HIST 405N Week 8 Final Exam (Set 3) (Already graded A+)

HIST 405N Week 8 Final Exam (Set 3) 1. (TCO 4) Which of the following made up the largest segment of Spain’s colonial population by the 1700s? (Points : 2) Spanish Africans Indians Mestizos (multiracial) Type: MC Question 2.2. (TCO 1) Maryland was the only southern colony (Points : 2) located along the Atlantic Ocean. established on land bought from Native Americans. founded for religious reasons. begun as a proprietary colony. Type: MC Question 3.3. (TCO 4) Slave traders from the colonies (Points : 2) 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. 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) After Britain issued the Intolerable Acts, colonists punished anyone supporting British policies or officials by (Points : 2) dunking them in water. hanging them upside down. putting them in the stocks. covering them with tar and feathers. Type: MC Question 6.6. (TCO 2) According to the Loyalists, legitimate authority over the colonists was held by the (Points : 2) state governments. French government. British government. government in Washington, D.C. 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. 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. Type: MC Question 9.9. (TCO 1) The constitution divides government power (Points : 2) among many different states. among multiple branches of national government. among representatives of the people. between state and national government. 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) The creation of an integrated national economy became known as (Points : 2) mercantilism. price fixing. the rise of factories. market revolution. Type: MC Question 12.12. (TCO3) The bloodiest slave uprising in U.S. History was (Points : 2) Nat Henthoff’s Rebellion. The Slave Rebellion of 1831. Nat Turner’s Rebellion. The Market Revolution. 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) In the 1848 election, why were Whigs and Democrats forced to take a stand on slavery? (Points : 2) Because the Free-Soil Party’s goal was to keep slavery out of the territories Because the Free-Soil Party wanted to abolish slavery in the South Because the Free-Soil Party supported popular sovereignty Because popular sovereignty was no longer a viable option Type: MC Question 15.15. (TCO 2) How did Northerners respond to the Fugitive Slave Act? (Points : 2) Some northern states enacted legislation opposing it. Some northern states supported it. Some northern states enacted the Wilmot Proviso. Some northern states challenged it in the Supreme Court. Type: MC Question 16.16. (TCO 8) Lee's smaller army defeated McClellan's larger force and kept Union troops out of Richmond because (Points : 2) Lee was lucky. McClellan surrendered. Lee found McClellan’s battle plans. McClellan was too cautious. Type: MC Question 17.17. (TCO 8) Which Civil War battle decisively turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union? (Points : 2) Battle of Atlanta Battle of Vicksburg Battle of Richmond Battle of Gettysburg 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) What nation informed American authorities about the Zimmerman note? (Points : 2) Germany Great Britain Mexico Russia Type: MC Question 21.21. (TCO 7) What was the name of the agreement that ended World War I? (Points : 2) the Fourteen Points the League of Nations the Treaty of Versailles the Paris Peace Conference 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) Prohibition was enforced by the (Points : 2) Volstead Act. Kellogg-Briand Act. National Industrial Recovery Act. None of the above 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) Hitler justified Germany's aggression by stating that (Points : 2) Germany needed living space in the East for its people. he wanted to preserve order in Czechoslovakia. he wanted to spread communism in Austria and other countries. he felt that other European leaders approved of his policies. Type: MC Below are the essay questions. Please study and write yourself in advance of the Final. Question 1: (TCOs 1 and 2) Identify and describe the main provisions of the Articles of Confederation. Then identify and discuss the main weaknesses of the Articles and the so-called Western Problem. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. Question 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. Question 3. (TCOs 6 and 7) Identify and explain at least two major reasons for the growing call in the late 1800s for the United States to become a global empire. Then identify and describe one of the first events that signaled the beginning of American imperialism. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. Question 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.