Practice Test 3 2002
1.
All of the following traits characterized the lives of most Eastern woodland
Indians at the time of European colonization EXCEPT they (A) lived in small scattered
settlement (B) camped along river banks during spawning season (C) established
permanent urban complexes (E) tended crops and cleared fields (E) burned extensive
acres of woods.
2.
Central to the values of 17th Century Puritans was the belief that (A) only priests
could interpret the word of God (B) the Bible and the Pope were the only sources of
God's word (C) all humans were predestined to heaven or hell (E) the liturgy of the
Church of England should be observed (E) trained clergymen were not essential to
understanding God's plans.
3.
One of the most significant aspects of the Mayflower Compact was that it was a
(A) declaration of independence from Britain (B) document establishing land ownership
(C) formal written constitution (E) guarantee of religious toleration for Christians and
Jews (E) set of agreements to work together and follow the will of the majority.
4.
During the Great Migration of the 1630's, the largest number of British colonists
migrated to (A) Virginia (B) St. Kitts (C) Barbados (E) Bermuda (E) Maryland.
5.
According to Puritan theology, the fate of those damned to hell is based on (A)
personal misdeeds (B) enslavement of Indians (C) predestination (E) attachment to the
Anglican Church (E) support for Quakers.
6.
France's American empire expanded into the heartland of North America for all of
the following reasons EXCEPT to (A) settle French Protestants in America
(B) trap beavers (C) convert Indians to Christianity (E) challenge English settlements in
the Ohio River Valley (E) stop Spanish penetration into the Gulf of Mexico.
7.
One of the most significant aspects of the War of Spanish Succession was that it
(A) provided George Washington with experience in frontier warfare (B) demonstrated
the wisdom of France's alliance with Spain (C) precipitated the Seven Years' War (E)
foreshadowed long term success for France in North America (E) rewarded Britain with
Nova Scotia and Hudson's Bay.
8.
"The New Englanders are a people of God settled in those which were once the
devil's territory...." In the above quotation from his sermon, the Puritan minister Cotton
Mather's explanation of the occurrence of witchcraft in New England was that (A) a
group of young women became hysterical (B) land disputes caused social tensions (C)
Massachusetts' charter was in jeopardy God had given New England to the devil (E)
lower class widows displayed anti-social behavior.
9.
The above cartoon was published in order to gain support for the (A) Declaration
of Independence (B) colonial assault on Louisburg (C) First Continental Congress (E)
Albany Plan of Union (E) United States Constitution.
10.
The Navigation Acts restricted American colonial trade in all of the following
ways EXCEPT (A) European goods sold in America had to be shipped first to England
(B) European goods sold in the American colonies had to pay a customs tax (C)
enumerated colonial products had to be sold only to England (E) restrictions were placed
on what the colonies could produce (E) colonial paper currency had to display the face of
the British monarch.
11.
One significant aspect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that it (A)
organized the states of Washington and Oregon (B) abolished slavery throughout the
United States (C) settled border disputes with Spain (E) created a plan for the
establishment of new states (E) set aside land for the support of religion.
"Men are like plants; the goodness and flavour of the fruit proceeds from the
peculiar soil and exposition in which they grow. We are nothing but what we derive from
the air we breathe, the climate we inhabit, the government we obey, the system of
religion we profess and the nature of our employment."
12.
In this passage from Letters From An American Farmer, Crevecoeur meant that
(A) only English colonists should emigrate to America (B) government will control the
lives of American colonists (C) immigrants have no control over their destiny (D)
religion determines the quality of the colonial experience (E) emigration to America
would transform European colonists.
13.
During the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the "Great Compromise" resolved the
controversy over (A) the international slave trade (B) representation in Congress of large
states versus small states (C) states rights versus national authority (D) direct versus
indirect election of the president (E) the definition of individual rights.
14.
The Federalist papers were written to support ratification of the (A) Articles of
Confederation (B) Bank of the United States (C) Bill of Rights (D) Declaration of
Independence (E) United States Constitution.
15.
By 1750, the most populous Spanish colony in North America was (A) California
(B) New Mexico (C) Florida (D) Texas (E) Mexico.
16.
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the free African-American
population in the United States during the latter half of the 18th Century? (A) their
numbers grew largely in the North (B) they were not allowed to serve in the Continental
Army (C) their numbers grew equally in the Upper South and the Lower South (D) many
were freed as some state constitutions abolished slavery after the war (E) their numbers
equaled the number of English colonists.
