history final

What was not part of the Columbian Exchange?

Currency

What issue did Jamestown settlers not face when they first landed?

They had too much trouble loading gold onto their ships for the return trip.

What is John Rolfe best known for?

He introduced a better tasting West Indian strain of tobacco to Jamestown.

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

The Pilgrims agreed to follow whatever laws they created.

How can Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams be described?

They were dissenters from accepted religious ideas.

What best describes the headright system?

A system of land distribution.

What did the policy of “salutary neglect” mean?

British trade laws would not be strictly enforced.

What was the Stamp Act Congress?

It protested taxation by the British without allowing colonial representation in Parliament.

What did the Intolerable Acts do?

They punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

Which statement is not true about Common Sense?

It inspired Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Which social reform did not arise from the Revolutionary War?

More rights for Native Americans.

What did women not gain during or after the Revolutionary War?

Women gained the vote.

What accomplishment is attributed to the Articles of Confederation?

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787.

What was true about the Great Compromise?

The legislature included a lower house elected by the voters.

How did the Framers count slaves for the new government?

Three-fifths of the number of “other persons” were counted for both representation and population.

Which clause is connected closely with implied powers?

The necessary and proper clause.

Why was The Federalist published?

To gain support for ratification of the Constitution.

Who authored the Bill of Rights?

James Madison.

What was the main reason for the rapid expansion of slavery in the South in the early 19th century?

Cotton production increased exponentially after Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.

What does the XYZ Affair summarize?

It was a failed attempt to negotiate a treaty with France.

Which rule was not part of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

All news stories must be approved by government officials before being published.

What is an example of judicial review?

The Supreme Court overturns a law that Congress has passed.

What statement about the Louisiana Purchase is true?

It gained control of the Mississippi River for the United States.

Which statement about the War of 1812 is not true?

The United States captured Montreal.

What did the Monroe Doctrine guarantee?

The United States would defend any country in the Western Hemisphere from European interference.

What made the 1824 election controversial?

Jackson won the most electoral votes and the popular vote but still did not become president.

What was not a philosophy of Jacksonian Democracy?

Elected officials should remain in office as long as they continue to be reelected.

What question would critics of the spoils system likely not ask?

You appear to be highly qualified for this position.

What was the Nullification Crisis about?

South Carolina’s nullification of the 1828 and 1832 tariffs.

Which statement about the Trail of Tears is not true?

It began as a result of the Cherokee Nation’s approval of the Treaty of New Echota.

What was the Second Great Awakening?

A religious revival movement that emphasized working toward perfection.

What characterized many utopian communities?

Members worked for the good of the community.

What established the idea of “interposition” of state law over federal law?

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions.

Which state was admitted as a free state with Missouri?

Maine.

What was the purpose of the Wilmot Proviso?

To ban slavery in any territory in the Mexican Cession.

Which proposal was not part of the Compromise of 1850?

Admitting Missouri as a slave state.

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

Harriet Beecher Stowe.

What was the correct statement about the Dred Scott decision?

The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was not a citizen.

What was the journey of Africans to the New World as slaves called?

The Middle Passage.

Which statement is not true about life under slavery?

Most slave labor involved skilled trades and crafts.

What contributed to the flourishing of slavery in the South?

Cotton production increased, and more blacks were needed to provide labor on cotton plantations.

Which abolitionist published The Liberator?

William Lloyd Garrison.

What best describes the Underground Railroad?

Vast organizations of people helping runaway slaves.

Why did the Supreme Court free the blacks in the Amistad case?

The Court ruled that the blacks had been unlawfully kidnapped.

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

South Carolina.

How did President Buchanan deal with seceding states before Lincoln's inauguration?

He did nothing.

Which was not a Union advantage during the Civil War?

Outstanding military commanders.

Which was not a new warfare technology during the Civil War?

The bayonet.

What was an advantage of issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

All of the above.

What was the aim of the Radical Republicans?

To punish the South for having started the war.

Where did Lincoln preview his Reconstruction program?

