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Some presidents encouraged Congress to enact legislation. They looked upon themselves as representing the people. They interpreted their elections to be orders by the people to carry out the programs they had favored in their campaigns for office. All of the following presidents were of that type EXCEPT A) Andrew Jackson B) William McKinley C) Theodore Roosevelt D) Franklin D. Roosevelt E) Harry S. Truman
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B) William McKinley
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Graduated income tax Direct election of Senators Australian ballot Government ownership of railroads Which is the source of the above proposals? A) Communist Party platform (Earl Browder, 1936) B) Progressive Party platform (Henry Wallace, 1912) C) Progressive Party platform (Theodore Roosevelt, 1912) D) Socialist Party platform (Eugene Debs, 1920) E) Populist Party platform (James Weaver, 1892)
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E) Populist Party platform (James Weaver, 1892)
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"Manifest Destiny" would apply to which of the following? A) Joining in World War I against Germany B) Entering upon a program to beat the U.S.S.R. in the race of the moon C) Becoming the leading republic of modern time D) Expanding westward from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean E) Assuming the burden of aiding backward nations
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D) Expanding westward from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
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The Open Door policy refers to which of the following? A) A very liberal immigration policy B) Reciprocal trade agreement with the European Common Market C) Admission of political refugees from any other nation D) Equal trade opportunities with other nations in China E) Prison reform, advocating an expanded
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D) Equal trade opportunities with other nations in China
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President Taft had been referred to as a "crown prince" in American politics. Which of the following explains this title? A) He was quiet, dignified, deliberate person. B) When nominated in 1908, he had the full support of both Progressive and Conservative factions in the party. C) He had filled the post of Secretary of War with competence. D) The outgoing President, Theodore Roosevelt, had recommended Taft as his successor. E) Taft displayed a forcefulness in leadership that was somewhat of a surprise in a an of quiet manner and judicial mind.
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D) The outgoing President, Theodore Roosevelt, had recommended Taft as his successor.
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By which of these treaties did France give up lands it possessed on the continent of North America? A) Treaty of Utrecht B) Treaty of San Ildefonso C) Treaty of Ghent D) Treaty of Paris E) Treaty of Versailles
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D) Treaty of Paris
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All of the following statements about the Hawaiian Islands in the 1890s are true EXCEPT A) The two-cents-per-pound bounty of American sugar had a severely adverse effect on the Hawaiian economy. B) The American minister at Honolulu favored, and United States Marines aided, the rebellious Hawaiians to overthrow Queen Liliuokalini. C) After investigation, President Cleveland approved the annexation of the Hawaii Islands. D) The Hawaiian Islands were annexed by the United States, not by treaty but by a joint resolution of Congress. E) In 1900, all inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands became United States citizens.
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C) After investigation, President Cleveland approved the annexation of the Hawaii Islands.
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"Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be right; but our country, right or wrong." Who is the author of the above quote? A) Henry Clay B) Stephen Decatur C) Alexander Hamilton D) Thomas Jefferson E) David Farragut
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B) Stephen Decatur
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"Damn the torpedoes." Who is the author of the above quote? A) Henry Clay B) Stephen Decatur C) Alexander Hamilton D) Thomas Jefferson E) David Farragut
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E) David Farragut
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Which of the following states did NOT secede from the Union before Lincoln's inauguration? A) Alabama B) Florida C) Georgia D) Texas E) Virginia
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E) Virginia
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Which of the following items occurred FIRST? A) Lexington and Concord B) Stamp Act Congress C) Declaratory Act D) Boston Tea Party E) Boston Massacre
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B) Stamp Act Congress
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Which of the items occurred LAST? A) Lexington and Concord B) Stamp Act Congress C) Declaratory Act D) Boston Tea Party E) Boston Massacre
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A) Lexington and Concord
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In all of the following pairs, the words or phrase in parentheses helps to bring to an end, to oppose, or to make less effective the item with which it is paired EXCEPT A) Gag Resolution (John Quincy Adams) B) Monroe Doctrine (England's preference for developing trade rather than enlarging its empire in Latin America) C) Friendly relations between the United States and the Latin American republics (Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine) D) Huerta's efforts to maintain his position as president of Mexico (President Wilson) E) Federal income tax law 1894 (Supreme Court five-to-four decision)
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B) Monroe Doctrine (England's preference for developing trade rather than enlarging its empire in Latin America)
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Which President is incorrectly matched with the foreign policy action? A) John Adams-XYZ affair B) James Madison-War of 1812 C) Thomas Jefferson-Embargo Act D) James Monroe-acquisition of Florida E) George Washington-Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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E) George Washington-Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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All of the following statements are true about the American Federation of Labor EXCEPT A) Samuel Gompers was its first president B) John Mitchell and Eugene Debs were prominent leaders in the AFL. C) It followed a policy for many decades of non-alliance with any political party D) It has been a craft, rather than an industrial, union. E) From the 1880s to World War I, it was the largest labor union in the United States
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B) John Mitchell and Eugene Debs were prominent leaders in the AFL.