17.
All of the following were parts of Alexander Hamilton's economic and financial
plan for the new nation EXCEPT (A) assumption of state debt by the national
government (B) creation of the Bank of the United States (C) enactment of tariffs for
revenue (D) funding of the national debt at par (E) government loans for small farmers
18.
In the Treaty of Greenville (1795), representatives of twelve Indian nations (A)
established their right to the Northwest Territory (B) ceded to the United States their
claims in Ohio and Indiana (C) cemented their relationship with Great Britain (D)
challenged America's claim to settle west of the Appalachians (E) abandoned their
settlements in Florida.
19.
The above cartoon, m which the American eagle snatches the Constitution in its
talons, represents the perspective of the (A) Anti-federalists (B) Federalists (C)
Republicans (D) Democrats (E) Loyalists.
20.
One of the most significant results of the Hartford Convention was that (A) the
Constitution was amended to give Congress more power (B) France sent military aid to
support the war against Britain (C) the influence of the Federalist Party decreased (D) the
United States built a substantially larger navy (E) Connecticut voted to secede from the
Union.
21.
All of the following were results of the War of 1812 EXCEPT (A) Indians agreed
to give up land north of the Ohio River (B) Britain and America immediately demilitarized the Great Lakes (C) feelings of nationalism increased (D) American
manufacturing was stimulated (E) Andrew Jackson emerged as a hero.
22.
All of the following emerged as heroes from the War of 1812 EXCEPT (A) John
Quincy Adams (B) Thomas MacDonough (C) Oliver Hazard Perry (D) Andrew Jackson
(E) William Henry Harrison.
23.
In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established the principle of "judicial
review," which meant that (A) lower court decisions could be reviewed by the Supreme
Court (B) state courts could review acts of Congress (C) state legislatures could review
acts of Congress (D) the Supreme Court could review acts of Congress (E) Congress
could review Supreme Court decisions.
24.
Opponents referred to President Andrew Jackson as "King Andrew" because of
his (A) aristocratic family background (B) college education (C) frequent use of the veto
power (D) elegant use of the English language (E) close contacts with New England
merchant princes.
25.
In its 1842 decision, Commonwealth v. Hunt, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts
ruled that (A) labor unions were legal (B) workers must be paid a minimum wage (C)
manufacturers must hire qualified women (D) Irish workers must be paid the same wages
as native born workers (E) workers must be limited to an eight hour work day.
26.
Followers of Transcendentalism subscribed to all of the following ideas EXCEPT
(A) acceptance of the values of established religions (B) illumination of truth through an
inner light (C) dignity of the individual (D) self-reliance (E) hostility to authority.
27.
“I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice....I am in earnest--I
will not equivocate- I will not excuse -- I will not retreat a single inch -- and I WILL BE
HEARD." William Lloyd Garrison published this sentiment in 1831 in defense of which
reform? (A) prohibition (B) abolition (C) women's rights (D) public education (E) Indian
citizenship.
28.
Defenders of slavery as a "positive good" employed all of the following
arguments EXCEPT that slavery was (A) supported by the Bible (B) defended by
Aristotle (C) a blessing of Christian civilization (D) a better economic system than
northern "wage slavery"(E) a benefit shared equally by all white southerners.
29.
The controversy over Oregon was resolved when Britain and the United States
agreed to a border settlement at the (A) 54’40” parallel line (B) 49’ parallel line (C) 1818
British treaty line (D) 1819 Spanish treaty line (E) Columbia River line.
"Away, away with all these cobweb tissues of right of discovery, exploration,
settlement, contiguity, etc....[1t is the American right] to overspread and to possess the
whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great
experiment of liberty...."
30.
According to this statement from the early 19th Century, the right of the United
States to the whole American continent is based on (A) military power (B) manifest
destiny (C) dollar diplomacy (D) international law (E) gunboat diplomacy.
31.
John Brown first came to the nation's attention in 1856 because of events in (A)
Lecompton, Kansas (B) Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas (C) Harper's Ferry, Virginia (D)
Boston, Massachusetts (E) Alton, Illinois.
32.
Which is a true statement about the election of 1860? (A) Lincoln won only 40%
of the popular vote (B) the Democrats united behind one candidate (C) the Republicans
controlled the House of Representatives and Senate (D) Lincoln was on the ballot of all
states (E) Lincoln received substantial voter support in the North and South
33.
