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Q: Bobby Seale and Huey Newton began the Black Panthers in their home area of __________. A) Oakland, CA B) Mobile, AL C) Chicago D) Washington, D.C.

Q: In 1921, a Methodist minister and Klan member murdered a __________ on his own doorstep. A) Catholic priest B) Chinese laundry worker C) African American sharecropper D) Socialist union leader

Q: Compare and contrast the lives of women in the working class of the industrial Northeast with the lives of pioneer women of the Great Plains. If you had to choose, which life would you have preferred?

Q: President Lincoln earned an early political and military advantage when __________. A) England refused to consider supporting the Confederacy B) all of the leading generals from West Point joined the Union cause C) the Union managed to keep key border states in the Union D) the Confederates refused to draft for the purpose of enlarging their army

Q: When Henry Clay tried to make the Bank of the United States a key campaign issue in 1832, __________. A) most of the nation supported his rational stance on the matter B) Jackson backed off from making the Bank a political issue C) Jackson turned the tables on him by vehemently opposing rechartering of the Bank D) very few people viewed the issue as an important one in America's political dialogue

Q: The first significant attacks on slavery were generated by __________ concerns. A) economic B) political C) religious D) philosophical

Q: Which of the following statements is true about the American Indian Movement? A) The organization attempted to protect Indians from domestic violence. B) The organization refused to ally itself with other Indian groups. C) It was part of the group that took over Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in 1973. D) It aimed to increase educational opportunities for Native Americans.

Q: A Restrictionist in the 1920s would be most opposed to immigration by a(n) __________. A) Polish Catholic man B) impoverished English woman C) illiterate Irish man D) single French woman

Q: What role did the mining industry play in migration to the West? What social trends and conflicts emerged as a result of this expansion of mining into the West?

Q: This state's strategic position north of Washington, D.C. made it vital for the Union cause. A) Maryland B) Virginia C) Delaware D) North Carolina

Q: The Force Bill gave Jackson the power to __________. A) remove the Cherokees with military force B) engage in an undeclared naval war with England C) put down nullification with military force D) appoint cabinet officials without congressional approval

Q: What was a major cause behind the Regulator movement? A) economic inequality B) conflict with Indians C) lack of fair political representation D) British taxes

Q: Malcolm X was assassinated by rivals within the Black Muslims after he __________. A) began to consider limited acceptance of white culture B) advocated a bloody race war C) refused to run for president D) announced he would not make a pilgrimage to Mecca

Q: The National Origins Act of 1924 was aimed at limiting the immigration of __________. A) western Europeans and Irish Protestants B) western European Catholics and Japanese C) southern and eastern Europeans and Japanese D) Germans and southern and eastern Europeans

Q: In California and Colorado, farmers used __________ to irrigate their land. A) wells B) streams C) rain water D) sprinklers

Q: Which state stayed in the Union when President Lincoln called for troops? A) Virginia B) Kentucky C) Tennessee D) North Carolina

Q: Which statement best describes Jackson's view of those who supported nullification? A) Jackson viewed nullification as a dangerous and treasonous affront to the union. B) He sympathized with the stance on nullification expressed by Southerners. C) Jackson viewed them as an unimportant voice in the national political debate. D) He defeated them by ignoring their ideas and refusing to debate the issue.

Q: Vigilante groups formed in North Carolina in the 1760s called themselves __________. A) Regulators B) Sons of Liberty C) Enforcers D) Brothers of Carolina

Q: The phrase "Black Power" was connected to which of the following? A) the emphasis of Christian love in civil-rights strategies B) celebrating African American heritage C) undermining local black communities through political activism D) the messages of speeches given by Lyndon Johnson

Q: In his novel, A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway __________. A) ridiculed the narrowness of suburban, middle-class life B) used the muckraking style to criticize large industries C) rejected traditional values and the idealism of his youth D) satirized the era's mass consumerism

Q: A lack of timber caused a shortage of fencing that was finally solved by __________. A) the invention of barbed wire B) less rigid concepts of private property C) military patrols of land boundaries belonging to small farmers D) a reliance on free-range farming

