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Q: The corporate cattle boom collapsed because __________. A) the industry never succeeded in attracting foreign capital B) law enforcers could never stop the persistent stealing of cattle C) corporations overstocked ranges, which caused ecological disaster D) cowboys refused to work on corporate-owned ranges

Q: In the last days of his presidency, James Buchanan was __________.A) responsible for the secession of all Upper South statesB) successful at stalling secessionist feverC) criticized for firing southern cabinet membersD) ineffective and powerless

Q: An important legacy of the election of 1824 was __________. A) Jackson's election as the "people's president" B) large-scale spending to win an election C) public sympathy for Jackson, who lost because of a "corrupt bargain" D) the expression of slavery as a major issue in American elections

Q: Which act was the first to impose an internal tax on the colonies? A) the Sugar Act B) the Navigation Act C) the Stamp Act D) the Tea Act

Q: How did the North Vietnamese see the goals of the Vietnam War differently than the United States? A) They were fighting a total war of revolution and national liberation. B) They believed the war was a limited effort to stifle them economically. C) They wanted to be independent from southern Vietnam. D) They believed that southern Vietnam was under their control and that the war was necessary to gain recognition of their supremacy.

Q: The Harlem Renaissance _________. A) was a movement among white liberals to achieve racial equality in America B) failed to nurture the emergence of black cultural pride in northern cities C) undermined the goals of the NAACP D) featured some of the greatest literature, music, and visual art of the era

Q: El Paso, Texas, became a major town when it __________. A) emerged as a mining town that was inexpensive and cheap B) served as a military outpost in conflicts with the Navajos C) was discovered that huge gold reserves were located near its border D) built upon its existence as a center of shipping for cattle

Q: The declared president of the Confederate States was __________.A) Robert E. LeeB) John C. CalhounC) P.G.T. BeauregardD) Jefferson Davis

Q: The Albany Regency, a tightly disciplined political machine, was run by __________. A) John Quincy Adams B) Nelson Biddle C) John Tyler D) Martin Van Buren

Q: British government was comprised of a balance of which of the following? A) king, parliament, and military B) landowners, soldiers, and elected officials C) colonists, slaves, and aristocracy D) monarchy, aristocracy, and common people

Q: The search-and-destroy strategy began to fail because __________. A) the Chinese sent reinforcements to the aid of North Vietnam B) Congress would not expand use of the military draft C) South Vietnamese guerrillas were more of a force than North Vietnam's troops D) the United States was reluctant to back up infantry detachments with air strikes

Q: In the 1920s, more than __________ million African Americans moved to Northern cities from the rural South. A) one and a half B) two C) three D) five and a half

Q: How was the Cattle Kingdom's growth linked to urban easterners? A) The food needs of urban areas in the East aided the economic growth of the West. B) Small urban investment fueled the Cattle Kingdom's growth. C) The expansion of the shipping industry helped transport meat throughout the United States. D) Cowboys often made fortunes in ranching and then retired to the eastern cities.

Q: The first state to choose secession was __________.A) TexasB) LouisianaC) South CarolinaD) Georgia

Q: The first presidential candidate of the Democratic Party was __________. A) James Monroe B) John C. Calhoun C) Henry Clay D) Andrew Jackson

Q: The British Constitution __________. A) was written in the latter part of the eighteenth century B) is called the Magna Carta C) evolved informally over many centuries D) was ratified by the American colonies

Q: Effects of the Vietnam War included the __________. A) erosion of the nation's confidence in its government B) obliteration of communism in Asia C) surrender of the Viet Cong D) growth of support for further wars to halt nationalist movements

Q: In the 1920s, the industrial cities of the __________ and __________ grew the most. A) South; lower Midwest B) Northeast; upper Midwest C) Northeast; Southeast D) South; West

Q: Joseph McCoy made an important decision when he __________. A) decided to counterattack Sioux forces near Wounded Knee, South Dakota B) invested large amounts of capital to mine ore in Colorado C) established a northern shipping point for cattle in Abilene, Kansas D) sponsored passage of the Dawes Act

Q: Within three months after the election of 1860, __________.A) Stephen Douglas left the Democratic PartyB) the South had attacked Fort Sumter and Washington D.C.C) Lincoln decided to express no words of reconciliationD) seven southern states had left the Union

Q: Preachers of the Second Great Awakening believed which of the following? A) All humans were predestined at birth for heaven or hell. B) Expressions of popular culture should not be included in religious worship. C) Personal, heartfelt experiences will not bring spiritual rebirth. D) Women should be encouraged to achieve spiritual revival.

Q: The colonists generally believed that they could be taxed only by __________. A) the King B) Parliament C) colonial legislatures D) the House of Commons

Q: What characteristics and organizations defined the nonviolent movement to achieve civil rights in the period 1954"1965? What successes were achieved in this period? Describe who you believe were the most successful leaders of these successes.