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Which of the following occurred LAST? A) Adjustment of the Maine-New Brunswick border B) Acquisition of Texas by the United States C) Gadsden Purchase D) California gold rush E) Settlement of the Oregon boundary
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C) Gadsden Purchase
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In the judgment of history, which of the following is considered the greatest and most lasting achievement of Theodore Roosevelt? A) Conservation and reclamation B) Panama Canal C) Nobel Peace Prize D) His part in the Spanish-American War E) His vigorous championship of the people
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A) Conservation and reclamation
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All of the following treaties are associated with the story of the Panama Canal EXCEPT A) Clayton-Bulwer Treaty B) Hay-Pauncefote Treaty C) Proposed Hay-Herran Treaty D) Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty E) Treaty of Paris (1898)
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E) Treaty of Paris (1898)
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Which banking act was an essential reform the "New Freedom"? A) Independent Treasury Act B) Second Bank of the United States C) National Bank Act D) Federal Reserve Act E) Glass-Steagall Act
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D) Federal Reserve Act
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Which of these items is associated with government land policy? A) Granger Laws B) Esch-Cummins Act C) Controversy between Gifford Pinchot and Richard Ballinger D) Wanger-Connery Act E) Controversy between President Cleveland and Governor Altgeld
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C) Controversy between Gifford Pinchot and Richard Ballinger
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Which of these items is NOT associated with government land policy? A) Theodore Roosevelt's conference with several Governors B) Compromise of 1850 C) Northwest Ordinance of 1787 D) Interstate Commerce Act E) Building of Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads.
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D) Interstate Commerce Act
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Which of the following statements about the Kansas-Nebraska Bill is not true? A) It realigned political parties, with the result that the two major parties were almost completely sectional. B) It stimulated a rapid settlement of Kansas. C) The terms of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill were incompatible with those of the Missouri Compromise D) The bill was primarily the work of the "Little Giant," Daniel Webster E) The 40th parallel separated Kansas from Nebraska
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D) The bill was primarily the work of the "Little Giant," Daniel Webster
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Which of the following best describes the Credit Mobilier? A) A home loan association to stimulate settlement under the Homestead Act of 1862 B) The first widespread plan of installment buying C) A corporation to finance railroad building D) A credit union organized by workers E) The mobilizing of credit in order to alleviate the effects of the pains and depression of 1873
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C) A corporation to finance railroad building
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In which of the following periods were the black codes effective? A) From the Dred Scott case to the firing on Fort Sumter B) From the Reconstruction Acts of 1867-1868 to the Hayes Tilden election. C) From the Kansas-Nebraska Bill to the Dred Scott case D) From Appomattox to the Reconstruction Act of 1867-1868 E) From the first issue of Garrison's Liberator to John Browne at Harper's Ferry
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B) From the Reconstruction Acts of 1867-1868 to the Hayes Tilden election.
