United States History Flashcards
Which of the following best describes the role of France in the American Revolution?
The French provided covert aid to the Continental Army early during the American Revolution. After formally recognizing the United States in 1778, France increased its support to include troops, supplies, and training. This aid, especially the backing of the French navy, contributed significantly to the American victory in the war.
Which of the following was a major reason for the establishment of the Georgia colony in 1732 ?
Preventing the expansion of Spanish colonial power in the Southeast
Which of the following correctly describes a geographic effect on colonial economies in North America?
Abundant timber and deep harbors in New England supported shipbuilding, fishing, and maritime trade.
Which of the following best describes how the French and Indian War (1754 to 1763) led to the American Revolution?
The cost of the war and the continuing need to maintain an army in North America led Parliament to raise taxes on the American colonies.
Which of the following most contributed to violent conflicts between the Powhatan people and the colonists of Jamestown, Virginia?
Colonists began to cultivate tobacco on land occupied by the Powhatan people.
The Federalists and Anti-Federalists most differed on their views concerning what issue?
The ratification of the Constitution
Which of the following describes a way in which the United States Constitution was shaped by a debate over slavery?
The Constitution prohibited the legislative branch from banning the importation of enslaved people until 1808.
Alexander Hamilton’s proposal for the creation of a national bank required which one of the following?
A broad interpretation of the Constitution.
The Second Great Awakening generated which of the following changes in North America?
The rise of abolitionism as a moral opposition to slavery
Which TWO of the following factors contributed to the increase in cotton production in the United States between 1820 and 1850 ?
The development of new varieties of cotton that were more productive and more resistant to disease
The flood of cheap, fertile land for sale following the forced removal of Native Americans in the South
Which TWO of the following were contributing causes to the outbreak of the Texas Revolution in 1835 ?
Texas slaveholders’ fear that Mexico would enforce the abolition of slavery in Texas
The Mexican president’s increasing authoritarianism, including his repealing the Mexican constitution
The confrontations of the 1850s known as Bleeding Kansas were an outgrowth of which of the following developments?
Sectionalism
In which TWO of the following areas did formerly enslaved people in the South make lasting gains during the Reconstruction era?
Reunifying and winning legal recognition for family bonds
Founding Black churches and educational institutions
Which of the following cultural trends in the United States around 1900 C.E. would most likely lead a person to hold anti-imperialist views?
Concern over increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of the United States
Which TWO of the following factors most significantly influenced the trend of urbanization in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
The mechanization and increased efficiency of agricultural production
The mass migration of people from eastern and southern Europe to the United States
Which of the following platform issues would have appealed most to a supporter of William Jennings Bryan in the Election of 1896 ?
Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech was a hallmark of the 1896 presidential campaign, when the debate between bimetallism (or the free coinage of silver) and the gold standard was at the forefront of the election. Bimetallism, which Bryan thought would help those suffering from economic depression, appealed to Populists and the Democrats who adopted many Populist talking points.
Which of the following groups most often opposed Progressive Era reforms?
Social Darwinists
Which of the following developments most directly led to the consolidation of industrial monopolies during the Gilded Age?
The emergence of new legal institutions such as the limited liability corporation to organize business
Which of the following was a primary way in which the United States met the agricultural needs of the military and civilian populations during both world wars?
Establishing guest worker (or bracero) programs
Investigations of public figures led by United States Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s had which of the following effects?
The infringement of individual free speech rights over suspicions with little to no credible evidence
The following passage is taken from a United States Department of State memo, written in 1963, that discusses how the Soviet media were covering violence against Civil Rights protesters.
“Recurrent themes in the Soviet treatment have been…that the hypocrisy of U.S. claims to leadership of the free world is laid bare; and that U.S. racism is clearly indicative of its policies toward colored peoples throughout the world. Apart from the predictable desire to discredit the ‘capitalist’ U.S., reasons for the greatly expanded Soviet coverage may include sensitivity to current publicity on treatment of Afro-Asian students…and of Soviet racial and ethnic minorities….”
The passage supports which of the following claims about United States officials during the early Cold War?
That they considered managing domestic problems to be part of conducting diplomacy effectively
Which of the following pieces of legislation was designed to specifically address inequalities between the sexes?
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
The American Indian Movement’s occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973 resulted in which TWO of the following favorable outcomes?
Stronger solidarity among Native American tribes who recognized the need to advocate for their rights through activism
Bringing national and international attention to the struggle for Native American rights in the United States