Q: Politicians stopped supporting women's reform issues __________. A) when they realized women were not voting as a bloc B) before any state could pass equal pay statutes C) when women asked for the right to serve on juries D) because many female reformers had close ties to the Soviet Union

Q: The Chisholm Trail was used to __________. A) make it easier for pioneers to enter California B) move the Sioux to government-run reservations C) ship mining deposits to the East D) drive cattle northward

Q: The election of 1860 revealed that __________.A) very few voters cared a great deal about the issues expressed by the candidatesB) Republicans had very little electoral support in the EastC) Americans voted very strongly along sectional linesD) urban voters in the South were the strongest proslavery voters

Q: Many evangelical preachers of the Second Great Awakening __________. A) were wealthy Federalists B) directly challenged slavery C) emphasized a solemn approach to religion D) saw no connection between religion and the common person

Q: Under the British Constitution, which of the following had to consent to laws in order for them to go into effect? A) House of Lords B) House of Commons C) House of Lords and the King D) House of Lords and House of Commons

Q: In what ways did John Kennedy's mystique shape the national mood of the early 1960s? What successes and failures did JFK experience as president? How did his combination of idealism and shrewdness affect the rest of the 1960s?

Q: The Sheppard-Towner Act __________. A) required less regulation of national banks B) ended the shame of child labor C) provided federal funds for infant and maternity care D) regulated interstate commerce

Q: Which of the following qualified as a cow town? A) Madison B) St. Louis C) San Antonio D) Cheyenne

Q: The Republicans became the clear favorite in the presidential election of 1860 when __________.A) Stephen Douglas refused to runB) William Seward defected from the Democratic PartyC) James Buchanan supported Abraham LincolnD) the Democratic Party split into sectional factions

Q: Which group was an active participant in the Second Great Awakening? A) Traditional Calvinists B) Roman Catholics C) Baptists D) Congregational Presbyterians

Q: Which of the following best describes the beliefs of eighteenth-century republicans? A) All power should rest in a centralized government. B) All power should rest in the hands of the people themselves. C) There should be a balance of power between the government and the governed. D) There should be a balance of power between the aristocracy and the government.

Q: Discuss the role of containment in American foreign policy during the period 1950"1965. Was the overall effect of containment beneficial or harmful to the goals and ideals of the United States?

Q: What improper government conduct was revealed in the Teapot Dome scandal? A) Government officials illegally leased land to oil companies. B) Government officials took bribes in exchange for government jobs. C) Government officials stole money intended for disabled veterans. D) Government officials illegally sold munitions to the German government.

Q: The increase in railroad building and mining helped to accelerate the development of what industry? A) steel B) lumber C) shipping D) cotton

Q: In the 1860 election, who received the second highest popular vote count, yet the lowest number of electoral votes?A) Stephen DouglasB) John BellC) John C. BreckinridgeD) John C. Fremont

Q: How did the rights of free African-Americans change during the early to mid-1800s as compared to the Revolutionary War period? A) Their rights did not change, as suffrage was still limited to white, property-owning men. B) African-American men were given the right to vote, but their female counterparts were not. C) All American citizens, including freed former slaves, were given the right to vote. D) Suffrage was limited to white men and women.

Q: To eighteenth-century republicans, what was the greatest protection against tyranny? A) a strong standing army B) the participation of the people in government C) well-armed militias D) an educated citizenry

Q: Describe the ways in which both Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson furthered the legacy and reforms of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.

Q: During the Harding administration, the Supreme Court __________. A) gained a liberal chief justice B) expanded from nine to fifteen justices C) became substantially more pro-business D) gained its first female member

Q: Violence and conflict often erupted between miners and mine owners due to __________. A) the lack of law enforcement in the West B) the refusal of owners to use court injunctions C) the practice of hiring native-born labor D) conditions caused by the industrialization of mining

Q: Abraham Lincoln earned the Republican nomination for president by upsetting __________.A) Horace GreeleyB) William SewardC) Stephen DouglasD) James Buchanan

Q: After the Salary Act of 1816 __________. A) many Congressmen were voted out of office in the next election B) American workers received higher wages C) Andrew Jackson was elected president in the next election D) John Calhoun emerged as a major spokesman for the working class

Q: Colonists generally believed that all__________ could participate meaningfully in self-government. A) free citizens B) men C) property holders D) British subjects

Q: How did the economic prosperity of the 1950s and early 1960s shape social and political life in the United States?

Q: After the 1920 elections, Republicans controlled the presidency __________. A) only B) and the House of Representatives only C) and the Senate only D) and both houses of Congress

Q: Poor conditions for miners resulted in __________. A) management offering higher wages to immigrant workers only B) widespread unionization movements by miners C) a collapse of the industry's financial foundation D) a return to small-scale prospecting enterprises

Q: John Brown hoped that his raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia would __________.A) force governments of the South to voluntarily emancipate slavesB) cause the government to support the Lecompton ConstitutionC) cause the resignation of James BuchananD) start a slave rebellion in the state of Virginia

Q: A major change in American politics by the late 1820s was __________. A) mass participation through wider voting rights for white males B) the lack of sectional concerns expressed in Congress C) political careers being seen as public service rather than as a profession D) a move away from politicians speaking in the language of the common man

Q: Republicanism finds its roots in the writings of ancient __________. A) Rome B) Greece C) Turkey D) Egypt

Q: Lyndon Johnson was responsible for the creation of which of the following? A) the Alliance for Progress B) the Peace Corps C) Medicare D) the Federal Highway Act

Q: Which of the following best describes the Republican presidents of the 1920s? A) They used their power to directly aid the ailing farm economy. B) They aggressively pursued programs that provided social reform. C) They emphasized the importance of business interests. D) They sought legislation to limit the size and power of large industrial companies.