The Crittenden Compromise was designed to (A) prohibit slavery in the Old
South (B) protect slavery in the new territories south of the 36030' line (C) prohibit
slavery in the new territories (D) end the sale of slaves in Washington, D.C. (E) prohibit
the importation of slaves into the United States.
34.
In 1860, the first state to secede from the union was (A) Georgia (B) Virginia (C)
Maryland (D) South Carolina (E) North Carolina.
35.
In 1860, the centers of greatest population density were in the (A) Ohio River
Valley (B) Appalachian Mountains (C) lower Mississippi River Valley (D) Great Lakes
region (E) Northeast.
36.
In 1860, the most comprehensive system of railroads was found in the (A)
Northeast (B) Northwest (C) Southeast (D) Rocky Mountain states (E) Southwest.
37.
Between 1830 and 1860, the number of inventions patented annually (A)
decreased (B) remained the same (C) increased slightly (D) increased significantly (E)
doubled.
38.
President Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation shortly after the decisive
battle of (A) Bull Run (B) Antietam (C) Gettysburg (D) Fredericksburg (E)
Chancellorsville.
39.
President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared which group would be
"forever free"? (A) all slaves (B) slaves in the Confederate states (C) slaves in the border
states (D) slaves in Washington, D.C. (E) slaves in the Union army.
40.
Which statement accurately reflects the military status of blacks in the North
during the Civil War? (A) no blacks served in the navy (B) blacks fought in the army
from the beginning of the war (C) blacks accounted for 10% of the total enlistments in
the army (D) blacks were not allowed to engage in combat (E) one-half million fought in
the army during the war.
41.
In 1870 and 1871, Congress passed Force Acts in order to (A) protect Native
Americans on the Great Plains (B) counter the influence of the Ku Klux Klan in the
South (C) support Chinese immigrants in California (D) defend Democratic Party
speakers in the North (E) require registered voters to participate in elections in New
England.
42.
In 1894, "Coxey's Army" marched to Washington, D.C. to promote (A) union
pensions (B) higher pay for federal soldiers (C) the gold standard (D) government relief
from depression (E) higher tariffs.
43.
All of the following helped promote war between the United States and Spain
over Cuba EXCEPT (A) yellow journalism (B) Cuban immigrants in Florida (C) the
DeLome letter (D) the support of President Cleveland (E) the sinking of the U.S.S.
Maine.
44.
Following the Spanish-American War, President McKinley changed the
American
military system by (A) creating state militias (B) quartering soldiers in private homes (C)
establishing the Joint Chiefs of Staff (D) de-centralizing military planning (E) reducing
the regular army.
45.
In the Root-Takahira agreement of 1908, the United States and Japan agreed to
(A) limit Japanese immigration into the United States (B) reverse San Francisco's
decision to place students in schools by race (C) support Philippine independence (D)
respect each other's territories in the Pacific (E) close the Open Door in China.
46.
In order to make up for the loss of revenue under the Underwood Tariff, Congress
(A) cut government spending in general (B) enacted an income tax (C) reduced the size
of the navy (D) sold public lands in the West (E) restored the gold standard.
47.
During the Wilson administration, banking reform was achieved through the (A)
Underwood Tariff (B) Federal Reserve Act (C) Federal Trade Commission Act (D)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act (E) Adamson Act.
48.
President Wilson promoted all of the following "progressive" laws during his first
term EXCEPT the (A) Federal Farm Loan Act (B) LaFollette's Seamen's Act (C)
Workingmen's Compensation Act (D) Adamson Act (E) Pure Food and Drug Act.
49.
In his 1903 book, The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. DuBois (A) promoted the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (B) supported Booker T.
Washington's views on education (C) attacked the philosophy of the Atlanta Compromise
(D) urged African-Americans to support the Socialist Party (E) defended the goals of
Redemption in the South.
50.
In his 1913 book, Other People's Money, Louis Brandeis argued that the federal
government should (A) establish a regional system of banks (B) break up large
corporations (C) double the income tax (D) differentiate between "good trusts" and "bad
trusts" (E) support the establishment of a Jewish nation.
51.
The "New Woman" of the early 20th Century was defined by all of the following
EXCEPT (A) increased number of children (B) greater longevity of life (C) fewer years
at home with children (D) higher level of education (E) more years of work outside the
home.
52.
