Question 1

Diplomacy
-The Missouri Compromise Line was designed to provide which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A defined territory for Native Americans
B)  An unlimited number of states in the region below it
C)  A halt to Westward expansion
D)  Competition among the regions for federal infrastructure grants
E)  A clear demarcation of where slavery was allowedF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Artists
-Which photographer was best known for his stark black-and-white images of the landscape in the American West?

Accepted Answer

A)  Man Ray
B)  Walker Evans
C)  Edward Weston
D)  Mathew Brady
E)  Ansel AdamsF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Agriculture
-Prior to the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which body of voters directly elected U.S. Senators?

Accepted Answer

A)  The state legislature in the state the senator represented
B)  The U.S. Representatives from the state the senator represented
C)  The citizens in the state the senator represented
D)  All U.S. Representatives
E)  The Electoral CollegeF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Diplomacy
-The Iroquois League resulted in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native American control of the Hudson River and its tributaries
B)  The loss of the distinct cultures of members
C)  The creation of a rival league led by the Pequot
D)  Regional peace and stability
E)  A successful defense against European settlersF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Diplomacy
-The nation's first commercial railroad was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Baltimore and Ohio
B)  Chesapeake
C)  Transcontinental
D)  Boston and Providence
E)  PontchartrainF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Economic Development
-Which term coined by Gilded Age economist Thorstein Veblen could have been fittingly applied to America's economy in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capital accumulation
B)  Exorbitant privilege
C)  Conspicuous consumption
D)  Dematerialization
E)  Market cannibalismF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Diplomacy
-Although there were many wealthy Mexican landowners in what is now Southern California when the United States acquired the territory, these Mexican nationals did not maintain ownership of their land because:

Accepted Answer

A)  They had no legal rights to the land under American law.
B)  They were forced to sell their land to pay for numerous costly lawsuits.
C)  They decided to sell to the newly arrived Americans who offered fair prices.
D)  Mexican immigrants were banned from owning land.
E)  The American government did not recognize the property rights of non-citizens.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Diplomacy
-The Market Revolution was supported by laws overtly favoring which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native citizens
B)  Shipping
C)  Single-family farms
D)  Corporations
E)  PlantationsF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Diplomacy
-The Nativist movement, which blamed urban social problems on immigrants, was inspired by the influx of immigrant from which of the following nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  France
B)  Mexico
C)  Ireland
D)  England
E)  ItalyF) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 10

Diplomacy
-According to the Constitution, which is the only government appointment that is for life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secretary of State
B)  Supreme Court Justice
C)  Speaker of the House
D)  Vice-President
E)  Majority WhipF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Diplomacy
-Which of the following was an unintended side effect of the slave owner's spreading of Christianity among the slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves began to believe that divine salvation was possible.
B)  The Southern white community objected to sharing Christianity with the enslaved.
C)  Slave owners believed that the heavenly reward justified enslavement on earth.
D)  The promise of spiritual equality in the afterlife provided a justification for freedom.
E)  Those enslaved became completely disconnected from their native languages and cultures.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Diplomacy
-Which of the following actions would allow a woman to retain the most wealth and freedom during the colonial era?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being the wife of a town official
B)  Never marrying
C)  Being the daughter of a prominent family
D)  Remarrying after being widowed
E)  Staying single after being widowedF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

Diplomacy
-Henry Hudson attempted to forward which of the following Dutch interest in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Converting indigenous people to Protestantism
B)  Developing colonies for religious dissenters
C)  Finding a northwest passage to Asia
D)  Preventing the English from settling in the New World
E)  Driving France out of the northern regionsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Political Parties
-Which American president presided over a period of rampant economic growth, while he simultaneously reduced federal oversight of corporations and commerce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodore Roosevelt
B)  Woodrow Wilson
C)  Calvin Coolidge
D)  Warren G. Harding
E)  Herbert HooverF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Bill of Rights
-Which of the following was an 18th century religious movement that arose as a counterpoint to the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Great Awakening
B)  Mormonism
C)  The revival of Catholicism
D)  Agnosticism
E)  PuritanismF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Artists
-Which civil rights leader was assassinated by members of the movement to which he formerly belonged?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malcolm X
B)  Huey Newton
C)  Medgar Evers
D)  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
E)  Emmett TillF) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

