suggested that America's real national artists were
A)slaves.
B)city dwellers.
C)people living on the western frontier.
D)Native Americans.
Q2) Analyze the content and cultural significance of theater and blackface minstrelsy in the mid-nineteenth century.
Q3) Congressional Democrats were able to win approval for Texas annexation by treating it as
A)an individual nation.
B)an application for statehood.
C)part of Mexico.
D)a treaty with a foreign nation.
Q4) For many northern Whigs,nationalism meant
A)encouraging expressions of American nationalism in popular culture.
B)adding new territories to the Union.
C)tightening the bonds of commerce and communication across the country.
D)the abolition of slavery.
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Chapter 14: A Union Unraveling, 1848-1860
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Q1) The victor of the election of 1848 was
A)James Polk.
B)Zachary Taylor.
C)Lewis Cass.
D)Martin Van Buren.
Q2) The Kansas-Nebraska Act
A)ended westerners' hopes for a program of popular sovereignty.
B)was opposed by President Pierce.
C)was proposed by Stephen Douglas.
D)extended the provision of the Missouri Compromise that banned slavery north of 36<sup>\(\circ\)</sup> 30'.
Q3) The Know-Nothing Party
A)stood on an antislavery platform.
B)was dedicated to bringing about spiritual renewal in the nation.
C)advocated for the development of the western part of the U.S.
D)was committed to protecting the U.S.from the "menace" of Catholic immigration.
Q4) Explain the growth and economic impact of the railroad industry.
Q5) Compare and contrast the effects of the Fugitive Slave Act and Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Q6) Summarize the cultural and political effects of the national rail network.
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Chapter 15: Disunion and War, 1861-1865
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Q1) Burying the battlefield dead was part of the burden of soldiering,usually borne by A)the defeated.
B)the victors.
C)northern civilians.
D)local residents.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT true of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
A)Lincoln avoided speaking of the Constitution.
B)Lincoln reminded his listeners that the nation began with the Declaration of Independence.
C)Lincoln was the main speaker for the event.
D)Lincoln paid homage to the men "who here gave their lives."
Q3) On January 31,1865,Congress passed the ________,which banned slavery.
A)Fugitive Slave Act
B)Thirteenth Amendment
C)Emancipation Proclamation
D)Fifteenth Amendment
Q4) Summarize the key Union victories and the northern war strategy toward the end of the war in 1963-1865.
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Chapter 16: Southern Reconstruction, 1862-1883
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Q1) Andrew Johnson's attitude toward African Americans and Reconstruction is best described by which of the following statements?
A)He was a radical abolitionist who thought the institution of slavery was immoral and unjust.
B)He issued executive orders to confiscate plantation lands and redistribute them to ex-slaves.
C)While he resented the power of the southern planter class,he grudgingly helped them regain their privileged status.
D)He forged a coalition of freedpeople,yeomen,and Republicans to break the power of the planter class.
Q2) Which statement best describes the results of Reconstruction?
A)The effort failed in every way to meet its goals.
B)Although there were problems involved in the process,in the end conditions were much better for African Americans in the South by the end of Reconstruction.
C)Northern support for Reconstruction remained strong and resolved to the end.
D)While the immediate results were not as positive as African Americans had hoped,the amendments and legislation enacted proved vital in future efforts to secure civil rights.
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Chapter 17: Remaking the West, 1865-1893
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Q1) Who was the Nez Percé chief that led his people in an attempted escape to Canada?
A)Crazy Horse
B)Sitting Bull
C)Chief Joseph
D)Rain-in-the-Face
Q2) The Santee Rebellion in 1862,a raid by Sioux in which 500 Anglos were killed,was provoked by
A)the hanging of 38 Sioux men.
B)the refusal of the region's federal agent to provide food and other aid.
C)the deportation of the Santee Sioux to the Black Hills in the Dakota territory.
D)a battle with the Lakota Sioux.
Q3) The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged settlement in western lands because it
A)gave away 160-acre lots of land to settlers who promised not to bring slaves.
B)provided a modest stipend for seed and farming equipment.
C)made land extremely affordable to those who would make improvements upon it.
D)made land available for purchase at only $125 an acre.