During World War I, the War Industries Board was created to (A) establish a
military draft (B) monitor the loyalty of American citizens (C) encourage economic
decision-making by local communities (D) coordinate government purchases of military
supplies (E) sell Liberty Bonds.
53.
Congress enacted the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921 in order to (A)
establish a quota system (B) encourage more immigrants from Asia (C) eliminate
immigrants from Latin America (D) allow entry only to well educated immigrants (E)
discourage immigrants who sought Social Security payments.
54.
The National Origins Act of 1924 (A) established for the first time a quota system
for immigrants (B) limited immigration from Asia (C) reduced the quota for Europeans to
10% per year (D) based the quota system on the 1860 Census (E) restricted immigration
to those under thirty years of age.
55.
The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was committed to all of the following EXCEPT
(A) purging alien influences from society (B) enforcing prohibition (C) instituting
compulsory Bible reading in schools (D) limiting divorce (E) expanding gender equity.
56.
All of the following are accurate statements about the 1928 presidential election
EXCEPT (A) prohibition was an important issue (B) the Republican candidate won states
in the "Solid South" (C) the Democrats lost the twelve largest cities (D) the Democrats
built a new coalition of voters (E) rural and urban voters acted differently.
57.
The United States Census of 1920 was significant because it demonstrated that for
the first time more (A) Japanese than Irish lived in the United State (B) Americans lived
in cities than on farms (C) Americans lived in suburbs than in cities or on farms (D)
blacks lived in the North than the South (E) women worked outside the home than at
home.
Practice Test 2002
1.
All of the following traits characterized the lives of most Eastern woodland
Indians at the time of European colonization EXCEPT they (A) lived in small scattered
settlement (B) camped along river banks during spawning season (C) established
permanent urban complexes (E) tended crops and cleared fields (E) burned extensive
acres of woods.
2.
Central to the values of 17th Century Puritans was the belief that (A) only priests
could interpret the word of God (B) the Bible and the Pope were the only sources of
God's word (C) all humans were predestined to heaven or hell (E) the liturgy of the
Church of England should be observed (E) trained clergymen were not essential to
understanding God's plans.
3.
One of the most significant aspects of the Mayflower Compact was that it was a
(A) declaration of independence from Britain (B) document establishing land ownership
(C) formal written constitution (E) guarantee of religious toleration for Christians and
Jews (E) set of agreements to work together and follow the will of the majority.
4.
During the Great Migration of the 1630's, the largest number of British colonists
migrated to (A) Virginia (B) St. Kitts (C) Barbados (E) Bermuda (E) Maryland.
5.
According to Puritan theology, the fate of those damned to hell is based on (A)
personal misdeeds (B) enslavement of Indians (C) predestination (E) attachment to the
Anglican Church (E) support for Quakers.
6.
France's American empire expanded into the heartland of North America for all of
the following reasons EXCEPT to (A) settle French Protestants in America
(B) trap beavers (C) convert Indians to Christianity (E) challenge English settlements in
the Ohio River Valley (E) stop Spanish penetration into the Gulf of Mexico.
7.
One of the most significant aspects of the War of Spanish Succession was that it
(A) provided George Washington with experience in frontier warfare (B) demonstrated
the wisdom of France's alliance with Spain (C) precipitated the Seven Years' War (E)
foreshadowed long term success for France in North America (E) rewarded Britain with
Nova Scotia and Hudson's Bay.
8.
"The New Englanders are a people of God settled in those which were once the
devil's territory...." In the above quotation from his sermon, the Puritan minister Cotton
Mather's explanation of the occurrence of witchcraft in New England was that (A) a
group of young women became hysterical (B) land disputes caused social tensions (C)
Massachusetts' charter was in jeopardy God had given New England to the devil (E)
lower class widows displayed anti-social behavior.
9.
The above cartoon was published in order to gain support for the (A) Declaration
of Independence (B) colonial assault on Louisburg (C) First Continental Congress (E)
Albany Plan of Union (E) United States Constitution.
10.
The Navigation Acts restricted American colonial trade in all of the following
ways EXCEPT (A) European goods sold in America had to be shipped first to England
(B) European goods sold in the American colonies had to pay a customs tax (C)
enumerated colonial products had to be sold only to England (E) restrictions were placed
on what the colonies could produce (E) colonial paper currency had to display the face of
the British monarch.
11.
One significant aspect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that it (A)
organized the states of Washington and Oregon (B) abolished slavery throughout the
United States (C) settled border disputes with Spain (E) created a plan for the
establishment of new states (E) set aside land for the support of religion.
