Question 1
This cartoon shows Congress sailing toward Philadelphia in the ship Constitution. How does this image address Republican perceptions, such as those belonging to Jefferson and Madison, about cities like Philadelphia?
A) Cities nurtured the growth of the republic.
B) Cities were dangerous for democracy.
C) Cities provided safe havens from the threat of the frontier.
D) Cities welcomed the democratic process.
Question 2
What was the chief cause of the stock market crash of 1929?
A) high tariffs
B) rising unemployment
C) declining farm prices
D) speculation in the stock market
Question 3
What motivated whites to attack and kill 28 Chinese miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, as shown in this 1885 drawing from Harper's Weekly?
A) Whites feared that the Chinese population in the West would be larger than their own.
B) Whites suspected the Chinese of plotting a violent overthrow of local authorities.
C) The Chinese had been taking over the claims that white prospectors had on local mines.
D) The Chinese were perceived as a job threat and responsible for lowering wages.
Question 4
SALT II was technically killed when the Soviet Union invaded what country in 1979?
A) Iran
B) Afghanistan
C) Iraq
D) Pakistan
Question 5
In exchange for Thomas Jefferson's and James Madison's support of his economic program, Hamilton agreed to __________.
A) move the nation's capital from New York City to the banks of the Potomac River
B) drop his proposals supporting the promotion of industry
C) join the Republican party
D) travel to Britain as a diplomat