Test Bank
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For
American Stories:
U
A History of the United States
VI
Fourth Edition
H. W. Brands, University of Texas
A
T. H. Breen, Northwestern University
_A
Ariela J. Gross, University of Southern California
R. Hal Williams, Southern Methodist University
PP
Prepared by
Cherry Whipple
RO
VE
D
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, Table of Contents
1 New World Encounters, Preconquest–1608 1
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2 England’s New World Experiments, 1607–1732 44
3 Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression
in Colonial Society, 1619–1692 83
4 Experience of Empire: Eighteenth-Century America, 1680–1763 123
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5 The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt, 1763–1783 167
6 The Republican Experiment, 1783–1789 206
7 Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics, 1788–1800 245
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8 Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision, 1800–1814 286
9 Nation Building and Nationalism, 1815–1825 325
10 The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy, 1824–1840 362
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11 Slaves and Masters, 1793–1861 401
12 The Pursuit of Perfection, 1800–1861 438
13 An Age of Expansionism, 1830–1861 476
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14 The Sectional Crisis, 1846–1861 511
15 Secession and the Civil War, 1860–1865 548
16 The Agony of Reconstruction, 1865–1877 586
17 The West Exploiting an Empire, 1849–1902 625
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18 The Industrial Society, 1850–1901 663
19 Toward an Urban Society, 1877–1900 704
20 Political Realignments, 1876–1901 742
21 Toward Empire, 1865–1902 782
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22 The Progressive Era, 1895–1917 818
23 From Roosevelt to Wilson in the Age of Progressivism, 1900–1920 858
24 The Nation at War, 1901–1920 898
25 Transition to Modern America, 1919–1928 938
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26 Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1929–1939 975
27 America and the World, 1921–1945 1013
28 The Onset of the Cold War, 1945–1960 1055
29 Affluence and Anxiety, 1945–1960 1092
30 The Turbulent Sixties, 1960–1968 1128
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31 To a New Conservatism, 1969–1988 1169
32 Into the Twenty-First Century, 1989–2016 1209
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, Chapter 1: New World Encounters, Preconquest–1608
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) The first human migrants to North America were from __________.
ST
a. Asia
b. Africa
c. South America
d. western Europe
Answer: A
U
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
Topic: 1.1 Native Americans before the Conquest
VI
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
2) __________ played a major part in facilitating the migration of humans into North America.
a. Cultural preferences
A
b. Epidemics
c. Warfare
d. Environmental conditions
_A
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
Topic: 1.1 Native Americans before the Conquest
Difficulty Level: Easy
PP
Skill Level: Understand the Connections
3) Knowledge of maize, squash, and beans spread __________.
a. west from the Atlantic coast
b. south from the Great Plains
c. south from the Pacific Northwest
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d. north from central Mexico
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
Topic: 1.1.1 The Environmental Challenge: Food, Climate, and Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
VE
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
D
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, 4) Which of the following was a consequence of the Agricultural Revolution?
a. Indian peoples stopped hunting mammals.
b. Indian peoples gained greater control over their food supply.
c. Epidemic diseases swept across the Americas.
d. Warfare became far less common in the Americas.
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Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
Topic: 1.1.1 The Environmental Challenge: Food, Climate, and Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
U
Skill Level: Understand the Connections
5) The Agricultural Revolution allowed the Indians of Mexico and Central America to __________.
a. build more complex societies
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b. invent the wheel
c. build peaceful societies
d. conquer much of North America
Answer: A
A
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
Topic: 1.1.2 Mexico’s Aztec Empire
_A
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
6) Tenochtitlán was the main ceremonial center of the __________.
a. Mayas
b. Toltecs
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c. Incas
d. Aztecs
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
RO
Topic: 1.1.2 Mexico’s Aztec Empire
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
7) __________ groups occupied much of the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Maine.
a. Hopi
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b. Algonquian
c. Comanche
d. Seminole
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
D
Topic: 1.1.3 Eastern Woodland Cultures
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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ST
For
American Stories:
U
A History of the United States
VI
Fourth Edition
H. W. Brands, University of Texas
A
T. H. Breen, Northwestern University
_A
Ariela J. Gross, University of Southern California
R. Hal Williams, Southern Methodist University
PP
Prepared by
Cherry Whipple
RO
VE
D
?