Q4) Discuss the growth and transformation of the cattle industry from the 1860s through the 1890s.
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Chapter 18: Industrializing America, 1865-1885
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Q1) As industrialization and urbanization proceeded,the word "nature" came to represent A)rural areas outside the city.
B)earlier and simpler ways of living,such as that of the Indians.
C)sublime landscapes untouched by human hands.
D)picturesque farmhouses and cottages.
Q2) In the 1870s and 1880s urban society was dramatically transformed,as middle-class America began to be identified with A)literary culture.
B)the Protestant work ethic.
C)charitable giving.
D)mass consumption.
Q3) The Great Chicago Fire became the object of anxious discussions about A)building safety.
B)the lack of a sufficient police force.
C)the failure of the fire department.
D)the "dangerous classes."
Q4) Analyze the effects of the new industrial network,particularly the businesses,industries,and services that developed from the railroad and telegraph.
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Chapter 19: Politics and Discontent in the Gilded Age, 1878-1896
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Q1) The Civil Service Act of 1883 required,for some positions,federal job seekers to
A)work through lobbyists in order to qualify.
B)be elected to serve by a congressional commission.
C)take a competitive examination.
D)prove their competency with a record of their previous work experience.
Q2) The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 made monopolizing an offense
A)and led to the strengthening of trade unions in the federal courts.
B)but was nullified by the Interstate Commerce Act.
C)but provided no means for enforcement.
D)and proved an effective means of curbing the abuses of big business.
Q3) The beneficiaries of America's first federal welfare system were
A)the urban poor.
B)immigrants.
C)African Americans.
D)veterans.
Q4) The Haymarket Affair led to
A)the success of the Great Southwestern Strike.
B)a new nativist movement.
C)a strengthening of the eight-hour movement.
D)the hiring of more immigrant workers,who would cause less disruption.
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Chapter 20: The Progressive Era, 1896-1914
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Q1) Second- and third-generation immigrants
A)were most eager to associate with their home country,as they rejected American culture.
B)had difficulty assimilating,as they continued to use their native language in schools and at home.
C)tried to distance themselves from the old-fashioned ways of their parents through the American "consumer culture."
D)clung to their traditional culture through music and theater.
Q2) Thomas Edison's contribution to the entertainment industry was
A)in funding ethnic theaters for immigrants.
B)his work in developing the movie projector.
C)his invention of neon-light signs that attracted people to theaters.
D)the opening of his Nickelodeon theater in Pittsburg.
Q3) All of the following were features of the urban setting EXCEPT
A)skyscrapers piercing the urban skyline.
B)thousands of people using public transportation.
C)empty urban "ghettos" as racial minorities left for the suburbs.
D)bright,electric lights used in dazzling advertisements.
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Chapter 21: Birth of a Great Power: The United States and the World, 1880-1914
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Q1) Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the Americanization of the Philippines?
A)Thousands of American teachers volunteered to educate the Filipinos.
B)The Woman's Christian Temperance Union worked to curtail prostitution in the Philippines and make it a "symbol of righteousness" in the Far East,but with limited success.
C)The government restricted private groups' participation,as the Philippines were deemed too dangerous.
D)New buildings were erected in the Philippines,and a new summer capital was built using modern building designs to promote American culture,values,and good government.
Q2) Explain how the United States and Mexico came into conflict.Identify specific events that led to the conflict and how missteps by President Wilson helped to exacerbate the conflict,especially in his handling of Pancho Villa.
Q3) Analyze the long-term,underlying causes for the Spanish-American War.In addition,describe the immediate causes and the role the media played in the outbreak of hostilities.
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Chapter 22: War and Peace, 1914-1920
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT true of the Balkan nationalist movements?
A)They desired self-determination.
B)They demanded unification of their respective ethnic groups.
C)They wanted incorporation into the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
D)They were subject to the interventionism of larger powers.
Q2) The battle that finally pushed the Germans out of France was the
A)Battle of Belleau Wood.
B)Meuse-Argonne offensive.
C)Battle of Château-Thierry.
D)Battle of Cantigny.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT true of the Treaty of Versailles?
A)Germany was not allowed to participate in the negotiations.
