Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

Lack of technological innovations and heavy taxes on the rich

Which principle established by Marbury v. Madison (1803) shaped the balance of power in the United States government?

The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional

Which is NOT an accurate description of a Cold War presidency?

Reagan: Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, fall of Berlin Wall, end of Cold War

Which of the following topics was a central focus of the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858?

The expansion of slavery into the territories

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Columbian Exchange?

Transfer of foods like potatoes & tomatoes to the Americas

Which of the following was NOT a part of LBJ's Great Society?

Environmental Protection Agency

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the French & Indian War?

Land France lost in North America was open to the colonists

Which of the following is NOT true of Native American history?

Reformers made boarding schools to protect native culture

Which is NOT true of Reconstruction legislation?

Emancipation Proclamation - freed all slaves in America

All of the following are true of the Enlightenment EXCEPT

It supported traditional religions & strong monarchs

Which of the following was NOT true of the post-Civil War "New" South?

South gave up cotton & built their own profitable industries

Which of the following is NOT true of Warren Court decisions in the 1950s & 60s?

Roe v. Wade legalized abortion for the 1st trimester

Which of the following is NOT true of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision of 1857?

Its ruling was later overturned by Plessy v. Ferguson

Which was NOT an example of the problems & corruption of the Gilded Age?

Labor unions exploited workers with long hours & bad pay

The Second Great Awakening could be compared to/associated with all of the following EXCEPT

The Gospel of Wealth movement of the late 1800s

Which of the following does NOT correctly match a woman leader with her accomplishment?

Susan B. Anthony: Seneca Falls Declarations of Sentiments

All of the following are true of mid 19th century (1800s) immigration EXCEPT

Germans were mostly poor, illiterate, and unskilled

Which was NOT a trend during the 1960s & 1970s?

Immigration Act of 1965 set restrictive national quotas to reduce migrants

Which of the following is NOT true of the Harlem Renaissance?

Marcus Garvey & UNIA gained numerous civil rights victories

Which Gilded Age term does NOT match its definition?

Social Gospel - poor are sinners who should be abandoned

Which is NOT an accurate description of a rights/liberation movement in the 1960s & 70s?

Phyllis Shlafly successfully fought for the ERA & got it ratified

Which of the following is NOT true of the America Revolution?

Washington's Continental Army was defeated @ Saratoga

Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of a John Marshall Court ruling?

Plessy v. Freguson - seperate but equal

Which of the following in NOT accurate of women's history in the US?

15th amendment = women's suffrage

Which is NOT true of the abolitionist movement?

All Northerners supported the movement

Which of the following is NOT true of the Constitution written in Philidelphia in 1787 & ratfied in 1789?

A motivation for its creation was the Whiskey Rebellion

Which of the following is NOT true of FDR's New Deal?

Unions were weakened & few jobs provided

During World War II, which of the following was a significant development on the American home front?

Internment camps for Japanese Americans, based on fears of espionage, Migration of African Americans from the South to cities in North & West, Rationing and price controls to manage scarce resources and control infla, "Rosie the Riveter", symbolizing the increasing role of women in the war

Which group was generally NOT a major supporter of the New Conservatism from the late 1960s to today?

Many African Americans & those with incomes below $15,000

Which of the following is NOT true of WWI?

US stayed neutral until the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915

What WAS the major result of King Philip's War aka Metacom's War?

Stopped any future Native American resistance in New England

Which of the following is NOT true of Jamestown?

The life expectancy of its settlers was much higher than MA

Why did the Union win the Civil War?

Superior finances, population size, industry, RR, & Lincoln

All of the following relate to the Market Revolution EXCEPT:

Workers formed powerful unions & improved pay & working conditions

All of the following are true of Spain's rule in the Americas EXCEPT:

Their complex racial caste system banned intermarriage w/ indigenous people

Which of the following is NOT true of the cartoon?

It is praising Jackson as a strong leader of his nation

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

A bicameral legislature with the Senate and House of Reps

What does "evaluate the relative of importance of" mean?

Which cause(s) was most important?

Which of the following factors was a primary cause of the Mexican American War (1846-1848)?

American desire to expand westward and acquire California

Which is NOT true of the New England colonies?

Most settlers were men who established few formal towns

Which of the following is NOT true of the Election of 1860?

Maryland secedes from the Union the following month

What does "evaluate the extent to which" mean?

What changed and what stayed the same?