"Men are like plants; the goodness and flavour of the fruit proceeds from the
peculiar soil and exposition in which they grow. We are nothing but what we derive from
the air we breathe, the climate we inhabit, the government we obey, the system of
religion we profess and the nature of our employment."
12.
In this passage from Letters From An American Farmer, Crevecoeur meant that
(A) only English colonists should emigrate to America (B) government will control the
lives of American colonists (C) immigrants have no control over their destiny (D)
religion determines the quality of the colonial experience (E) emigration to America
would transform European colonists.
13.
During the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the "Great Compromise" resolved the
controversy over (A) the international slave trade (B) representation in Congress of large
states versus small states (C) states rights versus national authority (D) direct versus
indirect election of the president (E) the definition of individual rights.
14.
The Federalist papers were written to support ratification of the (A) Articles of
Confederation (B) Bank of the United States (C) Bill of Rights (D) Declaration of
Independence (E) United States Constitution.
15.
By 1750, the most populous Spanish colony in North America was (A) California
(B) New Mexico (C) Florida (D) Texas (E) Mexico.
16.
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the free African-American
population in the United States during the latter half of the 18th Century? (A) their
numbers grew largely in the North (B) they were not allowed to serve in the Continental
Army (C) their numbers grew equally in the Upper South and the Lower South (D) many
were freed as some state constitutions abolished slavery after the war (E) their numbers
equaled the number of English colonists.
17.
All of the following were parts of Alexander Hamilton's economic and financial
plan for the new nation EXCEPT (A) assumption of state debt by the national
government (B) creation of the Bank of the United States (C) enactment of tariffs for
revenue (D) funding of the national debt at par (E) government loans for small farmers
18.
In the Treaty of Greenville (1795), representatives of twelve Indian nations (A)
established their right to the Northwest Territory (B) ceded to the United States their
claims in Ohio and Indiana (C) cemented their relationship with Great Britain (D)
challenged America's claim to settle west of the Appalachians (E) abandoned their
settlements in Florida.
19.
The above cartoon, m which the American eagle snatches the Constitution in its
talons, represents the perspective of the (A) Anti-federalists (B) Federalists (C)
Republicans (D) Democrats (E) Loyalists.
20.
One of the most significant results of the Hartford Convention was that (A) the
Constitution was amended to give Congress more power (B) France sent military aid to
support the war against Britain (C) the influence of the Federalist Party decreased (D) the
United States built a substantially larger navy (E) Connecticut voted to secede from the
Union.
21.
All of the following were results of the War of 1812 EXCEPT (A) Indians agreed
to give up land north of the Ohio River (B) Britain and America immediately demilitarized the Great Lakes (C) feelings of nationalism increased (D) American
manufacturing was stimulated (E) Andrew Jackson emerged as a hero.
22.
All of the following emerged as heroes from the War of 1812 EXCEPT (A) John
Quincy Adams (B) Thomas MacDonough (C) Oliver Hazard Perry (D) Andrew Jackson
(E) William Henry Harrison.
23.
In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established the principle of "judicial
review," which meant that (A) lower court decisions could be reviewed by the Supreme
Court (B) state courts could review acts of Congress (C) state legislatures could review
acts of Congress (D) the Supreme Court could review acts of Congress (E) Congress
could review Supreme Court decisions.
24.
Opponents referred to President Andrew Jackson as "King Andrew" because of
his (A) aristocratic family background (B) college education (C) frequent use of the veto
power (D) elegant use of the English language (E) close contacts with New England
merchant princes.
25.
In its 1842 decision, Commonwealth v. Hunt, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts
ruled that (A) labor unions were legal (B) workers must be paid a minimum wage (C)
manufacturers must hire qualified women (D) Irish workers must be paid the same wages
as native born workers (E) workers must be limited to an eight hour work day.
26.
Followers of Transcendentalism subscribed to all of the following ideas EXCEPT
(A) acceptance of the values of established religions (B) illumination of truth through an
inner light (C) dignity of the individual (D) self-reliance (E) hostility to authority.
27.
“I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice....I am in earnest--I
will not equivocate- I will not excuse -- I will not retreat a single inch -- and I WILL BE
HEARD." William Lloyd Garrison published this sentiment in 1831 in defense of which
reform? (A) prohibition (B) abolition (C) women's rights (D) public education (E) Indian
citizenship.
