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1. Within a century after Columbuss landfall in the New World, the Native American population was reduced by nearly [A] 20 percent. [B] 50 percent. [C] 40 percent. [D] 90 percent. [E] 70 percent. 2. King James I opposed the Separatists who wanted to break away entirely from the Church of England because he [A] believed that they were turning their backs on the true Calvinist faith. [B] never understood the political implications of their actions. [C] was a strong Catholic. [D] realized that if his subjects could defy him in spiritual behavior, they could defy him as a political leader. [E] strongly believed in the concept of visible saints. 3. Among the Puritans, it was understood that [A] they would establish democratic government in America. [B] all adult white male landowners could vote for political leaders. [C] the purpose of government was to enforce Gods laws. [D] clergymen would hold the most powerful political office. [E] women could become religious leaders. 4. The Salem witchcraft trials were [A] the result of unsettled social and religious conditions in rapidly evolving Massachusetts. [B] caused by ergot in the Puritans bread. [C] accusations made by the daughters of business owners. [D] unique to the English colonies. [E] a result of Roger Williamss activities. 5. In contrast to the Chesapeake colonies, those in New England [A] followed the land use pattern established by the local Indians. [B] expanded westward in a less orderly fashion. [C] were more oriented toward the individual than toward community interests. [D] had a more diversified economy. [E] had a more ethnically mixed population. 6. One outstanding feature common to all of the eventually rebellious colonies was their [A] support of religious freedom. [B] similar social structures. [C] economic organization. [D] rapidly growing populations. [E] relatively equal wealth. 7. By the early eighteenth century, religion in colonial America was [A] holding steadfastly to the belief that spiritual conversion was essential for church membership. [B] stronger than at any previous time. [C] moving away from clerical intellectualism. [D] becoming less tolerant. [E] less fervid than when the colonies were established. 8. A key reason France needed to control the Ohio Valley was to [A] be able to put more of its settlers there in order to increase farm production. [B] stop the Indian attacks on its outposts. [C] stop Spain from extending its empire. [D] link its Canadian holdings with those of the lower Mississippi Valley. [E] help win the War of Jenkinss Ear. 9. For the American colonies, the French and Indian War [A] left them in need of experienced officers. [B] helped improve relations between Britain and the colonies. [C] ended the myth of British invincibility. [D] offered the opportunity to grow closer to the British. [E] gave them the opportunity finally to gain control of Mississippi. 10. In 1775, once fighting between the colonies and England began, [A] the colonists denounced the Parliament. [B] the colonists affirmed their loyalty to the King. [C] America immediately declared its independence. [D] the tempo of warfare diminished. [E] all of these. 11. During the Revolution, the frontier saw much fighting, which [A] led to George Rogers Clarks downfall as a military leader. [B] slowed the westward advance of the pioneers. [C] caused most of the Indians to join the colonists cause against the British. [D] failed to stem the tide of westward-moving pioneers. [E] ultimately led Benedict Arnold to go over to the British. 12. The worlds first antislavery society was founded by [A] Catholics in Maryland. [B] the Congregational church. [C] Puritans in New England. [D] Thomas Jefferson. [E] Quakers in Philadelphia. 13. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention stipulated that the new Constitution be ratified by [A] popular referendum. [B] state legislatures. [C] the judiciary. [D] state conventions. [E] majority vote in the Congress. 14. Hamilton expected that the revenue to pay the interest on the national debt would come from [A] sales taxes and licensing fees. [B] income and property taxes. [C] foreign aid. [D] western land sales and foreign loans. [E] customs duties and excise tax. 15. President Adams sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared war with France in order to [A] keep trade with France in place. [B] align himself with the Hamiltonian wing of the Federalist party. [C] prevent the outbreak of a full-scale war. [D] ensure his chances of reelection in 1800. [E] save the Franco-American alliance of 1778. 16. Tecumseh argued that Indians should [A] never give control of their land to the whites. [B] exchange traditional buckskin clothing for cloth garments. [C] not cede control of land to whites unless all Indians agreed. [D] fight as individual tribes and not as a confederacy. [E] move west of the Mississippi River.