B)The principle of self-determination was largely honored.
C)Germans were subjected to massive reparations.
D)The negotiations were a public affair reported on by the media.
Q4) The policy of neutrality came to be strained between 1914 and 1916
A)as more and more exports and relief were sent overseas,mostly to Britain.
B)when Paris was invaded by German soldiers.
C)when Russia dropped out of the conflict.
D)as the U.S.began increasing its support of Germany.
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Chapter 23: America in the Jazz Age, 1920-1929
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Q1) Explain the factors that led to the Great Crash of 1929.
Q2) Marcus Garvey founded
A)The Negro World.
B)the Negro Factories Corporation.
C)the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
D)All these answers are correct.
Q3) The 1929,the NBC radio program Amos 'n' Andy starred two
A)African American actors who played educated northern blacks.
B)African American actors who played uneducated southern African Americans.
C)white actors who played educated northern blacks.
D)white actors who played uneducated southern African Americans.
Q4) Which of the following was NOT one of the areas of emphasis in advertising aimed at women during this era?
A)the ideal of the Gibson Girl
B)cosmetics
C)fad diets
D)the "youthful" spirit
Q5) Summarize the prohibition experiment of the 1920s.Discuss the cultural forces that led to the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment and the effects of the law on society.
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Chapter 24: America Remade: The Great Depression and the
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Q1) Analyze the various factors that contributed to Great Depression.
Q2) The economic theory of Keynesianism advocated federal spending along with A)higher interest rates and lower taxes.
B)higher interest rates and higher taxes.
C)lower interest rates and lower taxes.
D)lower interest rates and higher taxes.
Q3) The new social identity of the 1930s,the teenager,was fostered largely by their growing participation in A)WPA youth agencies.
B)clubs.
C)high school.
D)the CCC.
Q4) Summarize the legislation of the First New Deal.
Q5) The San Francisco general strike of 1934 was initiated by A)auto workers.
B)meat packers.
C)dockworkers.
D)steelworkers.
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Q6) Describe the challenges faced by farmers and rural America during the Depression,and summarize the efforts to address their plight.
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Chapter 25: America Goes to War, 1939-1945
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Q1) Nazi war criminals were tried and sentenced at the A)Berlin trials.
B)United Nations.
C)Nuremberg trials.
D)International Court at the Hague.
Q2) Roosevelt prepared the country for war in all the following ways EXCEPT
A)commissioning the construction of 50,000 warplanes.
B)starting the nuclear weapons program.
C)having Congress authorize the first peacetime draft.
D)encouraging media outlets to promote awareness and preparedness.
Q3) Recycling on the home front during World War II
A)would have saved the government millions of dollars but was an unknown practice at the time.
B)was attempted by the federal government,but people were not used to such practices so it had little impact on the war effort.
C)was eagerly practiced by the public and included such items as metals,fat,and other household waste.
D)was mainly done on the black market to get around rationing regulations.
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Chapter 26: Postwar America, 1945-1953
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Q1) What was the changing situation facing some American cities,particularly in the Northeast?
A)Cities in the Northeast were losing population and jobs to the suburbs,which resulted in a decreasing tax base.
B)While losing population to the suburbs,the tax revenue of most cities increased as factories remained in the city and most workers commuted to the inner city.
C)Population decreased in "Sunbelt" cities as workers moved to find industrial jobs in the Northeast.
D)A large number of African Americans left the city for the suburbs.
Q2) Which evangelist won fame for his fiery anti-communist speeches that described the Cold War confrontation as an apocalyptic battle between Christ and Antichrist?
A)Jonathan Edwards
B)Henry Luce
C)Billy Graham
D)Randolph Hearst
Q3) Analyze the Truman Doctrine and what is meant by containment.Identify the key people involved in this policy and explain how the Marshall Plan was used to implement it.
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Chapter 27: Age of Affluence, 1953-1960
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Q1) Which of the following was NOT one of the relatively common boundary-pushing teen activities?
A)cruising
B)heavy petting
C)fighting
D)drag racing
Q2) Which of the following was NOT among the efforts of the U.S.to persuade foreign peoples of the positive attributes of American capitalism and culture?