Q: Which of the following states initially joined the Confederacy? A) Maryland B) Kentucky C) Delaware D) North Carolina

Q: The Force Bill was designed to deal with __________. A) problems resulting from the Indian Removal Act B) the nullification crisis C) the impact of lower tariffs D) the Bank War

Q: The nonimportation movement significantly reduced imports in __________. A) Massachusetts B) Virginia C) Georgia D) Pennsylvania

Q: Which statement about riots in urban ghettos in the 1960s is true? A) The riots were instigated by outside agitators. B) The riots showed the frustrations of residents who had legitimate grievances. C) Politicians such as Governor Ronald Reagan sympathized with the rioters. D) The riots were confined to cities in the South.

Q: What author wrote that there was no longer any meaning in the words "sacred, glorious, and sacrifice." A) F. Scott Fitzgerald B)Gertrude Stein C) Sinclair Lewis D) Ernest Hemingway

Q: In the 1880s, western farmers were plagued by severe drought and __________. A) protective trade barriers established by several foreign nations B) consistent victories by Indians on the Great Plains C) swarms of grasshoppers and mice that destroyed crops D) an increase in wheat prices that weakened their markets

Q: At the beginning of the war, the North controlled __________ percent of the nation's industrial capacity. A) 25 B) 50 C) 77 D) 90

Q: Which statement would most likely have been said by a supporter of nullification? A) "Our union, it must be preserved above all else and at all costs." B) "The promotion of the nation's industrial base is the foundation of our republic." C) "As the nation grows in size and power, a strong central government is a vital necessity." D) "The states shall not adhere to federal law that is deemed to be unconstitutional."

Q: In 1767, Parliament passed an act suspending which colonial legislature? A) New York B) Massachusetts C) Pennsylvania D) Virginia

Q: Events in the Watts section of Los Angeles in 1965 showed that __________. A) the Democratic Party was calming the anger of poor Americans B) grass-roots democracy was succeeding by using non-violence C) there was growing power in non-violent civil disobedience D) racial unrest could result in violent riots

Q: Which sport was enormously popular in the 1920s? A) college basketball B) hockey C) professional football D) college football

Q: Many farmers of the Great Plains turned to growing wheat because __________. A) the market for corn and cotton no longer existed B) farmers in the East had a monopoly on all other products C) it was more resistant to drought than corn D) the government subsidized small farmers' efforts to grow it

Q: Before the first battle of the Civil War, most people on both sides thought __________. A) the war would be a long, bitter affair B) that their generals were incompetent C) all Democrats would side with the South D) their side would win easily

Q: In the case Worcester v.Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that __________. A) the Bank of the United States was unconstitutional B) slavery was an issue left to the discretion of individual states C) the state of Georgia had violated the Constitution in their treatment of Indians D) Jackson's Indian policies were constitutional and well within his rights of executive action

Q: Which group led the opposition to the Stamp Act? A) Daughters of Liberty B) Sons of Liberty C) Land of Liberty D) Legion of Liberty

Q: Which of the following cities was one of the first to have a comparatively large openly gay subculture in the 1970s? A) Washington, D.C. B) San Francisco C) St. Louis D) Houston

Q: Which of the following groups had the greatest influence on the development of jazz? A) African Americans B) Spanish immigrants C) Caribbean immigrants D) Mexican Americans

Q: Which statement would have most likely been said by a member of Las Gorras Blancas? A) "We must coexist with white property-owners if we are to prosper." B) "Retaining Hispanic titles to great tracts of land is our greatest accomplishment." C) "We raid at night, if needed, to stop the Anglo encroachment on our land." D) "We denounce the portion of our heritage that is Indian."

Q: Why did the Confederacy have a difficult time developing a national consciousness? A) Southerners were very similar to the people of the nation they had renounced. B) Southerners longed for the days of close business ties with the North. C) The people of the South had little faith in their military generals. D) The soldiers of the South fought only for the purpose of preserving slavery.