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1
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Lack of government regulation of stocks, biz and banking
Overproduction and weak older industries/farming sector
Large gap between the rich and the poor with stagnant wages
Lack of technological innovations and heavy taxes on the rich
2
Which principle established by Marbury v. Madison (1803) shaped the balance of power in the United States government?
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional
The necessity for Senate confirmation of presidential appointments
The supremacy of federal law over state law
The authority of Congress to regulate interstate commerce
3
Which is NOT an accurate description of a Cold War presidency?
Nixon: Vietnam, Detente, China visit
Truman: Containment, Korean War, Berlin Airlift
JFK: Cuban missile crisis, Bay of Pigs, building Berlin Wall
Reagan: Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, fall of Berlin Wall, end of Cold War
4
Which of the following topics was a central focus of the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858?
The expansion of slavery into the territories
The rights of Native American tribes in the West
The enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act
The legality of secession by Southern states
5
Which of the following is NOT a relevant historical context for this 1899 cartoon?
Mexican-American War
Treaty of Paris which annexed the Philippines, Guam & Puerto Rico
Southern violence/lynchings & discrimination against African Americans
Anti-Imperialist League
6
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Columbian Exchange?
The European horse transformed Native American lifestyles
European population boom
90% death rate for Native Americans
Transfer of foods like potatoes & tomatoes to the Americas
7
Which of the following was NOT a part of LBJ's Great Society?
Medicare & Medicaid
Civil Rights Act of 1964 & Voting Rights Act of 1965
War on Poverty & Funding for Education
Environmental Protection Agency
8
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the French & Indian War?
Land France lost in North America was open to the colonists
Massive debt for Britain
It lasted from 1754-1763 and ended with the Treaty of Paris
It ended the period of salutary neglect
9
Which of the following is NOT true of Native American history?
Dawes Act resulted in loss of over 50% of Indian lands
Reformers made boarding schools to protect native culture
Tecumseh & the Prophet led a Pan Indian Resistance movement
Jackson's Indian Removal Act led to Cherokee Trail of Tears
10
Which is NOT true of Reconstruction legislation?
15th amendment - adult male suffrage
Emancipation Proclamation - freed all slaves in America
13th amendment - abolition of slavery
14th amendment - citizenship & equal protection under the law
11
Which of the following is NOT a relevant & accurate historical context for this 1919 cartoon?
Palmer Raids targeting radicals, labor leaders, & aliens
World War II
Russian Revolution
New immigration quotas restricting people from S&E Europe
12
All of the following are true of the Enlightenment EXCEPT
It supported traditional religions & strong monarchs
It included philosophers like Hobbes, Locke & Montesquieu
It inspired revolution & ideas in the Declaration of Independence
It included ideas like the social contract & natural rights
13
Which of the following was NOT true of the post-Civil War "New" South?
Many African Americans were indebted tenant or sharecroppers
Jim Crow segregation & convict lease system were prevalent
South gave up cotton & built their own profitable industries
Improved transportation networks like RR were constructed
14
Which of the following is NOT true of Warren Court decisions in the 1950s & 60s?
Brown v. Board of Education desegregated public schools
This liberal activist court promoted individual rights
Miranda v. Arizona guaranteed rights to accused criminals
Roe v. Wade legalized abortion for the 1st trimester
15
Which of the following is NOT true of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision of 1857?
Declared African Americans as noncitizens who couldn't sue
Congress had no right to restrict slavery in territories
Its ruling was later overturned by Plessy v. Ferguson
Overturned the Missouri Compromise of 1820 (36-30' line divides free/slave)
16
Which was NOT an example of the problems & corruption of the Gilded Age?
Political machines gave social services to poor but took graft/kickbacks
Cities had packed tenements with dangerous living conditions
Unregulated monster trusts/monopolies like Standard Oil stifled competition
Labor unions exploited workers with long hours & bad pay
17
The Second Great Awakening could be compared to/associated with all of the following EXCEPT
Reform movements like temperance & abolition
The Protestant evangelical rising in the 1970s & 1980s (Moral Majority)
The First Great Awakening during the colonial period
The Gospel of Wealth movement of the late 1800s
18
Which of the following does NOT correctly match a woman leader with her accomplishment?
Susan B. Anthony: Seneca Falls Declarations of Sentiments