Political Parties
-The generation of Americans who fought in World War I struggled to recover from the trauma of war and ultimately became known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lost Generation
B)  Anguished Generation
C)  Compromise Generation
D)  Silent Generation
E)  Beat GenerationF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 9: CLEP: US History

Diplomacy -Henry Hudson attempted to forward which of the following Dutch interest in the New World?

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Bill of Rights -Which of the following was an 18th century religious movement that arose as a counterpoint to the Enlightenment?

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Diplomacy -Which of the following was an unintended side effect of the slave owner's spreading of Christianity among the slaves?

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Diplomacy -According to the Constitution, which is the only government appointment that is for life?

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Diplomacy -Which of the following actions would allow a woman to retain the most wealth and freedom during the colonial era?

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Diplomacy -The nation's first commercial railroad was the:

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Artists -Which photographer was best known for his stark black-and-white images of the landscape in the American West?

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Diplomacy -The Iroquois League resulted in which of the following?

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Diplomacy -The Missouri Compromise Line was designed to provide which of the following?

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Diplomacy -Although there were many wealthy Mexican landowners in what is now Southern California when the United States acquired the territory, these Mexican nationals did not maintain ownership of their land because:

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Diplomacy -The Nativist movement, which blamed urban social problems on immigrants, was inspired by the influx of immigrant from which of the following nations?

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Agriculture -Prior to the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which body of voters directly elected U.S. Senators?

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Economic Development -Which term coined by Gilded Age economist Thorstein Veblen could have been fittingly applied to America's economy in the 1980s?

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Artists -Which civil rights leader was assassinated by members of the movement to which he formerly belonged?

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Political Parties -Which American president presided over a period of rampant economic growth, while he simultaneously reduced federal oversight of corporations and commerce?

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Diplomacy -The Market Revolution was supported by laws overtly favoring which of the following?

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Political Parties -The generation of Americans who fought in World War I struggled to recover from the trauma of war and ultimately became known as the:

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Exam 9: CLEP: US History

Diplomacy -Henry Hudson attempted to forward which of the following Dutch interest in the New World?

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Bill of Rights -Which of the following was an 18th century religious movement that arose as a counterpoint to the Enlightenment?

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Diplomacy -Which of the following was an unintended side effect of the slave owner's spreading of Christianity among the slaves?

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Diplomacy -According to the Constitution, which is the only government appointment that is for life?

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Diplomacy -Which of the following actions would allow a woman to retain the most wealth and freedom during the colonial era?

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Diplomacy -The nation's first commercial railroad was the:

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Artists -Which photographer was best known for his stark black-and-white images of the landscape in the American West?

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Diplomacy -The Iroquois League resulted in which of the following?

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Diplomacy -The Missouri Compromise Line was designed to provide which of the following?

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Diplomacy -Although there were many wealthy Mexican landowners in what is now Southern California when the United States acquired the territory, these Mexican nationals did not maintain ownership of their land because:

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Diplomacy -The Nativist movement, which blamed urban social problems on immigrants, was inspired by the influx of immigrant from which of the following nations?

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Agriculture -Prior to the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which body of voters directly elected U.S. Senators?

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Economic Development -Which term coined by Gilded Age economist Thorstein Veblen could have been fittingly applied to America's economy in the 1980s?

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Artists -Which civil rights leader was assassinated by members of the movement to which he formerly belonged?

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Political Parties -Which American president presided over a period of rampant economic growth, while he simultaneously reduced federal oversight of corporations and commerce?

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Diplomacy -The Market Revolution was supported by laws overtly favoring which of the following?

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Political Parties -The generation of Americans who fought in World War I struggled to recover from the trauma of war and ultimately became known as the:

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