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17. The western land boom resulted from all of the following except [A] land exhaustion in older tobacco states. [B] it was a continuation of the old westward movement. [C] speculators accepted small down payments. [D] the construction of railroad lines as far west as the Mississippi River. [E] the frontier was pacified with the defeat of the Indians. 18. The United States most successful diplomat in the Era of Good Feelings was [A] Andrew Jackson. [B] John Quincy Adams. [C] John C. Calhoun. [D] James Monroe. [E] Daniel Webster. 19. Andrew Jacksons political philosophy was based on his [A] advocacy of the American System. [B] familys economic status. [C] support of a strong central government. [D] opposition to the old antifederalist ideals. [E] suspicion of the federal government. 20. Immigrants coming to the United States before 1860 [A] had little impact on society until after the Civil War. [B] helped to fuel economic expansion. [C] depressed the economy due to their poverty. [D] settled mostly in the South. [E] found themselves involved in few cultural conflicts. 21. Transcendentalists believed that all knowledge came through [A] observation. [B] an inner light. [C] the writings of John Locke. [D] the senses. [E] inherent rational capacity. 22. All of the following were weaknesses of the slave plantation system except that [A] it stimulated racism among poor whites. [B] its land continued to remain in the hands of the small farmers. [C] it created an aristocratic political elite. [D] it repelled a large-scale European immigration. [E] it relied on a one-crop economy. 23. Perhaps the slaves greatest horror, and the theme of Harriet Beecher Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin, was [A] the breeding of slaves. [B] slaveowners frequent use of the whip. [C] the enforced separation of slave families. [D] forcible sexual assault by slaveowners. [E] having to do the most dangerous work on the plantation. 24. President Polks claim that American blood [had been shed] on the American soil referred to news of an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near [A] San Francisco. [B] San Antonio. [C] the Rio Grande. [D] Santa Fe. [E] the Nueces River. 25. According to the principle of popular sovereignty, the question of slavery in the territories would be determined by [A] congressional legislation. [B] a Supreme Court decision. [C] the vote of the people in any given territory. [D] a national referendum. [E] the most popular national leaders. 26. The Republicans lost the 1856 election in part because of [A] lingering support for slavery in the North. [B] the Norths unwillingness at this stage to let the South depart in peace. [C] southern threats that a Republican victory would be a declaration of war. [D] the division between Democrats and Know-Nothings. [E] northern bullyism. 27. After John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry, the South concluded that [A] the U.S. army could not protect slavery. [B] the North was dominated by Brown-loving Republicans. [C] the raid was an isolated incident. [D] Brown should be put in an insane asylum. [E] Brown had been attempting to defend his right to own slaves. 28. One reason that the British did not try to break the Union blockade of the South during the Civil War was that [A] the British upper class had supported the North from the onset of hostilities. [B] the South resented British interference. [C] they did not want to fight against the superior American navy. [D] they feared losing Northern grain shipments. [E] the war caused no economic problems for Britain. 29. As president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis did not exercise the arbitrary power wielded by Abraham Lincoln because [A] he did not believe in strong executive action. [B] of the Souths emphasis on states rights. [C] Lees insistence on keeping his army out of politics. [D] there was such strong agreement on policy in the South. [E] all of these. 30. In the election of 1864, the Republicans joined with the prowar Democrats and founded the __________ party. [A] Progressive [B] Liberty [C] National [D] Federal [E] Union 31. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln [A] brought an abolitionist to the White House. [B] had little effect on Reconstruction. [C] saved him from possible impeachment. [D] was a calamity for the South. [E] benefited the South. 32. At the end of the Civil War, many white Southerners [A] accepted the fact, however reluctantly, that the war was wrong. [B] saw their former slaves in a new light. [C] asked for pardons so that they could once again hold political office and vote. [D] still believed that their view of secession was correct. [E] reluctantly supported the federal government. 33. The Black Codes provided for all of the following except [A] fines for blacks who jumped labor contracts. [B] a ban on jury service by blacks. [C] voting by blacks.