Jane Addams: Hull Settlement House aids poor immigrants
Betty Friedan: Writes Feminine Mystique & organizes NOW
Alice Paul: Militant suffragette founds NWP & pushes ERA
19
All of the following are true of mid 19th century (1800s) immigration EXCEPT
Irish settled in Northeastern cities & worked as laborers
Nativist Know Nothing or American Party sought to restrict immigrants
Germans were mostly poor, illiterate, and unskilled
Europe had political unrest & famine & US jobs & freedom = motives to move
20
Which was NOT a trend during the 1960s & 1970s?
Immigration Act of 1965 set restrictive national quotas to reduce migrants
Oil embargoes/price hikes contribute to stagflation
Feminists (Betty Friedan) fight for equality & self fulfillment
Increased economic and political power in the Sunbelt (South/West)
21
Which of the following is NOT true of the Harlem Renaissance?
Great poets like Langston Hughes emerged
Historical context = Great Migration & return of KKK
New music genres like jazz & blues emerged thanks to Armstrong & Ellington
Marcus Garvey & UNIA gained numerous civil rights victories
22
Which Gilded Age term does NOT match its definition?
Gospel of Wealth - rich should become philanthropists
Social Gospel - poor are sinners who should be abandoned
Laissez-faire - hands off government/few regulations/taxes
Social Darwinism - rich are superior & deserve their money
23
Which is NOT an accurate pairing of Native Americas with their lifestyles?
Great Plains - Mobile lifestyles & buffalo hunting
Southeast - farming & pueblos
Northwest - fishing, hunting & gathering
Southwest - irrigation & farming
24
Which of the following is NOT a required component of the DBQ and LEQ?
Outside evidence
Contextualization
Thesis
Hook
25
Which is NOT an accurate description of a rights/liberation movement in the 1960s & 70s?
Latino & Filipino farm workers unionize (UFW) under Caesar Chavez
American Indian Movement occupied Alcatraz & Wounded Knee
Phyllis Shlafly successfully fought for the ERA & got it ratified
Stonewall Riot sparks Gay Liberation movement
26
Which of the following is NOT true of the America Revolution?
Paine's Common Sense pushed colonists to seek independence
1776 Dec. of Independence = natural rights, equality, list of grievances
Aid from European allies like France helped colonists win
Washington's Continental Army was defeated @ Saratoga
27
Which was NOT a part of Henry Clay's American System?
Protective tariff
Tax on whiskey
Internal improvements
National Bank
28
Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of a John Marshall Court ruling?
McCulloch v. Maryland - fed gov't supreme, national bank & elastic clause
Worcester v. Georgia - protected Cherokee lands
Marbury v. Madison - judicial review
Plessy v. Freguson - seperate but equal
29
Which of the following in NOT accurate of women's history in the US?
1848 Seneca Falls Convention = demands greater equality & voting
15th amendment = women's suffrage
Republican motherhood = educate women to raise sons to be good citizens
Anthony, Stanton, Catt & Paul = key suffrage leaders
30
Which is NOT true of the abolitionist movement?
All Northerners supported the movement
Moderates like Henry Clay proposed colonization back to Africa
John Brown was inspired to fight in Bloody Kansas & raid Harper's Ferry
Radical included William Lloyd Garrison, Grimkes & Frederick Douglass
31
Which of the following is NOT true of the Constitution written in Philidelphia in 1787 & ratfied in 1789?
AntiFederalists oked it with the promise of a Bill of Rights
Compromises included 3/5 & Great
A motivation for its creation was the Whiskey Rebellion
The Federalist Papers were written to gain support for it
32
Which of the following would NOT be a good historical context for the Progressive Movement?
Urbanization & New Immigrants
2nd Industrial Revolution
Populist Party
Civil War
33
Which of the following is NOT true of FDR's New Deal?
Unions were weakened & few jobs provided
Created lasting social welfare programs like Social Security
AAA/NRA overturned by Supreme Court hence unsuccessful courtpacking plan
Reforms included FDIC & SEC to regulate/stabilize banks & stock market
34
During World War II, which of the following was a significant development on the American home front?
Internment camps for Japanese Americans, based on fears of espionage
Migration of African Americans from the South to cities in North & West
Rationing and price controls to manage scarce resources and control infla
"Rosie the Riveter", symbolizing the increasing role of women in the war
35
Who was a leader of the environmental PRESERVATIONIST movement and founder of the Sierra Club?
Teddy Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie
John Muir
William McKinley
36
Which group was generally NOT a major supporter of the New Conservatism from the late 1960s to today?
Many Protestant evangelicals & conservative Catholics
Advocates for free market policies & low taxes
Many African Americans & those with incomes below $15,000
Those wanting to aggressively fight & win the Cold War
37
Which of the following is NOT true of WWI?
