Question 1

Diplomacy
-Which of the following court cases was one of the first US Supreme Court cases to consider the legal status of corporations?

Accepted Answer

A) Plessey v. Ferguson 
B) Dartmouth College v. Woodward 
C) Gibbons v. Ogden 
D) McCulloch v. Maryland 
E) Worchester v. Georgia 
A) Plessey v. Ferguson 
B) Dartmouth College v. Woodward 
C) Gibbons v. Ogden 
D) McCulloch v. Maryland 
E) Worchester v. Georgia B

Question 2

Artists
-The demographic phenomenon that occurs when Americans of European descent move to suburban communities to escape a growing racial minority population is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Transmigration 
B) De-urbanization 
C) Exodus migration 
D) White flight 
E) Caucasian diaspora 
A) Transmigration 
B) De-urbanization 
C) Exodus migration 
D) White flight 
E) Caucasian diaspora D

Question 3

Diplomacy
-English settlers in the New World depended on charters from the British monarchy for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Economic support for their missions 
B) Freedom from all British governmental structures 
C) A mandate to spread Protestantism 
D) Maintaining their status as English 
E) Demonstrating their legitimacy to Native Americans 
A) Economic support for their missions 
B) Freedom from all British governmental structures 
C) A mandate to spread Protestantism 
D) Maintaining their status as English 
E) Demonstrating their legitimacy to Native Americans D

Question 4

Diplomacy
-The Beaver Wars between the Mohawk and the Algonquian in the 1640s demonstrated which effect of the European arrival of the New World?

Accepted Answer

A) Longstanding alliances would be devastated by European intervention. 
B) European demand would shrink resources available to Native American groups, creating conflict. 
C) The Native Americans were more hostile and destructive prior to the Europeans arrival. 
D) The religious conflicts of Europe would replay among the Native Americans. 
E) Europeans would resolve not to interfere in inter-tribal conflicts. 
A) Longstanding alliances would be devastated by European intervention. 
B) European demand would shrink resources available to Native American groups, creating conflict. 
C) The Native Americans were more hostile and destructive prior to the Europeans arrival. 
D) The religious conflicts of Europe would replay among the Native Americans. 
E) Europeans would resolve not to interfere in inter-tribal conflicts.

Question 5

Diplomacy
-Which of the following were influential in creating American political culture in the colonial era?

Accepted Answer

A) The printing press 
B) Circulating libraries 
C) Private clubs and societies 
D) Newspapers 
E) All of the above 
A) The printing press 
B) Circulating libraries 
C) Private clubs and societies 
D) Newspapers 
E) All of the above

Question 6

Political Parties
-When President Woodrow Wilson formally declared war against Germany in a speech before a joint session of Congress, he proclaimed that, "The world must be..." :

Accepted Answer

A) "...protected from those who intend to disrupt peace." 
B) "...rid of imperialism." 
C) "...made safe for democracy." 
D) "...protected from those with evil intent." 
E) "...made safe for freedom." 
A) "...protected from those who intend to disrupt peace." 
B) "...rid of imperialism." 
C) "...made safe for democracy." 
D) "...protected from those with evil intent." 
E) "...made safe for freedom."

Question 7

Diplomacy
-The French colonists had fewer conflicts with the Native Americans in the regions that they colonized than the English did for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) The French did not try to convert the Native Americans. 
B) The French inhabited largely unoccupied regions. 
C) French culture was more accepting of difference than English. 
D) The French were predominantly trappers, not farmers. 
E) French policy was to have as little contact as possible with the indigenous people. 
A) The French did not try to convert the Native Americans. 
B) The French inhabited largely unoccupied regions. 
C) French culture was more accepting of difference than English. 
D) The French were predominantly trappers, not farmers. 
E) French policy was to have as little contact as possible with the indigenous people.