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The fundamental purpose of the Mayflower Compact was a A) list of grievances against Britain B) detailed constitution C) foundation for self-government D) plan for Native American relations E) policy of religious tolerance
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C) foundation for self-government
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Nativist restrictive legislation by Congress first targeted groups from A) Asia B) Central America C) Africa D) Northern Europe E) Southern Europe
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A) Asia
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As Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton advocated all the following economic policies EXCEPT A) a national bank B) protective tariffs C) assumption of state debts D) farmer subsidies E) excise tax
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D) farmer subsidies
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Alexander Hamilton approved Jay's Treaty because it A) admitted United States goods freely to British ports without restrictions B) incorporated United States ideas about the rights of neutrals C) reflected the ideas of Madison and Jefferson as well as his own D) united public opinion in support of the president's treaty-making power E) provided a framework for peaceful United States relations with Great Britain
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E) provided a framework for peaceful United States relations with Great Britain
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President Wilson's primary objective at the Versailles Peace Conference was to A) secure recognition of the Monroe Doctrine B) ensure that the Allied powers paid their was debts C) establish an international organization to prevent future wars D) make Germany pay for the war E) organize a relief program for war-torn Europe
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C) establish an international organization to prevent future wars
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Which of the following Presidents encounter the LEAST opposition to his foreign policies? A) George Washington B) James Madison C) Andrew Jackson D) James K. Polk E) Woodrow Wilson
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D) James K. Polk
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It was the position of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions that the A) Supreme Court should judge the constitutionality of congressional measures B) states should secede from the Union when they believed congressional measures to be unconstitutional C) states should judge the constitutionality of congressional measures D) Tariff of Abominations was null and void E) appointment of "midnight judges" was unconstitutional
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C) states should judge the constitutionality of congressional measures
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Which of the following is NOT in the Preamble of the Constitution? A) To form a more perfect union B) To protect life, liberty and property C) To promote the general welfare D) To secure the blessings of liberty E) To provide for the common defense
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B) To protect life, liberty and property
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Which of the following statements about the Alien, Sedition, and Naturalization Acts of John Adams' administration expresses a Federalist point of view? A) "The XYZ affair and malicious statements about our government or its officials present no threat to the national safety." B) "There is a real danger that the revolutionary spirit of the French Reign of Terror may spread to America." C) "Newspaper editors, not Jacobins or aliens, were the intended victims of the Sedition Act." D) "The political strife over these acts illustrates the excesses in party factionalism so strongly deplored by President Washington." E) "The Sedition Act brought forth the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions."
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B) "There is a real danger that the revolutionary spirit of the French Reign of Terror may spread to America."
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Which of the following was the immediate cause of the Panic of 1837? A) over-speculation in Western lands B) irresponsible financing of state governments C) unsound financial policies of "wildcat" banks D) the Specie Circular issued by President Jackson E) President Jackson's dismissal of Nicholas Biddle
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E) President Jackson's dismissal of Nicholas Biddle
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Two slave states that did NOT join the Confederate States of America were A) Alabama and Mississippi B) Georgia and Kentucky C) Missouri and Delaware D) North Carolina and West Virginia E) Virginia and Florida
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C) Missouri and Delaware
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The President whose election depended upon the decision of an Electoral Commission was A) Grover Cleveland B) Benjamin Harrison C) Rutherford B. Hayes D) Andrew Jackson E) Richard Nixon
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C) Rutherford B. Hayes
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The 19th-century American cartoonist who created the Tammany tiger, the GOP elephant and the Democratic donkey was A) Rollin Kirby B) Herbert Low C) Bill Mauldin D) Thomas Nast E) Charles Schultz
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D) Thomas Nast
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Which quotation expresses the political ideas of Thomas Jefferson? A) "You cannot extend the mastery of the federal government over the daily life of a people without somewhere making it the master of peoples' souls and thoughts" B) "Our Constitution is so simple and practical that it is possible always to meet extraordinary needs by changes in emphasis and arrangement..." C) "The 'New Nationalism' calls for an extension of the power of the federal government... the steward of human welfare." D) "Sound policy requires such an adjustment of imposts (tariffs) as to encourage the development of the industrial interests..." E) I consider... the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one State, incompatible with the existence of the Union..."
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A) "You cannot extend the mastery of the federal government over the daily life of a people without somewhere making it the master of peoples' souls and thoughts"
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What do the presidential elections of 1860, 1888, and 1912 have in common? A) The winning candidate did not have a majority of the electoral vote B) The losing candidate had fewer popular votes than did the winning candidate C) The winning candidate had a majority of the popular vote and a majority of the electoral vote D) The winning candidate had a majority of the electoral vote but did not have a majority of the popular vote. E) A third party received some electoral votes.
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D) The winning candidate had a majority of the electoral vote but did not have a majority of the popular vote.
