DEVRY HIST 405 Final Exam –New 2017

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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) To protest British taxes, colonists often organized boycotts to (Points : 2)

destroy British property.

 stop buying British goods.

attack British officials.

seize British food supplies.

Type: MC

Question 6.6. (TCO 2) In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson refers to the natural rights due to every citizen as (Points : 2)

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

 independent liberty.

Paine’s freedoms.

radical power.

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) The Articles of Confederation created a national government with (Points : 2)

 three branches of government.

a president.

a bicameral parliament.

a congress of delegates.

Type: MC

Question 9.9. (TCO 1) The Three-Fifths Compromise benefited _____ states. (Points : 2)

large small northern southern

Type: MC

Question 10.10. (TCO 3) The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 secured the presidency for (Points : 2)

Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams Henry Clay William Crawford 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) Slavery expanded with the growth of (Points : 2)

freight shipment.

 public education.

cotton plantations.

northern industries.

 Type: MC

Question 13.13. (TCO 3) Who led the Texans in drawing Santa Anna into a trap at the Battle of Jacinto? (Points : 2)

 Stephen F. Austin Jim Bowie Sam Houston Davy Crockett

 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) 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) Which reformer led the effort to provide birth control for women? (Points : 2)

Jane Addams Margaret Sanger Walter Rauschenbusch Frances Ellen Watkins

Type: MC

Question 20.20. (TCO 7) The decisive battles in World War I were fought (Points : 2)

 in Alsace-Lorraine.

 in Austria-Hungary.

 on the Eastern Front.

on the Western Front.

 Type: MC

Question 21.21. (TCO 7) During World War I, which of these did the Germans use against British ships? (Points : 2)

 Radar Convoys

 Airplanes Submarines

 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) What brought the Harding administration to an end? (Points : 2)

 President Harding was impeached.

President Harding was defeated in the 1924 election.

President Harding died of a heart attack.

 President Harding resigned in response to the Teapot Dome scandal.

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.

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 Dred Scott decision. Be sure to discuss the political reaction to this decision. Then analyze the election of 1860 and how the controversy over slavery divided the party into northern and southern branches. Analyze the ascendency of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency. 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)