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Q: Those converted in religious revivals were called __________. A) Newcomers B) New Lights C) Old Lights D) Heretics

Q: In 1954, Congress focused its housing policy on __________. A) urban renewal B) family farms C) better housing for blacks D) building shopping malls

Q: The East St. Louis riot that killed thirty-nine Americans __________. A) began when angry whites attacked blacks who sought jobs B) showed the severity of police brutality in the North C) reflected a lack of support for an extended war effort D) began as an antiwar rally

Q: In the latter part of the nineteenth century, countries that attracted migrants usually __________. A) had growing industrial economies B) had non-democratic governments C) were located in eastern or southern Europe D) had extensive networks of social services set up for migrants

Q: In the Treaty of __________, Mexico surrendered its claim to Texas north of the Rio Grande to the United States. A) the Alamo B) Guadalupe Hidalgo C) Tomasito Guerra D) Mexican Cession

Q: Members of the Essex Junto believed that __________. A) the federal government should do nothing about slavery B) the Louisiana Purchase would weaken the political power of the Northeast C) President Jefferson should have run for a third term in 1808 D) there was no real threat from the Barbary pirates

Q: George Whitefield belonged to the clergy of which religion? A) the Anglican religion B) the Puritan religion C) the Quaker religion D) the Catholic religion

Q: A key to Dwight Eisenhower's political success was his __________. A) close ties with Harry Truman B) positive image with both liberals and conservatives C) promise to undo New Deal reforms D) belief that free trade was harming the economy

Q: Which of the following was true about conditions for blacks on the home front? A) There were no job vacancies for black women. B) Job opportunities spurred a large migration of blacks from the North to the South. C) Blacks still faced a great deal of racial discrimination in the North. D) Blacks were not allowed to get employment in shipyards or steel mills.

Q: Immigration and migration patterns from 1880"1910 resulted in __________. A) high unemployment by the turn of the century B) the impressive growth of many cities C) the rise in popularity of the Knights of Labor D) an increase in the percentage of Americans living in the South

Q: The Americans launched a successful amphibious assault upon __________. A) Mexico City B) towns near the Nueces River C) Vera Cruz D) Utah

Q: One outcome of Anglo-French peace in 1800 was __________. A) Napoleon's renewed interest in reviving the French empire in America B) Britain's permanent loss of interest in American territory C) windfall profits for American merchants increased D) Napoleon's decision to abandon all French territory in the Western Hemisphere

Q: A 1691 royal charter granted "liberty of conscience" to __________. A) all Christians B) people of all faiths C) all Protestants D) Anglicans

Q: The congressional policy of termination provided one-time payments, but little else, to __________. A) blacks B) women C) Native Americans D) Latinos

Q: The women's suffrage movement in America __________ during World War I. A) suspended operations B) was unable to make headway C) made major gains D) achieved full voting equality

Q: Religious institutions in immigrant communities were important, in part, because they __________. A) provided free healthcare B) helped immigrants adopt American ideas C) were a gathering place for community leaders D) they provided a place for immigrants from different backgrounds to mix

Q: The actual fighting of the Mexican War began when American forces moved into __________. A) the borderland region at the mouth of the Rio Grande River B) Alta California C) the valleys just east of the Colorado River D) central Mexico

Q: Which of the following is true about the Louisiana Purchase? A) It was supported by most Federalist legislators. B) It revealed President Jefferson's aggressive style in supporting national interests. C) It tripled the size of the United States. D) It contained a great deal of America's least productive farmland.

Q: The Halfway Covenant allowed whom to be baptized? A) Indians B) the children of those who had been baptized but had not experienced conversion C) the children of those who had never been baptized themselves D) Catholics

Q: Between 1950 and 1964, the American economy __________. A) grew at a consistent pace B) experienced sluggish growth and decline C) experienced a depression D) solved the problems of poverty

Q: What effect did the war have on working women? A) Women were forced to return to the home to care for their families while their husbands were overseas. B) Women shifted to new positions that provided better wages and benefits. C) Women accepted reduced wages to support the war effort. D) Women were encouraged to abandon their jobs and join the active military.

Q: Francesco Barone's success in America led to __________. A) a restriction on immigration from Sicily B) the creation of the Bank of Italy C) nativist mobs attacking his home and business D) the chain migration of many Sicilians to his new town

Q: Which of the following beliefs is most consistent with Manifest Destiny? A) It was the destiny of all Indians to become Christian. B) Westward expansion was necessary to rid eastern cities of unwanted immigrants. C) Westward expansion had been ordained and blessed by God himself. D) It was the destiny of all Americans to own land.

