MTTC - United States History TEST
questions and answers 2024
Define the provisions of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments.
The 16th amendment (1913) established a federal income tax.
The 17th amendment (1913) allowed popular election of senators.
The 18th amendment (1919) prohibited the sale, production, and transportation of
alcohol.
The 19th amendment (1920) gave women the right to vote.
Outline the sequence of events that led to the US to declare war and actively enter
World War 1.
In 1937, Japan invaded China, promoting the US to stop trade with Japan. Roosevelt
didn't allow Japanese to withdraw money in US banks. General Tojo rose to power and
authorized the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.
Define the goals of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" and how it was intended to end
the Great Depression.
Explain the Gadsden Purchase and the 1853 post-war treaty with Mexico
After the Mexican-American war, the Gadsden Purchase was finalized and provided
more territory to aid in the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. It added what is
now Arizona and New Mexico.
Compare industrial activity before and after 1800, as well as major inventions that
changed the face of American industry in the 19th century.
With increasing technology, factories began to develop. Many Americans, including
immigrants, found jobs in these factories. Another major invention was the cotton gin
that rapidly expanded the cotton production in the South.
Explain how the Treaty of Paris affected Native Americans following the American
Revolution.
The Treaty of Paris outlined the terms of surrender of the British to the Americans,
granted large parcels of land to the US that were occupied by the Natives. The
government tried purchasing the land from the Natives via treaties, however they were
not honored and they were dislocated.
Explore the causes and eventual result of the War of 1812.
The war grew out of tensions between France and Britian. Britian saw an alliance
between France and US and put a stop to their trade. President James Madison
regulated international trade, prohibited trade with England and began the Second
American Revolution. It established US superior naval forces and reestablished
independency from Britian.
Link major inventions from the 1800s and their inventions.
Graham Bell - the telephone
Wright brothers - the airplane
Gatling - the machine gun
Hunt, Howe & Singer - the sewing machine
Morse - the telegraph
Edison - light bulbs, motion pictures, the phonograph
questions and answers 2024
Define the provisions of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments.
The 16th amendment (1913) established a federal income tax.
The 17th amendment (1913) allowed popular election of senators.
The 18th amendment (1919) prohibited the sale, production, and transportation of
alcohol.
The 19th amendment (1920) gave women the right to vote.
Outline the sequence of events that led to the US to declare war and actively enter
World War 1.
In 1937, Japan invaded China, promoting the US to stop trade with Japan. Roosevelt
didn't allow Japanese to withdraw money in US banks. General Tojo rose to power and
authorized the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.
Define the goals of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" and how it was intended to end
the Great Depression.
Explain the Gadsden Purchase and the 1853 post-war treaty with Mexico
After the Mexican-American war, the Gadsden Purchase was finalized and provided
more territory to aid in the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. It added what is
now Arizona and New Mexico.
Compare industrial activity before and after 1800, as well as major inventions that
changed the face of American industry in the 19th century.
With increasing technology, factories began to develop. Many Americans, including
immigrants, found jobs in these factories. Another major invention was the cotton gin
that rapidly expanded the cotton production in the South.
Explain how the Treaty of Paris affected Native Americans following the American
Revolution.
The Treaty of Paris outlined the terms of surrender of the British to the Americans,
granted large parcels of land to the US that were occupied by the Natives. The
government tried purchasing the land from the Natives via treaties, however they were
not honored and they were dislocated.
Explore the causes and eventual result of the War of 1812.
The war grew out of tensions between France and Britian. Britian saw an alliance
between France and US and put a stop to their trade. President James Madison
regulated international trade, prohibited trade with England and began the Second
American Revolution. It established US superior naval forces and reestablished
independency from Britian.
Link major inventions from the 1800s and their inventions.
Graham Bell - the telephone
Wright brothers - the airplane
Gatling - the machine gun
Hunt, Howe & Singer - the sewing machine
Morse - the telegraph
Edison - light bulbs, motion pictures, the phonograph