28.
Defenders of slavery as a "positive good" employed all of the following
arguments EXCEPT that slavery was (A) supported by the Bible (B) defended by
Aristotle (C) a blessing of Christian civilization (D) a better economic system than
northern "wage slavery"(E) a benefit shared equally by all white southerners.
29.
The controversy over Oregon was resolved when Britain and the United States
agreed to a border settlement at the (A) 54’40” parallel line (B) 49’ parallel line (C) 1818
British treaty line (D) 1819 Spanish treaty line (E) Columbia River line.
"Away, away with all these cobweb tissues of right of discovery, exploration,
settlement, contiguity, etc....[1t is the American right] to overspread and to possess the
whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great
experiment of liberty...."
30.
According to this statement from the early 19th Century, the right of the United
States to the whole American continent is based on (A) military power (B) manifest
destiny (C) dollar diplomacy (D) international law (E) gunboat diplomacy.
31.
John Brown first came to the nation's attention in 1856 because of events in (A)
Lecompton, Kansas (B) Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas (C) Harper's Ferry, Virginia (D)
Boston, Massachusetts (E) Alton, Illinois.
32.
Which is a true statement about the election of 1860? (A) Lincoln won only 40%
of the popular vote (B) the Democrats united behind one candidate (C) the Republicans
controlled the House of Representatives and Senate (D) Lincoln was on the ballot of all
states (E) Lincoln received substantial voter support in the North and South
33.
The Crittenden Compromise was designed to (A) prohibit slavery in the Old
South (B) protect slavery in the new territories south of the 36030' line (C) prohibit
slavery in the new territories (D) end the sale of slaves in Washington, D.C. (E) prohibit
the importation of slaves into the United States.
34.
In 1860, the first state to secede from the union was (A) Georgia (B) Virginia (C)
Maryland (D) South Carolina (E) North Carolina.
35.
In 1860, the centers of greatest population density were in the (A) Ohio River
Valley (B) Appalachian Mountains (C) lower Mississippi River Valley (D) Great Lakes
region (E) Northeast.
36.
In 1860, the most comprehensive system of railroads was found in the (A)
Northeast (B) Northwest (C) Southeast (D) Rocky Mountain states (E) Southwest.
37.
Between 1830 and 1860, the number of inventions patented annually (A)
decreased (B) remained the same (C) increased slightly (D) increased significantly (E)
doubled.
38.
President Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation shortly after the decisive
battle of (A) Bull Run (B) Antietam (C) Gettysburg (D) Fredericksburg (E)
Chancellorsville.
39.
President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared which group would be
"forever free"? (A) all slaves (B) slaves in the Confederate states (C) slaves in the border
states (D) slaves in Washington, D.C. (E) slaves in the Union army.
40.
Which statement accurately reflects the military status of blacks in the North
during the Civil War? (A) no blacks served in the navy (B) blacks fought in the army
from the beginning of the war (C) blacks accounted for 10% of the total enlistments in
the army (D) blacks were not allowed to engage in combat (E) one-half million fought in
the army during the war.
41.
In 1870 and 1871, Congress passed Force Acts in order to (A) protect Native
Americans on the Great Plains (B) counter the influence of the Ku Klux Klan in the
South (C) support Chinese immigrants in California (D) defend Democratic Party
speakers in the North (E) require registered voters to participate in elections in New
England.
42.
In 1894, "Coxey's Army" marched to Washington, D.C. to promote (A) union
pensions (B) higher pay for federal soldiers (C) the gold standard (D) government relief
from depression (E) higher tariffs.
43.
All of the following helped promote war between the United States and Spain
over Cuba EXCEPT (A) yellow journalism (B) Cuban immigrants in Florida (C) the
DeLome letter (D) the support of President Cleveland (E) the sinking of the U.S.S.
Maine.
44.
Following the Spanish-American War, President McKinley changed the
American
military system by (A) creating state militias (B) quartering soldiers in private homes (C)
establishing the Joint Chiefs of Staff (D) de-centralizing military planning (E) reducing
the regular army.
45.
In the Root-Takahira agreement of 1908, the United States and Japan agreed to
(A) limit Japanese immigration into the United States (B) reverse San Francisco's
decision to place students in schools by race (C) support Philippine independence (D)
respect each other's territories in the Pacific (E) close the Open Door in China.
46.