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[D] a bar on blacks from renting land. [E] punishment of blacks for idleness. 34. The four states completely carried by the Populists in the election of 1892 were [A] Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont. [B] Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Kansas. [C] Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada. [D] Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois. [E] Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota. 35. One of the most significant aspects of the Interstate Commerce Act was that it [A] represented the first large-scale attempt by the federal government to regulate business. [B] failed to prohibit some of the worst abuses of big business, such as pools and rebates. [C] revolutionized the business system. [D] actually did nothing to control the abuses of big business. [E] invoked the Constitutions interstate commerce clause. 36. The Knights of Labor believed that republican traditions and institutions could be preserved from corrupt monopolists [A] by strengthening the economic and political independence of the workers. [B] by forming an independent political movement. [C] through the destruction of the American Federation of Labor. [D] by the development of strong craft unions. [E] when Republicans were removed from office. 37. Settlement houses such as Hull House engaged in all of the following activities except [A] cultural activities. [B] child care. [C] instruction in English. [D] instruction in socialism. [E] social reform lobbying. 38. In the course of the late nineteenth century, [A] children lived longer at home. [B] people tended to marry at an early age. [C] the divorce rate fell. [D] family size gradually declined. [E] the birthrate increased. 39. The United States governments outlawing of the Indian Sun (Ghost) Dance in 1890 resulted in the [A] Battle of Little Big Horn. [B] Battle of Wounded Knee. [C] Sand Creek massacre. [D] Carlisle Indian School. [E] Dawes Severalty Act. 40. President Grover Cleveland rejected the effort to annex Hawaii because [A] the U.S. would then have to establish military bases in Hawaii. [B] passage of the McKinley Tariff made Hawaiian sugar unprofitable. [C] a majority of native Hawaiians opposed annexation to the US. [D] the United States did not have the naval power to protect the islands. [E] the islands were not particularly productive. 41. Starting in 1917, many Puerto Ricans came to the mainland United States seeking [A] to learn English. [B] citizenship. [C] political refuge. [D] employment. [E] independence. 42. Many Americans became concerned about the increasing foreign intervention in China because they [A] feared that Chinese markets would be monopolized by European manufacturers and exporters. [B] wanted exclusive trade rights with the Chinese. [C] feared German military domination of China. [D] believed it undermined Chinese sovereignty. [E] none of these. 43. Progressive reform at the level of city government seemed to indicate that the progressives highest priority was [A] economic equality. [B] urban planning. [C] free enterprise. [D] democratic participation. [E] governmental efficiency. 44. Woodrow Wilson showed the limits of his progressivism by [A] vetoing the Federal Farm Loan Act. [B] refusing to appoint the Jewish Louis D. Brandeis to the Federal Trade Commission. [C] opposing the entry of women into politics. [D] opposing workingmens compensation. [E] accelerating the segregation of blacks in the federal bureaucracy. 45. President Wilson broke diplomatic relations with Germany when [A] the Zimmermann note was intercepted and made public. [B] Germany announced that it would wage unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic. [C] Germany rejected Wilsons Fourteen Points for peace. [D] news was received that a revolutionary movement had overthrown the czarist regime in Russia. [E] it appeared that the German army would take Paris. 46. The Zimmermann note involved a secret agreement between [A] Germany and Canada. [B] Britain and France. [C] Germany and Mexico. [D] Mexico and France. [E] Russia and Germany. 47. The United States declared war on Germany [A] after Mexico signed an alliance with Germany. [B] in response to demands by American munitions makers. [C] as a result of treaty obligations. [D] after German U-boats sank four unarmed American merchant vessels. [E] because Wall Street bankers demanded it. 48. President Wilson viewed Americas entry into World War I as an opportunity for the United States to [A] establish a permanent military presence in Europe. [B] rebuild its dangerously small military and naval forces. [C] shape a new international order based on the ideals of democracy. [D] reestablish the balance of power in European diplomacy. [E] expand Americas territorial holdings.

