Question 1
What did Englishman William Blackmore imply when he stated that all authoritiesare unanimous in predicting that the Red Men are a doomed race, in his introduction to The Plains of the Great West and Their Inhabitants?
A) The lack of immunity to many diseases ensured the extinction of American Indians.
B) The extermination of the buffalo would lead to the starvation of many Native Americans.
C) Whites were willing to assimilate American Indians into their society.
D) White progress through Manifest Destiny would eliminate American Indians.
Question 2
What did these photographs taken by news photographer Ron Edmonds during Ronald Reagan's attempted assassination by John Hinckley on March 30, 1981, fail to show the public?
A) that Reagan was unaware that shots had been fired
B) that Reagan's gunshot wound was actually life-threatening
C) that the Secret Service did not do a good job in protecting the president
D) that the assassination attempt took place in a foreign country
Question 3
British seizure of American ships in 1793 and 1794 resulted from their desire to __________.
A) demonstrate their naval superiority
B) engage the United States in another war
C) stop American trade with France
D) acquire ships for their naval fleet
Question 4
What did the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 do to boost American confidence in the banking system?
A) It established closer ties between investment and commercial banking.
B) It instituted regular bank holidays.
C) It created the FDIC to insure bank deposits.
D) It provided insurance to banks in the event of another stock market crash.
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