Question 1
Today, many experts believe the Maine probably sank due to __________.
A) the negligence of Commodore George Dewey
B) excessive weight from the munitions cargo
C) explosives planted by Spanish saboteurs
D) an internal explosion
Question 2
How did Stephen Douglas's Compromise of 1850 differ from the earlier version proposed by Henry Clay in his omnibus bill?
A) Douglas removed any references to the Wilmot Proviso with regard to the issue of California
and New Mexico statehood.
B) Douglas added a provision that banned the slave trade in the nation's capital.
C) Douglas broke up Clay's bill into five separate pieces of legislation that were approved
separately.
D) Douglas decided to let the Republic of Texas keeps its disputed territory on its western border
with New Mexico.
Question 3
The carved pineapple found at the top of this doorway from the main entrance of Westover Plantation symbolized __________.
A) the importance of locally grown crops in the lower South
B) an architectural style unique to the American colonies
C) affluent hospitality
D) the dependence on African slave labor for agricultural production
Question 4
Why did the illustrator create this image that showed the destruction of the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898?
A) to accurately report the destruction that took place in the harbor
B) to present a sensationalized version of the explosion so that war could be declared on Spain
C) to show the faulty naval procedures that led to a spontaneous combustion on board
D) to place blame on Cuban revolutionaries who wanted independence from Spain