Second Inaugural Address.

What percentage was required by the Wade-Davis Bill for a loyalty oath?

10% of the number in that state who voted in 1860.

Which organization helped ex-slaves with problems and education?

The Freedmen’s Bureau.

What did the 14th Amendment not do?

Give black males the right to vote.

Which body acts as a trial jury in impeachment procedures?

Senate.

What term did Southerners use for Northerners participating in Reconstruction?

Carpetbaggers.

How was the 1876 presidential election decided?

The election was decided by a special Electoral Commission.

Why was the Erie Canal important?

It provided an efficient connection between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes.

What was not a key aspect of Manifest Destiny?

All inhabitants of the United States should have a right to democratically decide how to live and be governed.

What was not true about the California Gold Rush?

San Francisco remained a small, sleepy town until the 1880s.

What was not a provision of the Homestead Act?

Homesteaders had to pay annual rent on the land to the government.

What false statement can be made about the Transcontinental Railroad?

The Transcontinental Railroad was a government-supported humanitarian project.

What would a Native American on the Great Plains in the 1870s most likely have said?

The bison are disappearing so rapidly; will there be any left to hunt?

Who were the “buffalo soldiers”?

African Americans who fought in the Indian Wars.

What would a cowboy most likely have said?

Darn, we have a lot of calves to brand today!

What business structure is Standard Oil an example of?

Both A and B.

What did Social Darwinism contend?

Ruthless corruption may be necessary in the attainment of wealth.

According to Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth, what did the rich have?

Great responsibilities to society.

Who was the leader of the American Federation of Labor?

Samuel Gompers.

What encouraged the assimilation of immigrants in the late nineteenth century?

All of the above.

What did Jacob Riis document in the 1890s?

The living conditions of the urban poor.

What allowed political machines to exist in cities?

Both A and B.

What innovation did not occur in consumer goods in the late nineteenth century?

The creation of credit card companies.

According to pragmatism, society should be guided by what?

Scientific inquiry.

Which statement about late nineteenth-century education is false?

Funding for public education was highest in rural areas.

What impact did Alfred Thayer Mahan have?

Sea power.

What does the term “yellow journalism” refer to?

Lucid and sensational views.

What effect did the de Lome Letter have?

Worsening United States-Spanish relations.

What was the actual cause of the sinking of the Maine?

An accident in one of the engine rooms.

What act was passed partly due to Garfield's assassination?

The Pendleton Civil Service Act.

Who did the term “robber barons” refer to?

Trust owners criticized by reformers.

Which statement is true about women in the Progressive movement?

Women became much more politically involved during the Progressive Era.

What was not one of Jane Addams’s core beliefs?

That primarily individual character flaws caused urban problems.

What was Taylorism designed for?

A system to maximize factory efficiency.

What was not a central goal of child-labor activism?

To make it illegal for children to work on farms.

How did direct primaries change the electoral system?

They allowed voters to directly select candidates for office.

Which election was affected by the 17th Amendment?

Members of the U.S. Senate.

What characterized the difference between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois?

Du Bois was more critical of the political system.

What was Upton Sinclair’s main intention in publishing The Jungle?

To improve working conditions in meatpacking factories.

What did Roosevelt link to environmental conservation?

Democracy.

What effect did loans to the Allies have on the U.S.?

The loans helped pull America into war.

What was the Zimmermann Telegram about?

A secret telegram proposing that Mexico enter a military alliance with Germany.

What roles did women fill during the war?

All of the above.

What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information?

Handling propaganda in the war effort.

What were the “Fourteen Points”?

Wilson’s proposal for a peace settlement.

What was a major cause of the “Red Scare”?

Concern that a revolution similar to Russia’s would occur in the U.S.

What caused the Ku Klux Klan to lose influence?

The conviction of the Indiana Grand Dragon on charges of rape and murder.

What was the Teapot Dome scandal about?

Sale of government oil reserves.

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

A flourishing of African American musical, literary, and artistic talent.

What was typical of a flapper?

All of the above.