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49. Of Woodrow Wilsons Fourteen Points, the one that he hoped would provide a system of collective security was the [A] League of Nations. [B] guarantee of freedom of the seas. [C] abolition of secret treaties. [D] reduction of armaments. [E] principle of national self-determination of peoples. 50. The major problem for George Creel and his Committee on Public Information was that [A] he relied too much on formal laws to gain compliance. [B] he oversold Wilsons ideals and led the world to expect too much. [C] the public was skeptical of government propaganda. [D] U.S. allies refused to cooperate. [E] the entertainment industry was not willing to go along with the propaganda campaign. 51. When the United States entered World War I, it was [A] well prepared industrially but not militarily. [B] well prepared militarily but not industrially. [C] well prepared thanks to the foresight of Woodrow Wilson. [D] poorly prepared to leap into global war. [E] well prepared for land combat but not for naval warfare. 52. During World I, civil liberties in America were [A] protected by the Espionage Act. [B] denied to many, especially those suspected of disloyalty. [C] limited, but no one was actually imprisoned for his or her convictions. [D] extended to everyone in this country, because the war was fought for democracy. [E] protected for everyone except German-Americans. 53. Two constitutional amendments adopted in part because of wartime influences were the 18th, which dealt with ___, and the 19th, whose subject was ____. [A] an income tax, direct election of senators [B] prohibition, woman suffrage [C] women suffrage, prohibition [D] prohibition, an income tax [E] direct election of senators, woman suffrage 54. As a result of their work supporting the war effort, women [A] finally received the right to vote. [B] were allowed to join the air force. [C] organized the National Womens Party. [D] in large numbers secured a foothold in the work force. [E] all of these. 55. During World War I, the governments treatment of labor could be best described as [A] fair. [B] extremely brutal. [C] strict and financially unrewarding. [D] decent for native Americans but harsh for ethnic groups. [E] so good the right to form unions was finally granted. 56. The strikes and sabotage of the Industrial Workers of the World during WWI were [A] the result of some of the worst working conditions in the country. [B] based on Samuel Gompers union philosophy. [C] never taken seriously by the government. [D] unjust. [E] aimed at undermining the war effort. 57. Grievances of labor during and shortly after World War I include all of the following except [A] suppression of the American Federation of Labor. [B] violence against workers by employers. [C] the inability to gain the right to organize. [D] the use of African-Americans as strikebreakers. [E] war-spawned inflation. 58. The 1919 steel strike resulted in [A] the right to bargain collectively. [B] a grievous setback crippling the union movement for a decade. [C] higher wages. [D] the eight-hour workday. [E] a general strike in Seattle and Pittsburgh. 59. The movement of tens of thousands of Southern blacks north during WWI resulted in [A] racial violence in the North. [B] a new black middle class. [C] better race relations in the South. [D] fewer blacks willing to be used as strikebreakers. [E] all of these. 60. Most wartime mobilization agencies relied on __________ to prepare the economy for war. [A] court decisions [B] congressional legislation [C] presidential edict [D] voluntary compliance [E] business trade organizations 61. Most of the money raised to finance World War I came from [A] sale of armaments to Britain and France. [B] confiscation of German property. [C] loans. [D] income taxes. [E] tariffs. 62. In an effort to make economic mobilization more efficient during World War I, the federal government took over and operated [A] American agriculture. [B] the merchant marine. [C] heavy industry. [D] the steel mills. [E] the railroads. 63. The United States used all of the following methods to support the war effort except [A] restricting the manufacture of beer. [B] forcing some people to buy war bonds. [C] having heatless Mondays to conserve fuel. [D] using government power extensively to regulate the economy. [E] seizing enemy merchant vessels trapped in American harbors. 64. When the United States entered the war in 1917, most Americans did not believe that [A] it would be necessary to send a large American army to Europe. [B] mobilization for war should be largely voluntary. [C] it would be necessary to continue making loans to the Allies. [D] the navy was obligated to defend freedom of the seas. [E] the United States would have to ship war materiels to the Allies.

