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History of Americans MCQ

Southern democrats were able to regain control of state government with the election of ________.

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Correct Answer: 1874

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Homesteaders on the plains usually built homes of _____.

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Correct Answer: Sod

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Harriet beecher stowe's book, uncle tom's cabin, is believed to be about slave _____.

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Correct Answer: Josiah Henson

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From 1790 to 1820, the u.s. population increased by _______ percent.

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Correct Answer: 84

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For __________ , the gold rush in california was a disaster of epic proportions.

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Correct Answer: Native american tribes

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By the early 18th century the _______ were the dominant force in north america.

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Correct Answer: English

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By 1860, the foreign-born of the north comprised about ____ of the u.s. population.

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Correct Answer: One-fifth

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By 1840, approximately __________ percent of adult white men were eligible to vote.

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Correct Answer: 90

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By 1820, the population of new york numbered over _______ people.

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Correct Answer: 100,000

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At its heart, the scopes trial was a clash between _____.

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Correct Answer: Religion and science

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Fdr set aside 12 million acres of land for _____.

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Correct Answer: National Parks

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In the election of 1848, the major parties were forced to take a stand on slavery because of _____.

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Correct Answer: The rise of the Free Soil Party

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The california gold rush turned __________ into perhaps the worlds most diverse city.

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Correct Answer: San Francisco

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President hoover expected the reconstruction finance corporation to _____.

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Correct Answer: Get Americans back to work through trickle-down ecomonies

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Patriots crushed a loyalist militia and executed many of the prisoners in the 1780 battle at _____.

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Correct Answer: Manumission

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The designs on the colossal sculpture of the aztec mother goddess coatlicue (3.4.16) are ________.

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Correct Answer: Symmetrical

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The democrats fought almost bitterly at times over _____.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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In north america, the dutch west india company's __________ colony was small but profitable.

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Correct Answer: New Netherland

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The boundaries of the carolina colony spanned from __________ to central florida.

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Correct Answer: Virginia

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In the deserted village the poet emphasizes the loss of the village by saying that _____.

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Correct Answer: He himself had planned to retire there

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To prevent a bloody, violent revolution, england implemented _____.

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Correct Answer: Labor reform

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A ______ is a mexican political ballad that tells stories of struggle and identity.

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Correct Answer: Corrido

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A jazz or pop tune that is widely known by jazz musicians and played often is known as a ________.

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Correct Answer: Jazz Standard

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Early american cities witnessed most americans ________ to work.

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Correct Answer: Walking

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During world war ii, marijuana in america was __________.

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Correct Answer: Subsidized by the government to make rope

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During the war, congressional leaders felt that lincoln's plan ________, so they passed ________.

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Correct Answer: Was too lenient; the more stringent Wade-Davis bill, which Lincoln vetoed

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During the war of 1812, the british navy __________ american ports.

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Correct Answer: Blockaded.

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During the romantic era, ________ were created to help people recover from social illnesses.

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Correct Answer: Asylums

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During the mexican repatriation, roughly 60 percent of those deported were ________.

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Correct Answer: U.S. citizens.

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During the 1840s, __________ and anglo americans came into extensive contact for the first time.

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Correct Answer: Plains Tribes

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Different from the rest of the british colonies, maryland, a ________, was owned by lord baltimore.

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Correct Answer: Proprietary colony

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Democrats called their victory in louisiana, " __________ ."

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Correct Answer: Redemption

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Two-thirds of those interned in the us between 1942 and 1945 were __________.

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Correct Answer: United States citizens

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Finish the book title: walden ______

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Correct Answer: Yampa

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From 1978, war and economic chaos in ________ prompted many to seek refuge in the u.s.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The word __________ means "in the roman manner."

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Correct Answer: Romanesque

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The proportion of americans living below the poverty level is approximately _____.

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Correct Answer: 14%

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Under president coolidge, the concerns of mexican americans and african americans were _____.

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Correct Answer: Largely ignored

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The san antonio river walk and parts of the appalachian trail were funded by the _____.

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Correct Answer: Works progress administration.

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The result of the battle of tippecanoe was that the native american movement _____.

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Correct Answer: Lost some of its power

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The recession of 2008 led to the loss of ________ million american jobs.

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Correct Answer: 8.

