Question 1
Why did the discovery of gold and the population explosion in California immediately affect political rather than economic or social issues?
A) Californians wrote both a proslavery and an antislavery state constitution.
B) The state government would have to determine if the Californio ranchers still had title to their
lands.
C) Both proslavery and antislavery settlers were fighting a series of violent conflicts there.
D) Congress would have to decide if California would be a free or slave state.
Question 2
How did journalist and social critic Vance Packard feel about American materialism in the postwar era as reflected by his commentary The Status Seekers?
A) He was critical of Americans who abandoned frugality in favor of conspicuous consumption.
B) He praised American workers who were able to climb the ladder of success to achieve an
affluent lifestyle.
C) He feared that buying heavily on credit would mean that families could lose everything in a
time of recession.
D) He was angry that manufacturers encouraged planned obsolescence of certain products after a
few years so that consumers could buy more goods.
Question 3
The term Anglicization refers to the __________.
A) attempt to take over Indian lands
B) development of a unique political system established in the colonies
C) enslavement of non-white peoples
D) emulation of British customs and style
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