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65. Those who protested conscription during World War I did so because [A] substitutes could be hired to take someones place. [B] they disliked the idea of compelling a person to serve. [C] there was racial discrimination in the military. [D] women were included in the draft law. [E] the law required the registration of sixteen-year-old males. 66. During World War I, American troops fought in all of the following countries except [A] France. [B] Russia. [C] Czechoslovakia. [D] Italy. [E] Belgium. 67. A unique feature of the United States armed forces during WWI was [A] the entry of women for the first time. [B] the formation of a separate air force. [C] the formation of the Marine Corps. [D] the use of black soldiers in combat. [E] the absence of a draft. 68. Russias withdrawal from World War I in 1918 resulted in [A] Germanys surrender to the Allies. [B] the release of thousands of German troops for deployment on the front in France. [C] a communist takeover of that country. [D] the United States entry into the war. [E] a setback for the idea of a war for democracy. 69. The Second Battle of the Marne was significant because it [A] forced the Kaiser to abdicate. [B] saw the first use of combat aircraft. [C] marked the beginning of a German withdrawal that was never reversed. [D] was the first time American troops saw action in France. [E] was the first time American troops fought by themselves. 70. As a condition of ending World War I, Wilson demanded that [A] Germany be present at the peace conference. [B] the German government pay for war damages. [C] Germany accept guilt for the war. [D] Germany remove its army from Russia. [E] the German Kaiser be forced from power. 71. The chief difference between Woodrow Wilson and the parliamentary statesmen at the Paris peace table was that Wilson [A] lacked their popularity in Europe. [B] brought some of his political opponents with him. [C] refused to play politics with the peace powers. [D] did not command a legislative majority at home. [E] was not popular with his own people. 72. Woodrow Wilsons ultimate goal at the Paris Peace Conference was to [A] stop the spread of communism. [B] blame no one for starting the war. [C] create new national states in Europe. [D] force Germany to pay reparations for the war. [E] establish the League of Nations. 73. At the Paris Peace Conference, Wilson sought all of the following goals except [A] free trade and freedom of the seas. [B] an end to the European colonial empires in Africa and Asia. [C] a world parliament of nations to provide collective security. [D] national self-determination for smaller European nations. [E] preventing a seizure of territory by the victors. 74. Opposition to the League of Nations by the United States Senate during the Paris Peace Conference [A] gave Allied leaders in Paris a stronger bargaining position. [B] resulted in the Leagues being left out of the final draft of the treaty. [C] forced Wilson to weaken the League idea. [D] reinforced Germanys unwillingness to sign the treaty. [E] led to an abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine. 75. After the Treaty of Versailles had been signed, Woodrow Wilson [A] admitted that he should have been willing to compromise. [B] was popular only with the Germans. [C] remained a popular leader. [D] planned a shrewd strategy for Senate approval. [E] was condemned by both disillusioned liberals and frustrated imperialists. 76. In the United States, the most controversial aspect of the Treaty of Versailles was [A] arms limitation. [B] self-determination. [C] open diplomacy. [D] the permanent U.S. alliance with France. [E] Article X. 77. The Republican strategy regarding the Treaty of Versailles was to [A] defeat the treaty. [B] rush the treaty to a vote before Wilson could get enough support to pass it. [C] appeal to the American public to support it. [D] make the election of 1920 a solemn referendum on the treaty. [E] delay and amend the treaty. 78. Senate opponents of the League of Nations as proposed in the Treaty of Versailles argued that it [A] violated Wilsons own Fourteen Points. [B] failed to provide any German financial reparations for the United States. [C] would require U.S. troops to serve in international forces. [D] isolated the United States from postwar world affairs. [E] robbed Congress of its war-declaring powers. 79. In Congress, the most reliable support for Wilsons position on the League of Nations came from [A] Midwestern senators. [B] the irreconcilables. [C] Democrats. [D] pro-league Republicans. [E] Henry Cabot Lodge.

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80. The Senate likely would have accepted American participation in the League of Nations had Wilson [A] personally gone to Europe to negotiate for the League Covenant. [B] been willing to compromise with League opponents in Congress. [C] run for re-election and won on a pro-League platform. [D] stuck to the principles of his own Fourteen Points. [E] actively campaigned for support from the American public. 81. Who was most responsible for the Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles? [A] Woodrow Wilson [B] Republicans [C] isolationists [D] liberals [E] Henry Cabot Lodge 82. Woodrow Wilsons solemn referendum in 1920 concerned [A] the moral fitness of Warren G. Harding for the presidency. [B] whether he should run for a third term as president. [C] a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing the League. [D] his attempt to use the presidential election as a public vote on the Treaty of Versailles. [E] the role of women in the 1920 election. 83. Republican isolationists successfully turned Warren Hardings 1920 presidential victory into a [A] crusade against Bolshevik communism. [B] demand for self-sacrifice. [C] death sentence for the League of Nations. [D] victory for idealism. [E] victory for the munitions industry. 84. The major weakness of the League of Nations was that it [A] had no military power. [B] was used by Adolf Hitler to gain power. [C] did not include the Soviet Union. [D] permitted a veto by the great powers. [E] did not include the United States.

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