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The naacp had the most success with ________ for combating racism.

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Correct Answer: Lawsuits.

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The increased use of machinery in production of goods was seen in the ______.

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Correct Answer: Industrial Revolution

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The group of exporting nations decided to change ________ position on trade with the rebels.

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Correct Answer: Its

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Native tribes ______________ before europeans arrived.

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Correct Answer: Commonly fought among themselves Correct

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Lincoln's vice presidential candidate was _____.

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Correct Answer: Johnson

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Kearny's men had to cross _______ and mountains to get to california.

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Correct Answer: John C. Fremont

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____ is a federally-subsidized pre-kindergarten program.

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Correct Answer: Head Start

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A visible activity of the american indian movement (aim) has been its efforts to ________.

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Correct Answer: Gain clemency for Leonard Peltier

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The american crisis was published just after _____.

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Correct Answer: Colonists began to desert the army

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The __________ captured control of the african gold trade by 1500 from north african muslims.

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Correct Answer: Portuguese

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Sylvester graham argued that __________ should be eaten to preserve health.

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Correct Answer: Crackers

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In _____________________, such as go down, moses, slaves expressed their longing to be free.

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Correct Answer: Spirituals

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Few spanish settlers could be persuaded to settle the colony of __________ .

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Correct Answer: Florida

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As many as __________ indians gathered at the ft. laramie council of 1851.

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Correct Answer: 10,000

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Drop caps look better if you ____ of the first letter.

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Correct Answer: Line-height is decreased

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A playwright more interested in the psychological than the social was _____.

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Correct Answer: Arthur Miller

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According to the documentary, burlesque morphs into ____ by the 1920s.

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Correct Answer: Funny wordplay

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According to hambrick and fukutomi, ________ is the last season in a ceo's tenure.

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Correct Answer: Business

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The important principle of ___________ emerged from the signing of the mayflower compact.

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Correct Answer: Self-government

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According to thomas jefferson, _____________ was like a firebell in the night.

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Correct Answer: Slavery

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President monroe's foreign policy could best be described as _____.

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Correct Answer: Isolationism

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By 1860, most states had eliminated ____________ from their voting requirements.

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Correct Answer: Property requirements

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A naturalized citizen received citizenship rights by first completing __________.

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Correct Answer: A naturalization application known as the Form N-400

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The house of representatives impeached andrew johnson over ________.

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Correct Answer: The Tenure of Office Act

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One of the most controversial things lincoln did as president was _____.

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Correct Answer: Suspend the writ of habeas corpus

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The new monarchies grew out of an alliance between the monarchs and __________.

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Correct Answer: Merchants

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Both ratified in the 1930s, the twentieth amendment ____ and the twenty-first amendment ____.

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Correct Answer: Shortened the time between presidential election and inauguration; ended prohibition

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Abraham lincoln was first elected in 1860 with ________ percent of the popular vote.

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Correct Answer: 40.

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Jim crow was the catchword for the _______ as a legal, dejure entity in the south.

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Correct Answer: Jim Crow

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The left-wing protest party that was formed in 1919 was the _____.

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Correct Answer: American Communist Party.

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The united states army under __________________ captured ________________ in march 1847.

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Correct Answer: Mexico City

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The __________ was established in hopes of making abolitionism a political movement.

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Correct Answer: Liberty Party

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During world war ii, kennedy commanded a _____.

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Correct Answer: PT boat

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The process of incorporation has resulted in the __________ of federal power.

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Correct Answer: Expansion

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The small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called a ________.

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Correct Answer: Sample

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The ____ felt that the constitution should not specifically enumerate protected civil liberties.

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Correct Answer: Federalists

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In 2010, the average senate race saw about ________ dollars in campaign spending.

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Correct Answer: 15 million

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________ does not have a competitive multiparty system.

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Correct Answer: Germany

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________ warned americans against too much involvement with foreign nations.

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Correct Answer: George Washington

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Uncle tom's cabin was authored by _____.

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Correct Answer: Harriet Beecher Stowe

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The redeemers portrayed themselves as the __________.

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Correct Answer: Valiant enforcers of the Constitution and states' rights

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The lion gate is the gateway to ____.

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Correct Answer: Mycenae

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The leading agricultural activity of the pampa region is the production of _____________.

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Correct Answer: Cattle

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