HIST405 Week 8 Final Exam Latest November 2018

Week 8 Final Exam

Question 1

(TCO 4) The largest number of slaves was transported from Africa to

the Chesapeake region.

the lower South.

Spanish America.

Brazil and the Caribbean.

Europe.

Question 2

(TCO 4) The Sugar Act did all of the following EXCEPT

tax sugar and other imports.

lower duties on molasses.

proclaim that colonists did not need to consent to taxation.

increase penalties for smuggling.

subject violators of the act to trials without a jury.

Question 3

(TCO 4) Why did English immigration to the colonies drop dramatically after 1660?

The English were no longer sought after as indentured servants.

The political turmoil in England kept them close to home.

The English economy improved and political and religious conflict diminished.

The English were opposed to the growing slave trade in the colonies.

Question 4

(TCO 4) Why did British Prime Minister George Grenville initiate a program of taxing the American colonists in 1764?

He was raising taxes throughout the British Empire.

He saw an opportunity to further enrich the British Empire.

He wanted to pay off debt from the French and Indian War.

He believed that the colonists should be taxed at a higher rate than Britons.

He thought that taxing the colonists would help secure their ties to Britain.

Question 5

(TCO 2) At the First Continental Congress, delegates, such as Patrick Henry and John Adams, encouraged colonists to think of themselves as

Americans.

Britons.

Virginians.

New Englanders.

Question 6

(TCO 2) According to the Loyalists, legitimate authority over the colonists was held by the

state governments.

French government.

British government.

government in Washington, D.C.

Question 7

(TCO 2) The Patriots would not have won the Battle of Yorktown and the American Revolution without help from

Spanish explorers.

Germans.

the French.

Native Americans.

Question 8

(TCO 1) Why was it difficult to make changes to the Articles of Confederation?

An amendment required approval by all 13 states.

The Articles did not provide for amending the constitution.

Two thirds of the delegates had to agree in order to amend the Articles.

The states had to convene a special committee to revise the Articles.

Question 9

(TCO 1) The constitution divides government power

among many different states.

among multiple branches of national government.

among representatives of the people.

between state and national government.

Question 10

(TCO 1) How did children’s work in industry differ from their earlier contributions to the family economy?

Child labor in factories had been legalized, whereas earlier child labor was illegal.

In factories, children worked under supervisors, whereas earlier they had worked among family.

In factories, children earned an income, whereas earlier their work provided little to no economic benefit.

Child labor in factories typically involved skilled work, whereas earlier, child labor required very little skill.

Child labor in factories was met with complacency, whereas earlier, reformers strived to eradicate child labor.

Question 11

(TCO 5) After the Civil War, a leading trend in business was the increase in exports of

agricultural products.

manufactured goods.

raw materials.

oil.

fashion.

Question 12

(TCO3) The bloodiest slave uprising in U.S. History was

Nat Henthoff’s Rebellion.

The Slave Rebellion of 1831.

Nat Turner’s Rebellion.

The Market Revolution.

Question 13

(TCO 3) Who led the Texans in drawing Santa Anna into a trap at the Battle of Jacinto?

Stephen F. Austin

Jim Bowie

Sam Houston

Davy Crockett

Question 14

(TCO 2) In the 1848 election, why were Whigs and Democrats forced to take a stand on slavery?

Because the Free-Soil Party’s goal was to keep slavery out of the territories

Because the Free-Soil Party wanted to abolish slavery in the South

Because the Free-Soil Party supported popular sovereignty

Because popular sovereignty was no longer a viable option

Question 15

(TCO 2) How did Northerners respond to the Fugitive Slave Act?

Some northern states enacted legislation opposing it.

Some northern states supported it.

Some northern states enacted the Wilmot Proviso.

Some northern states challenged it in the Supreme Court.

Question 16

(TCO 8) Lee's smaller army defeated McClellan's larger force and kept Union troops out of Richmond because

Lee was lucky.

McClellan surrendered.

Lee found McClellan’s battle plans.

McClellan was too cautious

Question 17

(TCO 8) Which Civil War battle decisively turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union?

Battle of Atlanta

Battle of Vicksburg

Battle of Richmond

Battle of Gettysburg

Question 18

(TCO 8) The organization known as the Freedmen’s Bureau was established as

a voter registration agency for ex-slaves in the South.

an all-purpose relief agency for the South.

a network of shelters for ex-slaves and refugees in the South.

an agency organized to keep former slaves on their plantations.

No answer text provided.

an agency aimed at procuring land for ex-slaves to own.

Question 19

(TCO 10) Which reformer led the effort to provide birth control for women?

Jane Addams

Margaret Sanger

Walter Rauschenbusch

Frances Ellen Watkins

Question 20

(TCO 7) What nation informed American authorities about the Zimmerman note?

Germany

Great Britain

Mexico

Russia

Question 21

(TCO 7) During World War I, which of these did the Germans use against British ships?

Radar

Convoys

Airplanes

Submarines

Question 22

(TCO 11) The popularity of the automobile in the 1920s led to a(n)

increase in commercial air travel.

decrease in the number of motels.

an increase in bridge and tunnel construction to link cities with suburbs.

decline in steel production in the U.S.

Question 23

(TCO 11) Which President was named Silent Cal?

Herbert Hoover

Woodrow Wilson

Warren G. Harding

Calvin Coolidge

Question 24

(TCO 11) The Great Depression affected

only American farmers.

only the U.S. economy.

only the U.S. and European economies.

the global economy.

Question 25

(TCO 7) What event marked the beginning of World War II?

The Nazi-Soviet Pact

The German invasion of Poland

The Anschluss

Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland

(TCOs 6 and 7) How and why did the United States acquire Hawaii and the Philippines as a part of its efforts in the Spanish-American War?

(TCO 5) Compare and contrast the approaches to reform taken by two of the three following presidents: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson.

(TCOs 10 and 11) Describe the development of FDR’s approach to addressing poverty and unemployment through his first administration. What views on the best methods of assisting the poor were reflected in this development?

(TCOs 9) What were the goals of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, and what methods did each support or employ in order to meet these goals?