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During the 1880s and the 1890s, farmers were more successful than industrial workers in achieving A) restriction of output B) increased tariff protection C) restriction of immigration D) formation of a national organization E) effectively controlled blocs in the state legislature
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E) effectively controlled blocs in the state legislature
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The National Origin Act passed in 1924 was designed to A) restrict immigration B) increase immigration C) establish a lower tariff D) deport Communists E) provide citizenship to Native Americans
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A) restrict immigration
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Which did Midwestern farmers of the 1870s favor? A) Tariff policy followed in the McKinley administration B) Reconstruction Finance Corporation C) The Court decision in Munn vs. Illinois D) Parity-price supports E) The denial of the Fourteenth Amendment to corporation.
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C) The Court decision in Munn vs. Illinois
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Which contributed most to federal regulation of railroads? A) Demands from manufacturers for the elimination of certain railroad abuses B) Demands from people who had purchased railroad securities C) Issuance of watered stock by the railroad corporations D) Political pressure from labor unions E) Breakdown of state control and regulation
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E) Breakdown of state control and regulation
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The Compromise of 1877 resulted in A) the election of President Tilden in return for the pardon of former Confederate officers B) government financing for a Northern transcontinental railroad C) the formal separation of Virginia and West Virginia as a result of a dispute over coal-mining rights D) the US monetary system based on a bimetallic standard E) removal of Union troops from the South
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E) removal of Union troops from the South
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Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, by author Mark Twain, were examples of what genre of American literature? A) romantic B) heroic C) realistic D) fantasy E) gothic
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C) realistic
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The prohibition of child labor in the United States was the result of A) an act of Congress B) a Supreme Court decision C) an action by a federal agency D) an amendment to the United States Constitution E) presidential action
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A) an act of Congress
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John Peter Zenger's case was a landmark for which of the following? A) freedom of speech B) freedom of assembly C) freedom of petition D) freedom of the press E) freedom of religion
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D) freedom of the press
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What was President Lincoln's immediate purpose in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation? A) to free slaves in the border states B) to recruit thousands of slaves into the Union army C) to gain France as a Union ally D) to elevate the Civil War to a moral crusade E) to free all the slaves in the nation
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D) to elevate the Civil War to a moral crusade
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All of the following amendments to the Constitution of the United States were results of the demands of Populists and Progressives EXCEPT A) the Fifteenth Amendment B) the Sixteenth Amendment C) the Seventeenth Amendment D) the Eighteenth Amendment E) the Nineteenth Amendment
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A) the Fifteenth Amendment
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During World War I, the Creel Committee represented the federal government's attempt at A) arms production B) propaganda C) price controls D) regulation of railroads E) ownership of coal mines
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B) propaganda
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All of the following statements about the Trade and Navigation Acts of the colonial period are true EXCEPT A) The regulations concerning the tobacco trade practically assured the British Isles as a market for Virginia and Maryland tobacco. B) These acts eliminated smuggling and colonial trade with France and Spain. C) No real trouble between England and the American colonies developed over Trade and Navigation Acts until after the French and Indian War. D) The rival colonial powers had similar trade and navigation laws to control the trade of their respective colonies E) Had the Sugar and Molasses Acts passed by the British Parliament been enforced, they would have had a substantial adverse effect on the New England rum trade.
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B) These acts eliminated smuggling and colonial trade with France and Spain.
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Which of the following statements about the French and Indian War contains the most significance for a history student? A) The British Navy proved that England was "mistress of the seas." B) Pitt was one of England's war ministers. C) The expulsion of the French from America set the stage for the American Revolution D) Tactics suitable for the wars in Europe we often unsuitable for battles in the American colonies E) As the British demonstrated at Quebec, trying the impossible is sometimes the road to fame.
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C) The expulsion of the French from America set the stage for the American Revolution
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Which of the following resulted in colonial boycott of British goods and a meeting of nine of the thirteen colonies? A) Declaratory Act B) Quartering Act C) Proclamation Line of 1763 D) Intolerable Acts E) Stamp Act
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E) Stamp Act
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Which of the following battler is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War? A) Bennington B) Germantown C) Princeton D) Saratoga E) Trenton
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D) Saratoga
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Which of the following statements about the Articles of Confederation is the most significant? A) There was neither an effective Executive Branch nor a satisfactory Judicial Branch B) The government told each state how much it should contribute in support of the central government but had no power to actually collect the amount due. C) The Congress had so little power that members of state legislature enjoyed greater prestige than did members of Congress D) Conditions of interstate and foreign commerce were chaotic because the central government had no power to enforce uniformity E) The many weaknesses written into the Articles of Confederation were not mistakes in the usual sense; they were necessary concessions to state sovereignty in order to have any central government at all.