Question 8

Expansionism
-S. acquisition of the Alaska Territory was commonly known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Manifest Destiny 
B) Seward's Folly 
C) Klondike Gold Rush 
D) Gadsden Purchase 
E) Teapot Dome 
A) Manifest Destiny 
B) Seward's Folly 
C) Klondike Gold Rush 
D) Gadsden Purchase 
E) Teapot Dome

Question 9

Diplomacy
-Separation of the church and state was included in the First Amendment for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) Religious tolerance was generally not accepted and the authors desired change. 
B) The authors feared that the Puritans would dominate if religion was instated. 
C) The South was generally not religious and would not accept a state religion. 
D) Non-Christian religions were extremely rare, so there was little need to define religion. 
E) Religious persecution had driven many from their homelands to come to America. 
A) Religious tolerance was generally not accepted and the authors desired change. 
B) The authors feared that the Puritans would dominate if religion was instated. 
C) The South was generally not religious and would not accept a state religion. 
D) Non-Christian religions were extremely rare, so there was little need to define religion. 
E) Religious persecution had driven many from their homelands to come to America.

Question 10

Artists
-Who was considered the social leader of the African-American community at the turn of the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A) Frederick Douglass 
B) Booker T. Washington 
C) George Washington Carver 
D) Martin Luther King, Jr. 
E) W. E. B. Du Bois 
A) Frederick Douglass 
B) Booker T. Washington 
C) George Washington Carver 
D) Martin Luther King, Jr. 
E) W. E. B. Du Bois

Question 11

Diplomacy
-The religious group that petitioned Congress to end slavery in 1783 was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The Quakers 
B) The Puritans 
C) The Protestants 
D) The Calvinists 
E) The Catholics 
A) The Quakers 
B) The Puritans 
C) The Protestants 
D) The Calvinists 
E) The Catholics

Question 12

Diplomacy
-The presence of European settlers changed the lives of North American Native Americans in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Alcohol was introduced to the Native Americans. 
B) Farming techniques improved with the introduction of metal tools. 
C) Men devoted more time to hunting. 
D) Relationships among the tribes improved because of a common enemy. 
E) Glass and copper items were incorporated in Native American ceremonies. 
A) Alcohol was introduced to the Native Americans. 
B) Farming techniques improved with the introduction of metal tools. 
C) Men devoted more time to hunting. 
D) Relationships among the tribes improved because of a common enemy. 
E) Glass and copper items were incorporated in Native American ceremonies.

Question 13

American History
-Slavery replaced which of the following as a source of cheap labor in the colonies?

Accepted Answer

A) Serfs 
B) Indentured servants 
C) Child labor 
D) Native American workers 
E) The working class 
A) Serfs 
B) Indentured servants 
C) Child labor 
D) Native American workers 
E) The working class

Question 14

Immigration
-In which decade did the United States begin to pass federal legislation restricting immigration?

Accepted Answer

A) 1830s 
B) 1890s 
C) 1950s 
D) 1870s 
E) 1930s 
A) 1830s 
B) 1890s 
C) 1950s 
D) 1870s 
E) 1930s

Question 15

Diplomacy
-Which of the following describes the consequences of the shift from Dutch rule to English in New York?

Accepted Answer

A) The Iroquois nation was weakened. 
B) Dutch citizens revolted in protest. 
C) Women gained property rights. 
D) Africans lost their freeman status. 
E) Religious tolerance ended. 
A) The Iroquois nation was weakened. 
B) Dutch citizens revolted in protest. 
C) Women gained property rights. 
D) Africans lost their freeman status. 
E) Religious tolerance ended.

Question 16

Bill of Rights
-Jefferson's sponsoring of the Lewis and Clark expedition helped create a stronger national culture because:

Accepted Answer

A) The expedition discovered that the Spanish had largely abandoned the West. 
B) It created American trails, as opposed to European ones. 
C) Coverage of the expedition helped incorporate the Native Americans into popular culture of the day. 
D) Lewis and Clark's documentation of new species and uncharted territory created national pride. 
E) Their journey represented a new type of domestic policy. 
A) The expedition discovered that the Spanish had largely abandoned the West. 
B) It created American trails, as opposed to European ones. 
C) Coverage of the expedition helped incorporate the Native Americans into popular culture of the day. 
D) Lewis and Clark's documentation of new species and uncharted territory created national pride. 
E) Their journey represented a new type of domestic policy.

