HIST405 Final Exam Latest 2017 April
HIST405 Final Exam Latest 2017 April
Subject: History   / General History
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Question 1.1. (TCO 4) The Spanish who settled in Florida and New Mexico were primarily (Points : 2)
conquistadors.
merchants.
missionaries.
plantation owners.
Type: MC
Question 2.2. (TCO 1) The Jamestown colony was established by (Points : 2)
a joint-stock company.
religious dissenters.
English missionaries.
an aristocratic explorer.
Type: MC
Question 3.3. (TCO 4) Why did English immigration to the colonies drop dramatically after 1660? (Points : 2)
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.
Type: MC
Question 4.4. (TCO 4) The French and Indian War was also called (Points : 2)
King George’s War.
Seven Years’ War.
Pontiac’s Rebellion.
the Pequot War.
Type: MC
Question 5.5. (TCO 2) At the First Continental Congress, delegates, such as Patrick Henry and John Adams, encouraged colonists to think of themselves as (Points : 2)
Americans.
Britons.
Virginians.
New Englanders.
Type: MC
Question 6.6. (TCO 2) The Battle of Lexington was part of a strategy by the British to suppress the colonists by (Points : 2)
disarming the militia.
blockading ports.
capturing Patrick Henry.
laying siege to Boston.
Type: MC
Question 7.7. (TCO 2) The Patriots would not have won the Battle of Yorktown and the American Revolution without help from (Points : 2)
Spanish explorers.
Germans.
the French.
Native Americans.
Type: MC
Question 8.8. (TCO 1) Why was it difficult to make changes to the Articles of Confederation? (Points : 2)
An amendment required approval by all 13 states.
The Articles did not provide for amending the constitution.
Why was it difficult to make changes to the Articles of Confederation? (Points : 2)
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. The states had to convene a special committee to revise the Articles.
Type: MC
Question 9.9. (TCO 1) Which of the following most closely preserved the government of the Articles of Confederation? (Points : 2)
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Connecticut Compromise
Great Compromise
Type: MC
Question 10.10. (TCO 3) The assertion that states the right to disobey federal law was called (Points : 2)
filibuster.
Calhounism.
anti-Jacksonism.
nullification.
Type: MC
Question 11.11. (TCO 3) In the early 19th century, the largest source of European immigration came from (Points : 2)
Germany.
Poland.
England.
Ireland.
Type: MC
Question 12.12. (TCO 3) Cotton production was especially intensive in that part of the South referred to as (Points : 2)
The Black Belt.
The Cotton Belt.
The Sun Belt.
The Slave Belt.
Type: MC
Question 13.13. (TCO 3) James Polk (Points : 2)
opposed the annexation of Texas.
purchased Texas from Mexico.
favored the annexation of Texas.
was the only governor to serve two terms in Texas.
Type: MC
Question 14.14. (TCO 2) The Fugitive Slave Act adopted in 1850 required private citizens to assist (Points : 2)
with apprehending runaway slaves.
required private citizens to help runaway slaves escape.
applied only to northern states.
applied only to southern states.
Type: MC
Question 15.15. (TCO 2) In 1856, Border Ruffians attacked (Points : 2)
a New York abolitionist named John Brown.
a group of southern farmers.
Senator Charles Sumner.
the antislavery town of Lawrence, Kansas.
Type: MC
Question 16.16. (TCO 8) One advantage the South had over the North was that southerners believed (Points : 2)
that slavery was not that important.
one southerner could whip 10 Yankees.
that the North lacked the courage to fight.
deeply in Lincoln’s ability to avoid war.
Type: MC
Question 17.17. (TCO 8) Why did President Lincoln want Grant commanding the Union army after the Battle of Gettysburg? (Points : 2)
He wanted to give Grant a chance to prove himself.
He knew victory required the destruction of the Confederate Army and its source of supplies.
He had heard that Grant had recruited more Union troops.
He thought the South would surrender.
Type: MC
Question 18.18. (TCO 10) Many immigrants came to the U.S. to avoid (Points : 2)
inexpensive land.
political revolutions.
religious freedom.
plentiful employment.
Type: MC
Question 19.19. (TCO 10) How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire affect industrial reforms? (Points : 2)
Managers began locking the exits of factories.
Progressives began to focus on other areas for reforms.
Congress passed laws that increased the work day to 12 hours.
Cities and states began passing laws to make workplaces safer.
Type: MC
Question 20.20. (TCO 7) The invasion of Belgium turned American opinion against Germany because (Points : 2)
many Americans were immigrants from Belgium.
Americans depended on products imported from Belgium.
Belgium was an important U.S. ally.
Belgium was a neutral nation.
Type: MC
Question 21.21. (TCO 7) Which nation was forced to pay reparations after World War I? (Points : 2)
France
Germany
Great Britain
the United States
Type: MC
Question 22.22. (TCO 11) During the 1920s, the stock market (Points : 2)
rose sharply.
leveled off.
declined sharply.
became obsolete.
Type: MC
Question 23.23. (TCO 11) Which President was named Silent Cal? (Points : 2)
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Type: MC
Question 24.24. (TCO 11) Which economic factors led to the Great Depression? (Points : 2)
Underproduction, disparity of wealth, low interest rates, and low stock speculation
Underproduction, high consumption, low interest rates, and high stock speculation
Overproduction, disparity of wealth, limited money supply, and high stock speculation
Overproduction, high consumption, limited money supply, and low stock speculation
Type: MC
Question 25.25. (TCO 7) The three Allied leaders of World War II were (Points : 2)
Stalin, Eisenhower, and Churchill.
Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini.
Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Stalin.
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill.
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Question 1. 1. (TCOs 1 and 2) Identify and describe the main provisions of the Constitution of 1787. Make sure you analyze the compromises made at the convention to ensure the passage of the new federal constitution. Then discuss the formation of America’s first two political parties, the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists. What were the major differences and who were the best-known members of each party? Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. (Points : 50)
Question 2. 2. (TCO 2) Identify and analyze the main provisions of the Compromise of 1850. Be sure to analyze the problem of California and how this led to the Compromise. Then analyze how the Compromise set off a storm of political controversy between 1849 and 1850. Identify the key players and how they viewed the Compromise. What was the role of President Zachary Taylor in these discussions? Be sure to use enough details to support your answer. (Points : 50)
Question 3. 3. (TCOs 6 and 7) Identify and explain at least two causes of World War II. Then analyze America’s foreign policy before the war, and describe how that policy changed as the war progressed. Be sure to include a discussion of how the Battle of Britain influenced American opinion. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. (Points : 50)
Question 4. 4. (TCOs 7 and 9) Identify and analyze the main events of the Korean War and Cuban Missile Crisis. Then assess how these events affected the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. (Points : 50)