Q: The Indian Removal Act __________. A) did not affect the Cherokee tribe B) focused on Indians west of the Mississippi C) passed over Jackson's veto D) included Indians living in Florida

Q: Which of the following best summarizes the colonial attitude regarding Parliament's taxation power over the colonies? A) Parliament lacked the power to impose any taxes on the colonies. B) Parliament only had the power to impose external taxes that regulated trade on the colonies. C) Parliament had the power to impose any taxes on the colonies. D) Parliament only had the power to impose internal taxes unrelated to trade on the colonies.

Q: Which of the following statements about the Haight-Ashbury district is true? A) It became a center of the conservative counterculture. B) 1967's "Summer of Love" brought thousands of people to the district. C) The community's radicals preached an anti-drug message. D) It helped spur the growth of hippie districts in abandoned buildings.

Q: How did the experience of World War I affect life in the 1920s? A) Great waves of immigration after the war caused many Americans to embrace traditional cultural and social values. B) Wartime sacrifices fueled a new obsession with consumption and immediate gratification. C) The great loss of life prompted a renewed commitment to religious community. D) The labor force shifted dramatically due to the large number of injured veterans who could not return to work.

Q: Railway companies encouraged settlers to come to the West __________. A) because they could not find laborers to build rail lines B) so they would grow food that could be transported on rail lines C) because they wanted to distribute free land to new settlers D) so that Christianity could become the official religion in state constitutions

Q: In the spring of 1862, the Confederacy __________. A) had to turn away recruits because so many had volunteered B) enacted the first general draft in American history C) was recognized by the government of England D) exiled thousands of pro-Union southerners

Q: The term Trail of Tears refers to the __________. A) slaughter of the Sauk and Fox Indians in Northern Illinois B) plight of the yeoman farmer in the face of industrial power C) horrifying conditions experienced by Cherokees during their removal D) system of separating families through the slave trade in the Deep South

Q: The delegates of the Stamp Act Congress __________. A) renounced their loyalty to the king B) declared their independence from Great Britain C) affirmed their loyalty to the king D) declared war on Great Britain

Q: The growth of the "Woodstock Generation" in the 1960s revealed that __________. A) many Americans were turning toward socialism B) there was no connection between social dissent and the counterculture C) hippies were usually from the poorest segments of American society D) a feeling of alienation existed within American society

Q: Which statement best describes the economy of the 1920s? A) Following the depression of 1921, the economy returned to its agricultural foundations. B) Consumerism emerged as a major foundation of the national economy. C) A decline in installment buying revealed the underlying weakness of the economy. D) Industrial profits decreased steadily for most of the decade.

Q: Farming in the West __________. A) had very similar conditions to the family farm of the East B) failed to become a major aspect of local economies C) was stimulated by the fact that most settlers received their land for free D) required a much larger scale of farming to achieve success

Q: Write a series of letters from Abraham Lincoln to Stephen Douglas that reveals the two men's different visions of solving the nation's problems.

Q: The Cherokee Indians __________. A) never experienced significant grievances with white political authorities B) were seen by whites as the most savage tribe in the South C) always refused to assimilate with white culture D) had their own newspaper and a constitution

Q: When did colonists begin to protest the Stamp Act? A) months before it went into effect B) days before it went into effect C) months after it went into effect D) years after it went into effect

Q: Millions of young people in the second half of the 1960s expressed their alienation from American society by sampling drugs or chasing the rainbow of a youth culture; this is referred to as __________. A) the "yuppie culture" B) the counterculture C) consumerism D) the "drug culture"

Q: During the 1920s __________. A) debt rose twice as fast as incomes B) incomes rose twice as fast as debts C) incomes and debt rose at the same rate D) incomes and debts declined at the same rate

Q: The Homestead Act __________. A) promised freedom from taxation for middle-class landholders in the West B) guaranteed free acres of land to citizens who farmed the land for five years C) actually had the effect of slowing white settlement in the West D) gave away far more land to common people than had been given to railway companies

Q: Discuss the ways in which the North and South had become far different cultures in the areas of politics, economics, and social customs.