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E) The many weaknesses written into the Articles of Confederation were not mistakes in the usual sense; they were necessary concessions to state sovereignty in order to have any central government at all.
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In all of the following pairs, the words in parentheses help to bring about or contribute to the item which they are paired EXCEPT A) an unwritten law founded in tradition (Washington and Jefferson refused to run for a third term) B) the new republics in Latin America (Monroe Doctrine) C) the McCulloch vs. Maryland decision (Civil War in Kansas) D) investment by American corporations in Latin America (dollar diplomacy) E) election of President Hayes (Electoral Commission)
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C) the McCulloch vs. Maryland decision (Civil War in Kansas)
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Which of the following events occurred FIRST? A) Hawaiian Islands annexed B) Texas became a state C) Mexican Cession D) Virgin Islands E) Florida purchased
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E) Florida purchased
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Which of the following events was disputed by President Cleveland? A) Hawaiian Islands annexed B) Texas became a state C) Mexican Cession D) Virgin Islands E) Florida purchased
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A) Hawaiian Islands annexed
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Which of the events demonstrated a change in presidential philosophy from strict to loose constructionism? A) Louisiana Purchase B) Gadsden Purchase C) Webster-Ashburton Treaty D) Oregon boundary dispute settled E) Purchase of Alaska
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A) Louisiana Purchase
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All of the following statements about the Monroe Doctrine are true EXCEPT A) The idea of the doctrine was suggested by George Canning, British Foreign Secretary. B) It was an early indication that the United States was abandoning its traditional policy of isolation C) Monroe approved of Canning's suggestion, and he also received approval of the idea from ex-Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson D) If the Holy Alliance attempted to violate the doctrine, Monroe was sure that the British fleet would oppose such an act. E) Britain was not interested, at the time, in extending its colonial empire in Latin America
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B) It was an early indication that the United States was abandoning its traditional policy of isolation
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Of the following items associated with World War I, which occurred FIRST? A) Wilson's reelection B) Bolshevik Revolution C) Britain's declaration of war on Germany D) Germany's declaration of war on France E) Entrance of the United States into the war
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D) Germany's declaration of war on France
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Of the following famous writings that have influenced American history, which was written FIRST? A) Uncle Tom's Cabin B) Common Sense C) Progress and Poverty D) The Grapes of Wrath E) The Liberator
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B) Common Sense
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"I am tired of fighting... Hear me, my chiefs, I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I shall fight no more forever." In this quote, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce will not violate the federal government's policy of A) enrollment of Nez Perce children in the Carlisle school B) assimilation of his tribe into Midwestern cities C) forced migration to reservations D) settlement of Nez Perce west of the Mississippi River E) American citizenship in return for Union service in the Civil War
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C) forced migration to reservations
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Which person was NOT elected President of the United States? A) Zachary Taylor B) John Tyler C) John C. Calhoun D) Millard Fillmore E) Franklin Pierce
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C) John C. Calhoun
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Which of the following statements best expresses Theodore Roosevelt's views on presidential powers? A) The president may do whatever he thinks is right and for the national welfare so long as there is no prohibition in the Constitution or laws to prevent such action. B) The president must restrict his official actions to carrying out powers specifically granted to him in the Constitution C) The president must restrict his official action to carrying out powers specifically granted to him in the Constitution D) In time of war or other national emergency , the president may do as he thinks best, without regard to the Constitution E) Whenever a president is in doubt about the extent of his legal powers, he may confer with the Supreme Court for authoritative advice.
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A) The president may do whatever he thinks is right and for the national welfare so long as there is no prohibition in the Constitution or laws to prevent such action.