Question 17

Political Parties
-Which type of political organization often acts on behalf of a candidate or party to carry out attacks on their opponents, even though federal law stipulates that they cannot be affiliated with candidates or parties?

Accepted Answer

A) PACs 
B) Labor union 
C) Super PACs 
D) Lobbies 
E) Interest group 
A) PACs 
B) Labor union 
C) Super PACs 
D) Lobbies 
E) Interest group

Question 18

Military Conflicts
-Which of the following was the objective for the failed U.S. military campaign Operation Eagle Claw?

Accepted Answer

A) To prevent the Fall of Saigon 
B) The capture of Adolf Hitler 
C) The rescue of 52American hostages in Iran 
D) To invade the Bay of Pigs 
E) To invade Grenada 
A) To prevent the Fall of Saigon 
B) The capture of Adolf Hitler 
C) The rescue of 52American hostages in Iran 
D) To invade the Bay of Pigs 
E) To invade Grenada

Question 19

Economic Development
-In the worst days of the Great Depression, approximately what percentage of American laborers was out of work?

Accepted Answer

A) 20% 
B) 50% 
C) 35% 
D) 25% 
E) 15% 
A) 20% 
B) 50% 
C) 35% 
D) 25% 
E) 15%

Question 20

Economic Development
-At the onset of the Great Depression, approximately how much of the United States was electrified?

Accepted Answer

A) 50% 
B) 60% 
C) 70% 
D) 80% 
E) 90% 
A) 50% 
B) 60% 
C) 70% 
D) 80% 
E) 90%

Diplomacy -Which of the following court cases was one of the first US Supreme Court cases to consider the legal status of corporations?

Artists -The demographic phenomenon that occurs when Americans of European descent move to suburban communities to escape a growing racial minority population is called:

Diplomacy -English settlers in the New World depended on charters from the British monarchy for which of the following?

Diplomacy -The Beaver Wars between the Mohawk and the Algonquian in the 1640s demonstrated which effect of the European arrival of the New World?

Diplomacy -Which of the following were influential in creating American political culture in the colonial era?

Political Parties -When President Woodrow Wilson formally declared war against Germany in a speech before a joint session of Congress, he proclaimed that, "The world must be..." :

Diplomacy -The French colonists had fewer conflicts with the Native Americans in the regions that they colonized than the English did for which of the following reasons?

Expansionism -S. acquisition of the Alaska Territory was commonly known as:

Diplomacy -Separation of the church and state was included in the First Amendment for which of the following reasons?

Artists -Who was considered the social leader of the African-American community at the turn of the 20th century?

Diplomacy -The religious group that petitioned Congress to end slavery in 1783 was which of the following?

Diplomacy -The presence of European settlers changed the lives of North American Native Americans in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

American History -Slavery replaced which of the following as a source of cheap labor in the colonies?

Immigration -In which decade did the United States begin to pass federal legislation restricting immigration?

Diplomacy -Which of the following describes the consequences of the shift from Dutch rule to English in New York?

Bill of Rights -Jefferson's sponsoring of the Lewis and Clark expedition helped create a stronger national culture because:

Political Parties -Which type of political organization often acts on behalf of a candidate or party to carry out attacks on their opponents, even though federal law stipulates that they cannot be affiliated with candidates or parties?

Military Conflicts -Which of the following was the objective for the failed U.S. military campaign Operation Eagle Claw?

Economic Development -In the worst days of the Great Depression, approximately what percentage of American laborers was out of work?

Economic Development -At the onset of the Great Depression, approximately how much of the United States was electrified?

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