Q: Which policy was supported by Andrew Jackson? A) wide use of protective tariffs B) internal improvements that benefited the general public C) support of a strong national bank D) large government subsidies to bolster manufacturing

Q: The Declaration of Rights and Grievances __________. A) was written before the Stamp Act Congress convened B) called for the continuation of the Sugar Act C) was written in response to the Declaratory Act D) stated that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies

Q: The Model Cities Program __________. A) rejected the philosophy of self-help B) was not supported by the New Left C) discouraged grass-roots activism D) encouraged community involvement in urban planning

Q: What did President Coolidge call "one of the most potent influences" on modern life? A) organized religion B) the advertising industry C) the film industry D) welfare capitalism

Q: In the Southwest, many Hispanics herded __________ on communal pastures. A) cattle B) goats C) horses D) sheep

Q: Imagine that you are either a southern Democrat or a northern Whig in the U.S. Congress of 1854. Express your opinion on the proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Q: The spoils system features a strategy in which __________. A) government jobs are given to supporters of the victorious party B) large land speculators have the strongest influence in government C) the military is aggressively used as a factor in foreign relations D) the Bank of the United States is the central facet of the economy

Q: The Stamp Act Congress adopted the __________. A) Declaration of Rights and Grievances B) Bill of Rights C) Declaration of Independence D) Declaration Against Taxes

Q: The majority of the draftees and enlistees for military service in Vietnam __________. A) were college students B) came from the Lower South C) averaged about 25 years of age D) were from working-class families

Q: Suburbanization in the 1920s __________. A) was made possible by the success of the automobile B) was confined to the Northeast C) resulted in the passing of anti-segregation legislation D) discouraged the creation of new retail businesses

Q: The right to "maverick" cattle meant __________. A) allowing cattle to freely graze on private land B) killing your neighbor's cattle in a dispute C) putting your own brand on unmarked animals D) selling cattle only to white men

Q: The Confederacy fired shots at Fort Sumter when Jefferson Davis discovered that __________.A) President Lincoln ordered that food be sent to the fortB) the Union army was closing in from the westC) Union gunners had fired upon Confederate positionsD) the Union was plotting to kill him

Q: Jackson dominated his presidency with __________. A) republican ideals B) fear and retribution C) the sheer force of his personality D) ideals from the French Revolution

Q: The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 was held in __________. A) Boston B) Philadelphia C) Annapolis D) New York

Q: American involvement in Vietnam peaked in __________. A) 1963 B) 1965 C) 1969 D) 1973

Q: Which of the following groups found it the most difficult to integrate into American society? A) Irish B) Mexicans C) Polish D) Russians

Q: Which group was not associated with the "cowboys"? A) African Americans B) Irish-Americans who left urban areas in the East C) Mexican-Americans D) former Confederates who did not return home after the Civil War

Q: President Lincoln's strategy regarding secession focused on __________.A) stopping states of the Lower South from secedingB) keeping states of the upper South in the UnionC) ignoring the demands of any slave stateD) installing military governments in the Lower South

Q: The election of 1828 revealed that Jackson had a formidable electoral base __________. A) in New England B) with bankers of the Northeast C) in Massachusetts and New York City D) with farmers of the South and West

Q: What was the primary difference between the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act? A) The Stamp Act was passed by Parliament, while the Sugar Act was passed by a colonial legislature. B) The Stamp Act regulated commerce, while the Sugar Act was a tax. C) The Stamp Act was imposed directly by the King, while the Sugar Act was passed by Parliament. D) The Stamp Act was a direct tax inside the colonies, while the Sugar Act was an external trade duty.

Q: President Johnson's advisers convinced him that __________. A) it was unwise to form a political alliance with Martin Luther King, Jr. B) he should not pursue significant social reforms C) the Air Force should not be used in Vietnam D) controlled military escalation could secure Vietnam

Q: Why did blacks migrate to the urban North from the South? A) Blacks could live with whites in integrated neighborhoods in the North. B) There were greater economic opportunities in the North. C) Blacks were treated equally with white workers in the North. D) Racial discrimination did not exist in the North.