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Which Supreme Court case resulted in a setback for the Grangers? A) Chisholm vs. Georgia B) Wabash vs. Illinois C) The Insular cases D) Munn vs. Illinois E) McCulloch vs. Maryland
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B) Wabash vs. Illinois
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Which choice pairs two persons who would be in closest agreement as to the role the government should play in the economy? A) William G. Sumner-Lester Ward B) Frank Norris-Ida Tarbell C) Edward Bellamy-Marcus A. Hanna D) Henry George-Andrew Carnegie E) Eugene V. Debs-Upton Sinclair
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B) Frank Norris-Ida Tarbell
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Which generalization about colonial developments is supported by the following information? The Mayflower Compact New England town meetings Virginia House of Burgesses Stamp Act Congress A) Resistance against British mercantilism was widespread B) Religious tolerance occurred only in New England C) Strong centralized government was a priority of the colonists D) Representative democracy grew despite British Control E) Natural rights were protected by King George
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D) Representative democracy grew despite British Control
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Social mobility and the growth of democracy in pre-Civil War America can be attributed to A) development of a unified, cohesive society B) initiatives in reform movements C) the political philosophy of the Federalists D) absence of ethnic and religious discrimination E) free land on the frontier
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E) free land on the frontier
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President Thomas Jefferson's decisions to purchase the Louisiana Territory led to what dilemma? A) adding a large slave-holding area to the United States B) inciting British troops in forts on the Canadian border C) violating the strict interpretation of the Constitution D) antagonizing Native American tribes E) intervening in Haiti to remove Napoleon's troops
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C) violating the strict interpretation of the Constitution
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In 1925 John T. Scopes was convicted for violating a Tennessee statute. His conviction reinforced which of the following? A) federal supremacy B) separation of church and state C) Jim Crow laws D) religious fundamentalism E) segregation
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D) religious fundamentalism
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Which statement best expresses Theodore Roosevelt's attitude toward trusts at the time he became President? A) All corporations, trusts, and combinations are bad. B) Legislation must be enacted immediately to prohibit the growth of large corporations C) Those who want to impose controls on corporations seek to destroy the very lifeblood of our industry. D) We do not wish to destroy corporations, but we do wish to make them serve the public good. E) Only through the growth of large corporations and combines can America compete... We must have complete faith in management.
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D) We do not wish to destroy corporations, but we do wish to make them serve the public good.
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The significance of the Supreme Court decision in the Northern Securities case was that it A) guaranteed the end of business combinations B) had great influence on the economic development of business C) proved that new laws were needed before the Department of Justice could act against other combinations D) immediately raised serious questions concerning Theodore Roosevelt's antitrust pronouncements E) boosted the morale of the antitrust forces
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E) boosted the morale of the antitrust forces
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The first federal law regulating the manufacture and sale of food and drugs was passed during A) the Square Deal of Theodore Roosevelt B) the New Freedom of Woodrow Wilson C) the New Deal of Franklin D. Roosevelt D) the Fair Deal of Harry S. Truman E) the Great Society of Lyndon B. Johnson
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A) the Square Deal of Theodore Roosevelt
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An act exempting labor organizations from prosecution under the Sherman Antitrust Law was part of A) the Square Deal of Theodore Roosevelt B) the New Freedom of Woodrow Wilson C) the New Deal of Franklin D. Roosevelt D) the Fair Deal of Harry S. Truman E) The Alliance for Progress of John F. Kennedy
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B) the New Freedom of Woodrow Wilson
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British neutrality during the American Civil War was greatly influenced by A) large war profits gained by English manufacturers B) steady Southern military successes in the first three years of the war C) increased importance of the American merchant marine D) self-sufficiency of crop harvests in Britain E) indifference of the British people to a foreign civil war
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A) large war profits gained by English manufacturers
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Why did the United States find it unnecessary to enforce the Monroe Doctrine in the two decades following its pronouncement? A) France mediated several disputes between Britain and Brazil B) None of the intrusions by European powers seemed seriously to endanger the security of the United States C) Both houses of Congress were opposed to any overt action by the United States D) No European power attempted to colonize in the Western Hemisphere E) The revolutions in Europe during this period caused the dissolution of the Holy Alliance
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B) None of the intrusions by European powers seemed seriously to endanger the security of the United States
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During the Civil War the United States seized goods consigned to British colonial ports but destined for the ports in the South. What justification was given for this seizure? A) Ostend Manifesto B) Doctrine of continuous voyage C) Rights under a "paper" blockade D) Rights established by the Jay Treaty E) Privilege under letters of marque and reprisal
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B) Doctrine of continuous voyage
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The Platt Amendment, the Ostend Manifesto, and the Roosevelt Corollary had an underlying similarity in that all three A) expressed the expanding interests of the United States B) carried out the ideas expressed in the original Monroe Doctrine C) represented a radical departure from the previous attitude toward Latin America D) were concerned chiefly with South America E) established governing procedures for colonial dependencies
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A) expressed the expanding interests of the United States
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According to historian Thomas Bailey, which statement most nearly describes how Americans supported the Revolutionary War? A) Most city dwellers supported the Revolution, and most rural dwellers were indifferent. B) Most rural dwellers supported the Revolution, and most city dwellers were indifferent. C) A vast majority of American supported the Revolution. D) Somewhat more than one-third supported the Revolution; somewhat less than one-third were loyal to Britain, the remainder were indifferent. E) About 80 percent supported the Revolution ; the others were indifferent or loyal to Britain
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D) Somewhat more than one-third supported the Revolution; somewhat less than one-third were loyal to Britain, the remainder were indifferent.