Q: The development of mining technology resulted in __________. A) less use of skilled labor B) much higher wages for mine workers C) economic depression in the West D) fewer deaths on the job

Q: Compared to the North in 1860, the South had __________.A) more people employed in agricultureB) a greater percentage of factoriesC) more miles of railroad tracksD) a lower illiteracy rate

Q: By the end of the 1820s, the right to vote __________. A) was restricted to wealthy white males B) was available to fewer Americans than were eligible in 1800 C) had moved significantly toward universal manhood suffrage for whites D) was extended to include blacks and females in the North

Q: Which of the following was designed to address imperial financial concerns? A) Sugar Act B) Quartering Act C) Navigation Act D) Assembly Act

Q: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution __________. A) declared the official end of the Korean War B) resulted in the resignation of Richard Nixon C) caused the Soviet Union to dismantle its nuclear missiles in Cuba D) gave President Johnson the power to wage undeclared war in Vietnam

Q: Which of the following industries never recovered from the 1921 depression? A) steel B) agriculture C) textile D) meatpacking

Q: Mining eventually became a corporate operation because __________. A) individual miners left the region because of conflict with Indians B) Indians sold their native lands to mining capitalists C) massive capital investment in equipment was conducive to financial success D) ethnic disputes destroyed unity in old mining towns

Q: Abraham Lincoln was a popular politician in Illinois for many reasons, including his __________.A) sophisticated humorB) charismatic speaking styleC) crafty avoidance of the issue of slaveryD) firm stand that slavery should spread to the territories

Q: What were the main causes and consequences of the War of 1812?

Q: Violations of the Sugar Act were tried in vice-admiralty courts in __________. A) Charleston B) New York C) Halifax D) Philadelphia

Q: The passage of Great Society programs was made possible primarily by __________. A) a series of favorable Supreme Court rulings on their potential constitutionality B) the support of many moderate Republicans C) the support of nearly all southern Democrats D) the large majorities Democrats gained in Congress in the 1964 elections

Q: The textile industry coped with a drop in economic prosperity by __________. A) encouraging collective bargaining B) lobbying Congress for heavy federal subsidies C) cutting back work hours D) shifting operations to the cheap-labor South

Q: Which of the following statements is true about the typical mining town? A) Populations were more female than male. B) Churches were very prevalent among local businesses. C) Personal violence was less common than collective acts of violence. D) As towns developed, local agriculture and transportation decreased.

Q: In an intriguing race for the U.S. Senate in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln was opposed by __________.A) Stephen A. DouglasB) John C. FremontC) James M. MasonD) John C. Breckinridge

Q: What evidence reveals that sectional differences regarding the economy and allocation of political power were growing in the period of 1809"1824?

Q: The American Revenue Act was commonly known as the __________. A) Sugar Act B) Navigation Act C) Stamp Act D) Corn Act

Q: In 1964, Barry Goldwater __________. A) lost a close election to Lyndon Johnson B) called for aggressive confrontation with communism C) represented the moderate wing of the Republican Party D) was the governor of Arizona

Q: What happened when "real wages" failed to keep pace in the period from 1923"1927? A) corporations decided to raise wages for all workers B) labor unions were guaranteed the right to collective bargaining C) the government passed social welfare legislation D) consumers began to rely more heavily on installment plans

Q: Which group suffered from the most prejudice in mining towns? A) native-born whites B) Irish-Americans C) German Americans D) Chinese Americans

Q: In the 1858 senatorial campaign in Illinois, __________.A) Lincoln identified himself as a strong abolitionistB) Douglas held that all territories should become slave statesC) Lincoln narrowly defeated DouglasD) Lincoln gained national recognition

Q: How successful was Thomas Jefferson in living up to his republican ideals during his two terms as president?

Q: Following the Proclamation of 1763, which of the following territories remained under military rule? A) Louisiana B) Florida C) Canada D) Maine

Q: Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 __________. A) northern blacks had not been allowed to vote in city elections B) Lyndon Johnson had not been a strong advocate of civil rights legislation C) the Republican Party had been the lone supporter of civil rights D) the vast majority of blacks in the South were denied the right to vote

Q: What is a yellow dog contract? A) a collective bargaining agreement between workers and management B) a signed promise by the owners to recognize a union C) a signed promise by the workers not to unionize D) a contract between industry and the government to outlining fair labor practices

Q: The male-dominated nature of mining towns made __________ popular businesses. A) churches B) saloons C) dry goods stores D) horse farms

Q: The Panic of 1857 __________.A) was only a mild recessionB) favored the Republicans in 1858C) favored the Democrats in 1858D) was ameliorated by massive aid to the poor from the federal government