HIST 405N Week 8 Final Exam May 2018 (Already graded A+)

HIST 405N Week 8 Final Exam May 2018 Quiz Instructions • There are 25 multiple choice questions worth 2 points each and 4 essay questions worth 50 points each. The total exam is worth 250 points. Question 1 2 pts (TCO 4) What were encomiendas? Indian structures for religious ceremonies Military forts in New Spain Golden cities that the Spanish hoped to find Spanish plantations where enslaved Indians labored Question 2 2 pts (TCO 1) Maryland was the only southern colony located along the Atlantic Ocean. established on land bought from Native Americans. founded for religious reasons. begun as a proprietary colony. Question 3 2 pts (TCO 4) Slave traders from the colonies supported the kidnapping of Africans. directly seized Africans for enslavement. worked to remedy the poor conditions of the Middle Passage. profited from the poor conditions of the Middle Passage. Question 4 2 pts (TCO 4) What happened in the colonies as a result of the Glorious Revolution in England? England adopted a policy of salutary neglect. The dominion of New England was established. England enacted the Navigation Acts. The colonies profited from the new trade regulations. Question 5 2 pts (TCO 2) To protest British taxes, colonists often organized boycotts to destroy British property. stop buying British goods. attack British officials. seize British food supplies. Question 6 2 pts (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 2 pts (TCO 2) Which is an advantage the British had over the Patriots at the beginning of the war? The British people believed more passionately in the war. The British army respected the people they were fighting. The British government was more established. The British king had a brilliant military mind. Question 8 2 pts (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 2 pts (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 2 pts (TCO 3) The assertion that states the right to disobey federal law was called filibuster. Calhounism. anti-Jacksonism. nullification Question 11 2 pts (TCO 3) The Waltham System pioneered prison reform. created a factory system concentrating all aspects of cloth production under one roof. made settlements in many areas throughout the U.S. introduced a plan to bring immigrants to the U.S. Question 12 2 pts (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 2 pts (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 2 pts (TCO 2) Congress tried to resolve the dispute between the North and the South about slavery in the territories by repealing the Wilmot Proviso. adopting the Wilmot Proviso. adopting the Compromise of 1850. repealing the Compromise of 1850. Question 15 2 pts (TCO 2) In 1856, Border Ruffians attacked a New York abolitionist named John Brown. a group of southern farmers. Senator Charles Sumner. the antislavery town of Lawrence, Kansas. Question 16 2 pts (TCO 8) Why did Lincoln announce, early in the Civil War, that he would not free enslaved people? He personally supported slavery. He wanted to trick the South into surrendering. He wanted to impress European leaders. He wanted to keep the border states in the Union. Question 17 2 pts (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 2 pts (TCO 10) After the Civil War, a new immigrant was most likely to be from England. Germany. Ireland. Italy. Question 19 2 pts (TCO 10) How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire affect industrial reforms? 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. Question 20 2 pts (TCO 7) The invasion of Belgium turned American opinion against Germany because 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. Question 21 2 pts (TCO 7) During World War I, which of these did the Germans use against British ships? Radar Convoys Airplanes Submarines Question 22 2 pts (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 2 pts (TCO 11) Which President was named Silent Cal? Herbert Hoover Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Question 24 2 pts (TCO 11) Stock speculation became common because many banks had closed. stock prices kept going up. credit became more difficult to get. investors lost confidence in the market Question 25 2 pts (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 Question 26 50 pts (TCOs 1 and 2) Identify and analyze at least two major actions taken by the English Parliament during the 1760s that angered the colonists, and discuss specifically at least one act that dealt with what the colonists viewed as unfair taxation. Then discuss the significance to the colonists of the Tea Act and the Coercive Acts and why these particularly galled the colonists. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. Question 27 50 pts (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. Question 28 50 pts (TCOs 6 and 7) Identify and explain at least two causes of World War I. Then analyze the events that drew the United States into World War I. Evaluate America’s contribution to the war effort and to what extent America’s entry contributed to the end of the war. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. Answer: Question 29 50 pts (TCOs 7 and 9) Identify and analyze the main events of the Vietnam War. 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.