US gov't created labor/industry boards & prowar propaganda, sold bonds
US stayed neutral until the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915
American Expeditionary Forces had a limited but key role
Wilson urged US to make world safe for democracy but limited speech @ home
38
What WAS the major result of King Philip's War aka Metacom's War?
Resulted in few casualties for the English
English were more accommodating to Native American culture
Stopped any future Native American resistance in New England
Colonists gained huge amounts of territories
39
Which of the following is NOT true of Jamestown?
It was founded by a joint stock company & had poor relations with Powhatans
The discovery & growth of tobacco saved the colony
Settled by single men seeking their fortunes like John Smith
The life expectancy of its settlers was much higher than MA
40
Why did the Union win the Civil War?
Superior finances, population size, industry, RR, & Lincoln
Superior early generals and strong early victories
Aid from foreign allies
The South gave up quickly without much of a fight
41
All of the following relate to the Market Revolution EXCEPT:
Workers formed powerful unions & improved pay & working conditions
Transportation Revolution (Erie canal, steamboat & turnpike) link west/east
New immigrants & farmers daughters = the labor force
New England factories like the Lowell Mills created textiles
42
All of the following are true of Spain's rule in the Americas EXCEPT:
The encomienda system made natives farm & mine for Spain
Their complex racial caste system banned intermarriage w/ indigenous people
The Pueblo Revolt in 1680 was temporarily successful
Their conquistadors were motivated by God, glory & gold
43
Which of the following is NOT true of the cartoon?
Artist disliked Jackson
It is praising Jackson as a strong leader of his nation
Many farmers, westerners, & immigrants would disagree with this view of AJ
Relevant context = the Bank War & Spoils System
44
Which of the following is NOT an example of US isolationism?
Neutrality Acts & America First Committee
Immigration quotas 1920s
Wilson's 14 Points
Washington's Farewell Address & Monroe Doctrine
45
Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
No power to raise troops
A bicameral legislature with the Senate and House of Reps
No power to tax
No executive or judicial branch
46
Which of the following was NOT an achievement of the Articles of Confederation?
Putting down Bacon's Rebellion
Treaty of Paris for US independen. & land to Mississippi Rv
Creating a democratic decentralized gov't colonists wanted
Northwest Ordinance settling midwest & banning slavery there
47
What does "evaluate the relative of importance of" mean?
What was the cause and effect of an event?
What changed and what stayed the same?
Why was an event significant?
Which cause(s) was most important?
48
Which of the following factors was a primary cause of the Mexican American War (1846-1848)?
American desire to expand westward and acquire California
Mexican refusal to recognize the independence of Texas
Mexican aggression towards American settlers in disputed territories
British interference in Mexican affairs in support of American interests
49
Which is NOT true of the New England colonies?
Intolerance led to the exile of Anne Hutchinson & R Williams
Most settlers were men who established few formal towns
Rocky soil & long winters prevent plantations - fish, ships & trade instead
Settlers sought religious freedom to practice Puritanism
50
Which of the following is NOT true of the Election of 1860?
Maryland secedes from the Union the following month
Whigs replaced by pro-free soil Republican Party = end 2nd party system
Lincoln received no votes from the Southern states
Democrats split into North (Douglass) & South (Breckinridge)
51
What does "evaluate the extent to which" mean?
What was the cause and effect of an event?
What changed and what stayed the same?
Which cause(s) was most important?
Why was an event significant?
52
What traditionally Democratic groups voted Republican in the Election of 1980?
White Southerners & blue collar workers
The poor
Northeastern Liberals
African Americans
53
Which of the following is NOT true of western settlement in the 2nd half of the 19th century?
Transcontinental RR & Homestead Act promoted settlement
Farmers struggle w/ falling crop prices & rising costs due to new tech/RR
Buffalo hunted to near extinction & Indians put on small reservations
Rare Indian victories included Wounded Knee & Sand Creek
54
All of the following are true of the Populists EXCEPT
The Progressives carried out many of their plans
Their candidate William Jennings Bryan was elected president in 1896
They wanted to restrict trusts & directly elect senators
Their main supporters were farmers
55
Which of the following is NOT true of WWI?
It caused the Great Migration of African Americans to jobs in the North
Causes included unrestricted German submarine warfare & Zimmerman Telegram
Alien & Sedition Acts restricted civil liberties
US never sign Treaty of Versailles or join League of Nations --> isolation

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