Q: President Jefferson failed in his attempt to __________. A) purchase West Florida from Spain B) always be a loose constructionist C) be reelected in 1804 D) have explorers travel into western lands

Q: Colonists who could read were most likely to read __________. A) philosophical treatises B) English magazines C) courtesy books D) the Bible

Q: Ronald Reagan, like many Americans, believed that the country would thrive if __________. A) free enterprise was encouraged and supported B) the government would more actively regulate the economy C) nuclear weapons were used against eastern Europe D) the president extended New Deal reforms

Q: How did the war improve labor relations? A) strikes were outlawed during the war B) war contracts ensured fair working conditions and wages C) the smaller labor force drove wages up D) the female labor force during the war was willing to tolerate low wages and long hours

Q: Of the following groups that migrated to the United States in the late nineteenth century, which were motivated most by fear of violence? A) Chinese B) Japanese C) Italians D) Russian Jews

Q: Senator Thomas Benton advocated for increased trade between the United States and __________. A) Great Britain B) Mexico C) China D) Canada

Q: France's inability to reconquer __________ helped convince Napoleon to sell Louisiana. A) Saint-Dominique (Haiti) B) Cuba C) Puerto Rico D) Florida

Q: Thinkers during the Age of Enlightenment stressed __________. A) religious revelation B) the power of human reason C) faith in God D) the limits of human reason

Q: What were the causes of the intense fear of Communist subversion in the late 1940s and early 1950s? Who were the key figures in the Second Red Scare? What long-term impact did the Red Scare have on American society?

Q: What was one important effect of the collective importance of wartime agencies? A) It reduced the profits of America's largest corporations. B) It set a valuable precedent for government activism in the economy. C) It started a downturn in the number of workers in unions. D) It caused a recession in the agricultural economy.

Q: In the urban, working-class neighborhoods of the early twentieth century __________. A) middle-class people often lived alongside ethnic laborers B) immigrants tended to live among people from the same homeland C) immigrants' cultural traditions were replaced by Americanism D) sanitary and living conditions were clean and luxurious

Q: Manifest Destiny was most closely associated with the __________ Party. A) Democratic B) Whig C) Federalist D) Republican

Q: Prior to the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson __________. A) secured approval to send Lewis and Clark on an expedition through upper Louisiana B) withdrew all American troops from the Mississippi Valley C) tried to slow the migration of American farmers into the Louisiana Territory D) attempted to make an anti-British alliance with Napoleon

Q: Literacy rates among eighteenth-century colonists were __________. A) high relative to the rest of the world B) low relative to the rest of the world C) lower than those witnessed during the seventeenth century D) declining among women

Q: Describe the relationship of containment and NSC-68 to the purpose of American involvement in the Korean War.

Q: Which of the following was an effect of the War Industries Board's success? A) the rallying of progressives behind the virtues of commerce B) antitrust laws were more stringently followed C) big business recognized the advantages of government economic planning D) a leveling of profits among America's largest and smallest industries

Q: __________ immigrants began immigrating to the United States in the late 1880s because of land shortages more serious than those in Europe. A) Japanese B) Chinese C) Mexican D) African

Q: Manifest Destiny was premised on the __________ of white Americans. A) economic superiority B) religious superiority C) racial superiority D) military superiority

Q: One thing that could be said about women during Jefferson's administration is __________. A) they wielded no power, formal or informal B) men took their opinions seriously and they influenced policy making C) they wielded a good deal of informal political power D) they became more liberated

Q: Which of the following was a sign of wealth and gentility in the colonies during the eighteenth century? A) membership in the Presbyterian Church B) tea parties C) glass windows D) the ability to read

Q: Analyze the causes of Harry Truman's upset victory in the election of 1948. Which factor do you believe was most decisive?

Q: Why was the War Industries Board established? A) to draft soldiers B) to allocate scarce materials and standardize production C) to take over private factories for use by the government D) to develop weapons capable of sinking German submarines

Q: A huge group of Jewish immigrants escaped from the pogroms in __________. A) Italy B) England C) Germany D) Russia

Q: The cornerstone of President Polk's foreign policy was __________. A) the acquisition of California B) promoting close economic ties with England C) neutrality in the war between Spain and England D) protective tariffs to promote American industry

Q: By the time Jefferson left the presidency in 1809, __________ held nearly all the appointive offices. A) Republicans B) Federalists C) Arch-Federalists D) Whigs

Q: Most Congregationalist ministers were trained at __________. A) The University of Pennsylvania B) The College of William and Mary C) Princeton University D) Harvard University

Q: What combined roles did the Truman administration and the Republican Party play in promoting fear of an internal Communist threat?

Q: The Food Administration __________. A) helped to raise farm incomes B) was unpopular with most of the American public C) did not address the need for female workers D) was ineffective at organizing food supplies

Q: According to your text, how many strikes were called in the late nineteenth and earlier twentieth centuries? A) 7,000 B) 14,000 C) 22,000 D) 50,000

Q: Prior to the Mexican-American War, President Polk attempted to purchase __________ from Mexico. A) California and New Mexico B) New Mexico and Arizona C) Texas and Arizona D) California and Texas

Q: The cornerstone of the Republican domestic policy was __________. A) retrenchment B) fiscal responsibility C) the creation of a large armed force D) egalitarianism

Q: Of the following, the man who made the greatest scientific contributions was __________. A) Cotton Mather B) William Byrd C) John Locke D) Benjamin Franklin

Q: How was the emptiness of McCarthy's charges revealed? A) It was discovered that Julius Rosenberg was an anti-Communist. B) President Eisenhower condemned him in a nationally televised speech. C) He admitted that he had lied throughout the committee hearings. D) Army lawyer Joseph Welch challenged him at the Army-McCarthy hearings.