A)the United Nations
B)the Jazz Ambassadors
C)the United States Information Agency
D)Hollywood cowboy movies
Q3) Which of the following does NOT accurately describe teenagers' experience as they emerged as a cultural force in the 1950s?
A)They became highly sought-after consumers.
B)They enjoyed more leisure time than previous generations.
C)Their incomes rose dramatically.
D)Most dropped out of high school to join the adult workforce.
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Chapter 28: ERA of Dreams and Discontent, 1960-1969
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Q1) In 1961 the Kennedy administration authorized the Bay of Pigs invasion,which resulted in
A)the collapse of Castro's regime.
B)the taking of Guantánamo Bay,which would later become a U.S.naval base.
C)over 1,000 American soldiers being taken captive,most of whom were later released.
D)an embarrassing failure for the U.S.
Q2) The negotiated agreement over the Cuban Missile Crisis required that the Soviets remove the missiles in Cuba in exchange for the assurance that the U.S.would not invade Cuba and the U.S.would
A)establish a "hot line" between Moscow and Washington to avoid potential nuclear war.
B)withdraw its nuclear missiles from Turkey and Italy.
C)ban underwater and aerial nuclear testing.
D)release Soviet spies that had been captured by the CIA.
Q3) Summarize President Johnson's vision of and efforts to build a Great Society,including significant legislation passed during his presidency.
Q4) By analyzing each major international event or initiative,explain how the Cold War conflict drove Kennedy's foreign policy.
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Chapter 29: Reaction, Recession, and Globalization,
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Q1) Which of the following was NOT one of Nixon's foreign policy accomplishments?
A)paved the way for the China to join the United Nations
B)became the first sitting U.S.president to visit mainland China
C)signed SALT I with the Soviet Union
D)leveraged the U.S.relationship with the Soviet Union to end the Vietnam War
Q2) Summarize how the Watergate scandal unfolded,and describe its effects on the nation and the presidency of Gerald Ford.
Q3) Which of the following was an aspect of the evangelical counterculture of the 1970s?
A)Liberal mainstream churches grew,while evangelical dominations fought for members.
B)It was exclusively a white movement that completely rejected minorities.
C)The first born-again president was elected.
D)None of these answers is correct.
Q4) Which of the following was NOT one of Carter's foreign policy actions?
A)the signing of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
B)the brokering of peace between Egypt and Israel
C)the initiative to eradicate smallpox
D)the ending of aid to Argentina's military dictatorship
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Chapter 30: Deindustrializing America, 1980-1992
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Q1) Once President Reagan's economic policies took hold in 1983,the United States
A)experienced growth that was offset by severe inflation.
B)experienced immediate,short-term growth that was followed by the worst recession since the Great Depression.
C)began a period that economists call the Great Expansion,lasting more than 20 years.
D)experienced stagnant economic growth due to high budget deficits.
Q2) The appointments made to the Supreme Court by President Reagan
A)had little impact as there were only two appointments to be made,with all the liberal justices refusing to resign as long as Reagan was president.
B)included Sandra Day O'Connor,the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
C)were intended to strike down the New Federalism decisions made by the previous Warren Court.
D)were intended to balance the liberal bias of Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
Q3) Discuss Reagan's attempt to reverse the New Deal through deregulation,tax cuts,and the reduction of government spending.Also,discuss opposition to Reagan's policies.
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Chapter 31: Globalizing America, 1992 to the Present
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true regarding the Digital Revolution?
A)Digitization-the transformation of objects,images,sounds,and signals into binary code-was a brand new technology in the 1990s.
B)The Internet was highly regulated by the federal government from its inception.
C)Investors were very wary of investing in new "dot-com" startup businesses.
D)Timothy Berners-Lee,a Massachusetts Institute of Technology computer scientist,found a seamless way to link documents and other content to the Internet,helping to create the World Wide Web.
Q2) Who was the Democratic nominee in the election of 2004?
A)Howard Dean
B)Dennis Kucinich
C)Wesley Clark
D)John Kerry
Q3) Which of the following was most responsible for the "Great Recession"?
A)the dot-com bubble
B)the collapse of the auto industry
C)the housing bubble and collapse of that market
D)the impact of globalization and outsourcing
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