In order to make up for the loss of revenue under the Underwood Tariff, Congress
(A) cut government spending in general (B) enacted an income tax (C) reduced the size
of the navy (D) sold public lands in the West (E) restored the gold standard.
47.
During the Wilson administration, banking reform was achieved through the (A)
Underwood Tariff (B) Federal Reserve Act (C) Federal Trade Commission Act (D)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act (E) Adamson Act.
48.
President Wilson promoted all of the following "progressive" laws during his first
term EXCEPT the (A) Federal Farm Loan Act (B) LaFollette's Seamen's Act (C)
Workingmen's Compensation Act (D) Adamson Act (E) Pure Food and Drug Act.
49.
In his 1903 book, The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. DuBois (A) promoted the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (B) supported Booker T.
Washington's views on education (C) attacked the philosophy of the Atlanta Compromise
(D) urged African-Americans to support the Socialist Party (E) defended the goals of
Redemption in the South.
50.
In his 1913 book, Other People's Money, Louis Brandeis argued that the federal
government should (A) establish a regional system of banks (B) break up large
corporations (C) double the income tax (D) differentiate between "good trusts" and "bad
trusts" (E) support the establishment of a Jewish nation.
51.
The "New Woman" of the early 20th Century was defined by all of the following
EXCEPT (A) increased number of children (B) greater longevity of life (C) fewer years
at home with children (D) higher level of education (E) more years of work outside the
home.
52.
During World War I, the War Industries Board was created to (A) establish a
military draft (B) monitor the loyalty of American citizens (C) encourage economic
decision-making by local communities (D) coordinate government purchases of military
supplies (E) sell Liberty Bonds.
53.
Congress enacted the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921 in order to (A)
establish a quota system (B) encourage more immigrants from Asia (C) eliminate
immigrants from Latin America (D) allow entry only to well educated immigrants (E)
discourage immigrants who sought Social Security payments.
54.
The National Origins Act of 1924 (A) established for the first time a quota system
for immigrants (B) limited immigration from Asia (C) reduced the quota for Europeans to
10% per year (D) based the quota system on the 1860 Census (E) restricted immigration
to those under thirty years of age.
55.
The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was committed to all of the following EXCEPT
(A) purging alien influences from society (B) enforcing prohibition (C) instituting
compulsory Bible reading in schools (D) limiting divorce (E) expanding gender equity.
56.
All of the following are accurate statements about the 1928 presidential election
EXCEPT (A) prohibition was an important issue (B) the Republican candidate won states
in the "Solid South" (C) the Democrats lost the twelve largest cities (D) the Democrats
built a new coalition of voters (E) rural and urban voters acted differently.
57.
The United States Census of 1920 was significant because it demonstrated that for
the first time more (A) Japanese than Irish lived in the United State (B) Americans lived
in cities than on farms (C) Americans lived in suburbs than in cities or on farms (D)
blacks lived in the North than the South (E) women worked outside the home than at
home.
58.
Many Mexicans emigrated to the United States during the 1920's primarily
because (A) there was no immigrant visa fee (B) they felt welcomed by American border
communities (C) they were attracted by agricultural opportunities in the Southwest (D)
they were recruited to work in northern factories (E) legal restrictions on Mexican
immigration were removed.
58.
Many Mexicans emigrated to the United States during the 1920's primarily
because (A) there was no immigrant visa fee (B) they felt welcomed by American border
communities (C) they were attracted by agricultural opportunities in the Southwest (D)
they were recruited to work in northern factories (E) legal restrictions on Mexican
immigration were removed.
59. In 1932, President Hoover supported establishment of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, whose main purpose was to (A) create jobs for unemployed workers (B)
lend money directly to home buyers (C) pay a bonus to World War I veterans (D) lend
money to banks, railroads and businesses (E) provide retirement benefits to the elderly.
60. The Congress of Industrial Organizations was created in the 1930's in order to (A)
suspend antitrust laws (B) promote the work of the Comintern (C) organize unskilled
workers into a union (D) challenge the legitimacy of segregated schools (E) lobby for
higher income taxes
61. The above painting is an example of a work of art supported by the (A) Tennessee
Valley Authority (B) National Recovery Administration (C) Civilian Conservation Corps
(D) Works Progress Administration (E) Social Security Administration
62. One important goal of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 was to (A) restore to
Indian tribes the right to own land collectively (B) assimilate Indians into mainstream
American culture (C) break up tribal land holdings (D) decrease Indian land holdings (E)
create a new Indian territory.
