US History

America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 17 The West: Exploiting an Empire 17.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) For the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century, Americans believed the land west of the Mississippi River to be A) uninhabitable. B) bountiful. C) part of Mexico. D) too heavily forested for farming. E) devoid of wildlife. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 419 [Factual] 2) Beginning with Lewis and Clark, most nineteenth-century mapmakers referred to the Great Plains as A) the National Forest. B) the Wastelands. C) the Land of the Red Man. D) Mexican Territory. E) the Great American Desert. Answer: E Diff: 1 Page Ref: 419 [Factual] 3) Which of the following best describe the Plains tribes? A) sedentary and pacific

America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 15 Secession and the Civil War 15.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Which of the following southern states was the first to secede from the Union? A) Kentucky B) Virginia C) Alabama D) South Carolina E) North Carolina Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 361 [Factual] 2) Cooperationists believed that A) the slave states should act as a unit rather than secede one at a time. B) the slave states should remain in the Union. C) the slave states should form a new union after seceding. D) the slave states and the free states should simply find a way to get along. E) the slave states should cooperate with Britain and France. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 361 [Factual] 3) The Confederate constitution was

America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 13 An Age of Expansionism 13.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Young America movement? A) a weak foreign policy B) territorial expansion C) economic expansion and growth D) technological progress E) a celebration of American virtue Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 306 [Factual] 2) One of the first to use the phrase "Young America" was A) Herman Melville. B) Nathaniel Hawthorne. C) Henry David Thoreau. D) Walt Whitman. E) Ralph Waldo Emerson. Answer: E Diff: 1 Page Ref: 306 [Factual] 3) In ________, Herman Melville produced a novel, original in form and conception, to fulfill the demand of Young Americans for a New Literature. A) Moby Dick

America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 11 Slaves and Masters 11.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) The leader of the 1831 slave uprising in Southampton, Virginia, was A) Denmark Vessey. B) Hinton R. Helper. C) George Fitzhugh. D) Daniel Webster. E) Nat Turner. Answer: E Diff: 1 Page Ref: 256 [Factual] 2) Slavery would not have lasted as long as it did except for A) the place it held in the southern economy. B) the South's lack of moral sensitivity. C) the willingness of slaves to submit to the system. D) the North's lack of interest in the problem. E) the constant supply of slaves from Africa. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 258 [Factual]