Q: Who was the head of the War Industries Board? A) Claude Kitchen B) Henry Cabot Lodge C) Robert La Follette D) Bernard Baruch

Q: The year 1886 saw the labor movement unify behind the move for __________. A) equal pay for equal work B) putting an end to child labor C) laws that would ensure worker safety D) getting the eight-hour day

Q: The Santa Fe Trail __________. A) led to the Oregon Territory B) encouraged closer ties between settlers and the Mexican government C) opened the door to the eventual American takeover of New Mexico D) did not infringe on the land of Native Americans

Q: Jefferson believed that the __________ promoted aristocratic pretensions and courtly intrigue through such practices as weekly levees, or formal receptions, for presidential guests. A) Whigs B) Nationalists C) Federalists D) Republicans

Q: Courtesy books __________. A) contained the rules of polite behavior B) were used as advertisements for merchants who sold wares to the colonial elite C) were left as "calling cards" by wealthy colonial women when they went visiting D) listed families with high social status

Q: A particularly suspicious aspect of McCarthy's accusations regarding the State Department was __________. A) that he never accused Democrats of being Communist subversives B) that he constantly changed the number of people he was accusing C) his insistence that President Eisenhower knew of subversive acts D) his reluctance to talk about the accusations during televised committee meetings

Q: In the Zimmerman note, Germany promised __________. A) that Mexico could regain lost territory in America if it joined the Central Powers B) to refrain from submarine warfare, but then proceeded to sink several American ships C) to negotiate for peace with England, but not with France or Russia D) to follow all statutes of the anti-piracy law of 1819

Q: Seven policemen and four workers were killed by a bomb at Haymarket Square in __________. A) Chicago B) Homestead, Pennsylvania C) New York D) Fort Collins, Colorado

Q: After facing great prejudice, the Mormons decided to settle in __________. A) California B) Iowa C) Utah D) New Mexico

Q: Which of the following had the greatest impact on the worldview of most eighteenth-century colonists? A) scientific developments B) religion C) the philosophy of the Enlightenment D) British politics

Q: McCarthy's accusations reached absurdity when he claimed Communist agents included __________. A) President Eisenhower B) Secretary of State George Marshall C) Elvis Presley D) HUAC committeeman Richard Nixon

Q: What was the effect of President Wilson's order for American ships to shoot submarines on sight? A) the public's belief that he was not sincere in his efforts for preparedness B) Germany's sudden decision to sign the Sussex Pledge C) Eugene Debs's endorsement of American military involvement D) the emergence of huge antiwar rallies in the United States

Q: A major difference between the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor was __________. A) the American Federation of Labor disapproved of strikes B) membership in the Knights of Labor was open to all workers C) the American Federation of Labor had close ties with the Socialist Party D) support for the Knights of Labor was restricted to craft workers only

Q: Why was it difficult for both Spain and Mexico to govern Texas? A) Texas was too large and too remote from the center of the Mexican government. B) Tejanos shared more religious and cultural similarity with Americans than Mexicans. C) Mestizos frequently revolted and attempted to overthrow the Mexican government. D) The United States frequently financed Indian raids in the area in order to cause political unrest.

Q: What developments of the 1790s resulted in the rise of the Republican Party? What mistakes did the Federalists make?

Q: Which of the following was instituted to address poverty among white colonists? A) workhouses B) slave labor C) tenant farming D) factory towns

Q: The major importance of the Alger Hiss case was that __________. A) Hiss had clearly stolen top-security documents from the State Department B) Whittaker Chambers was convicted of perjury C) people began to place more importance on Hiss as a symbol than as an alleged spy D) it cast suspicions upon the Eisenhower administration for the first time

Q: In winning the election of 1916, Woodrow Wilson benefited from __________. A) the endorsement of Theodore Roosevelt B) the belief of many voters that the Republicans were a "war party" C) strong support in the Midwest D) the unimportance of the war as a campaign issue

Q: The Great Uprising of 1877 was a general strike against the nation's __________. A) steel manufacturers B) railway companies C) coal-mining operations D) garment industry

Q: The Battle of San Jacinto __________. A) established the independence of Texas B) resulted in the slaughter of Texans who had surrendered C) showed that Mexico could not challenge Zachary Taylor D) solved the border dispute between Mexico and the United States

Q: What were the different visions of America expressed by Federalists and Republicans?

Q: During the eighteenth century, the gap between the rich and poor in the colonies __________. A) narrowed B) widened, then narrowed C) widened D) remained constant

Q: The Dies Committee was originally designed to __________. A) recommend social welfare reforms B) identify and ferret out pro-fascists C) investigate communist conspiracies D) investigate Joseph McCarthy's background

Q: Why was Wilson's campaign slogan, "He Kept Us Out of War" successful? A) Republicans could not come up with a good responsive slogan. B) It appealed to the popular desire for peace. C) It was an interventionalist message. D) It was easy to remember and fit easily on signs.