, Table of Contents
1 New World Encounters, Preconquest–1608 1
ST
2 England’s New World Experiments, 1607–1732 44
3 Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression
in Colonial Society, 1619–1692 83
4 Experience of Empire: Eighteenth-Century America, 1680–1763 123
U
5 The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt, 1763–1783 167
6 The Republican Experiment, 1783–1789 206
7 Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics, 1788–1800 245
VI
8 Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision, 1800–1814 286
9 Nation Building and Nationalism, 1815–1825 325
10 The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy, 1824–1840 362
A
11 Slaves and Masters, 1793–1861 401
12 The Pursuit of Perfection, 1800–1861 438
13 An Age of Expansionism, 1830–1861 476
_A
14 The Sectional Crisis, 1846–1861 511
15 Secession and the Civil War, 1860–1865 548
16 The Agony of Reconstruction, 1865–1877 586
17 The West Exploiting an Empire, 1849–1902 625
PP
18 The Industrial Society, 1850–1901 663
19 Toward an Urban Society, 1877–1900 704
20 Political Realignments, 1876–1901 742
21 Toward Empire, 1865–1902 782
RO
22 The Progressive Era, 1895–1917 818
23 From Roosevelt to Wilson in the Age of Progressivism, 1900–1920 858
24 The Nation at War, 1901–1920 898
25 Transition to Modern America, 1919–1928 938
VE
26 Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1929–1939 975
27 America and the World, 1921–1945 1013
28 The Onset of the Cold War, 1945–1960 1055
29 Affluence and Anxiety, 1945–1960 1092
30 The Turbulent Sixties, 1960–1968 1128
D
31 To a New Conservatism, 1969–1988 1169
32 Into the Twenty-First Century, 1989–2016 1209
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, Chapter 1: New World Encounters, Preconquest–1608
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) The first human migrants to North America were from __________.
ST
a. Asia
b. Africa
c. South America
d. western Europe
Answer: A
U
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
Topic: 1.1 Native Americans before the Conquest
VI
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
2) __________ played a major part in facilitating the migration of humans into North America.
a. Cultural preferences
A
b. Epidemics
c. Warfare
d. Environmental conditions
_A
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
Topic: 1.1 Native Americans before the Conquest
Difficulty Level: Easy
PP
Skill Level: Understand the Connections
3) Knowledge of maize, squash, and beans spread __________.
a. west from the Atlantic coast
b. south from the Great Plains
c. south from the Pacific Northwest
RO
d. north from central Mexico
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
Topic: 1.1.1 The Environmental Challenge: Food, Climate, and Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
VE
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
D
?
1
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, 4) Which of the following was a consequence of the Agricultural Revolution?
a. Indian peoples stopped hunting mammals.
b. Indian peoples gained greater control over their food supply.
c. Epidemic diseases swept across the Americas.
d. Warfare became far less common in the Americas.
ST
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
Topic: 1.1.1 The Environmental Challenge: Food, Climate, and Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
U
Skill Level: Understand the Connections
5) The Agricultural Revolution allowed the Indians of Mexico and Central America to __________.
a. build more complex societies
VI
b. invent the wheel
c. build peaceful societies
d. conquer much of North America
Answer: A
A
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
Topic: 1.1.2 Mexico’s Aztec Empire
_A
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
6) Tenochtitlán was the main ceremonial center of the __________.
a. Mayas
b. Toltecs
PP
c. Incas
d. Aztecs
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
RO
Topic: 1.1.2 Mexico’s Aztec Empire
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
7) __________ groups occupied much of the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Maine.
a. Hopi
VE
b. Algonquian
c. Comanche
d. Seminole
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before
European conquest?
D
Topic: 1.1.3 Eastern Woodland Cultures
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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