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Evidence of division of interests in the United States during the War of 1812 was shown by the A) objections of the agrarian faction to a war they claimed would benefit only the mercantile faction B) efforts of a Southern-Western coalition to stem Eastern belligerence at the last minute C) charges that the war declaration was promoted by owners of infant industries D) unenthusiastic support for the war effort by shipping states E) unsuccessful bid of the Federalist Party to return to power by supporting war measures
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D) unenthusiastic support for the war effort by shipping states
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Following the sinking of the Maine, the only significant check upon the popular demand for war came from A) the clergy B) business groups C) farm organizations D) Congress E) President Cleveland
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B) business groups
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The "yellow journalism" of the period before the outbreak of the Spanish-American War had much the same effect on opinion in the United States as A) calling the Hartford Convention (1814) B) Emancipation Proclamation (1863) C) reports of German atrocities in Belgium (1914-1917) D) Fourteen Points (1918) E) drafting of the Atlantic Charter (1941)
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C) reports of German atrocities in Belgium (1914-1917)
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Which person would have most likely oppose the United States entrance into World War I (1917)? A) A member of Congress from New York B) An admirer of Theodore Roosevelt C) An owner of British bonds D) An editor of a Midwestern newspaper E) An American manufacturer who had sold goods to a French merchant on credit
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D) An editor of a Midwestern newspaper
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The War of 1812 and World War I are similar in that in both wars, the United States A) adopted national conscription B) won a decisive victory after the treaty was arranged C) proposed a world organization to promote peace at the end of the war D) vigorously upheld a traditional interpretation of the rights of neutrals E) signed a treaty of alliance with France after an initial period of neutrality
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D) vigorously upheld a traditional interpretation of the rights of neutrals
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Which man was an ardent sectionalist at the time Henry Clay was promoting his "American system"? A) James Monroe B) James Madison C) John C. Calhoun D) John Quincy Adams E) Daniel Webster
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E) Daniel Webster
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In foreign affairs, President Lincoln's most significant achievement was his success in A) gaining the support of the Czar of Russia for the Union cause B) negotiating he demilitarization of the Canadian-American boundary C) meeting the challenge to the Monroe Doctrine in Mexico D) establishing claims to islands in the Pacific E) restraining foreign powers from recognizing the Confederacy
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E) restraining foreign powers from recognizing the Confederacy
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Between what two men was there the most serious controversy over the conduct of a war? A) Woodrow Wilson and General Pershing B) Abraham Lincoln and General McClellan C) Franklin D. Roosevelt and General Eisenhower D) Theodore Roosevelt and General Wood E) William McKinley and Admiral Dewey
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B) Abraham Lincoln and General McClellan
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The social-gospel idea in American Protestantism was fostered most strongly by A) Brigham Young B) William Miller C) Henry Ward Beecher D) Mary Baker Eddy E) Walter Rauschenbusch
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E) Walter Rauschenbusch
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Which author's work is better known for romance than for literary realism? A) William Dean Howells B) Nathaniel Hawthorne C) Stephen Crane D) Theodore Dreiser E) Frank Norris
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B) Nathaniel Hawthorne
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On the basis of significant legislation passed during his administration, President Lincoln seemed most influenced by the principles of A) Alexander Hamilton B) Thomas Jefferson C) William Lloyd Garrison D) Andrew Jackson E) Daniel Webster
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A) Alexander Hamilton
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The expansionist policy of the 1890s was especially criticized by A) Joseph Pulitzer B) Thomas Hart Benton C) William Randolph Hearst D) Henry Cabot Lodge E) Andrew Carnegie
answer
E) Andrew Carnegie