63. In the 1930's, Mary McLeod Bethune served as (A) the first woman cabinet
secretary (B) the head of the National Recovery Administration (C) the leading proponent
of Indian rights (D) an organizer of the Congress of Industrial Organizations
(E) a leading African-American official in the Roosevelt administration.
64. In its’ 1944 decision in Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that
(A) research on the atomic bomb was allowable (B) Franklin Roosevelt could seek a
fourth term as president (C) the relocation of Japanese-Americans to camps was
permissible (D) the federal government could return Jewish refugees to Europe (E)
Germany music could be banned from radio programs
65. In 1943, which group was attacked during the zoot suit riots in Los Angeles? (A)
Japanese-Americans (B) German-Americans (C) African-Americans (D) MexicanAmericans (E) Native Americans.
66. During World War II, "Rosie the Riveter" was the (A) tide of a long-running movie
(B) name of a popular radio program (C) symbol of female industrial workers (D) name
of a legendary film actress (E) name of a labor union activist.
67. Among the decisions made at the Yalta Conference, the Allied leaders agreed to (A)
install a pro-Communist government in Poland (B) divide Germany into four zones of
occupation (C) create the league of Nations (D) de-industrialize Germany (E) divide
Japan after the war.
68. One important trait that defined the American economy after World War II was the
(A) return of depression era unemployment (B) absence of consumer demand (C)
presence of deflation (D) rise of inflation (E) end to labor unrest.
69. In 1950, American military forces were successful in the Korean Conflict until the
army of North Korea was reinforced by (A) Vietnam (B) the Philippines (C) Japan (D)
the Soviet Union (E) China.
70. In 1947, the economic and social opportunities of African-Americans were
enhanced when (A) President Eisenhower sent troops to Little Rock, Arkansas (B) the
Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson (C) Rosa Parks refused to yield her seat in
Montgomery, Alabama (D) John Kennedy was elected president (E) Malcolm X joined
the Hajj to Mecca.
71. As demonstrated by the above cartoon, critics described President Eisenhower as
(A) too closely involved with details of government (B) aloof from the important issues
of the day (C) consumed by golf (D) interested only in foreign policy (E) overly
intellectual.
72. The approach to civil rights made famous by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is best
known as (A) black power (B) passive resistance (C) accommodation (D) back-to-Africa
(E) armed confrontation.
73. In 1961, the Soviet Union responded to events m East Berlin by (A) beginning the
Berlin Airlift (B) building the Berlin Wall (C) offering its own Marshall Plan to East
Berlin (D) encouraging unemployed East Berliners to migrate west (E) initiating U-2
flights over Berlin.
74. All of the following accurately reflect the status of women in the 1970's EXCEPT
(A) most college educated women worked outside the home (B) the two-career family
was becoming an accepted norm (C) many women postponed marriage or childbirth for a
career (D) many women refused to use their husband's name (E) the Equal Rights
Amendment was added to the Constitution.
75. In 1982, the Equal Rights Amendment finally died when the (A) president vetoed it
(B) Congress refused to fund it (C) time allotted for ratification expired (D) governors
refused to implement it (E) Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.
76. In its 1965 ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court declared that the
Constitution guaranteed the right to (A) bilingual education (B) privacy (C) abortion (D)
equal pay for equal work (E) publicly funded health care.
77. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that (A) a woman had the right to
an abortion (B) illegal immigrants must be granted rights of citizens (C) Americans had a
right to die (D) the Vietnam War was legal (E) busing across city lines to enforce
integration was permissible.
78. In 1971, President Nixon ordered a break-in at the office of Daniel Ellsberg because
(A) Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press (B) refused induction into the army
(C) supported the Black Panthers (D) was a member of Students for a Democratic Society
(E) campaigned for George McGovern.
79. One important reason that President Nixon ordered intensive bombing of North
Vietnam in late December 1972 was to (A) bring China into the Vietnam War (B)
assassinate President Diem (C) keep Russia out of the Vietnam War (D) protest Soviet
aid to Syria (E) force North Vietnam to negotiate a truce.
80. The Iran-Contra scandal of the late 1980's brought to light President Reagan's
determination to (A) maintain contact with organized crime figures (B) champion
environmental protection initiatives (C) support apartheid in South Africa (D) oppose
Premier Gorbachev's reforms in Russia (E) conduct foreign policy through secret and
illegal means.