Question 1
How did Shays's Rebellion lead to the reform of the Articles of Confederation?
A) It revealed the vulnerability of a nation with a weak central government.
B) It showed that the judicial branch had overstepped its authority.
C) It exposed the need for better checks and balances.
D) It demonstrated the failure of republican ideals.
Question 2
What two opposing issues were used by prosecutors and defenders of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in trying to prove their guilt or innocence regarding the robbery and murder of a Massachusetts payroll guard in 1920?
A) communism versus striking on the job
B) temperance versus alcoholism
C) terrorism versus xenophobia
D) organized crime versus anarchy
Question 3
What did Congress require from each former Confederate state before they were readmitted to the Union?
A) free public education for black children and voting rights for freedmen
B) Republican-controlled state legislatures and ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment
C) state constitutions with universal male suffrage and ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment
D) abolishment of the Black Codes and suppression of white terror groups
Question 4
What type of message did feminists picketing the 1968 Miss America Pageant intend to convey to the American public through the posters they were holding?
A) grotesque
B) violent
C) satirical
D) sympathetic
Question 5
This map shows that the movement of Shaysite rebels in Massachusetts was __________.
A) centered around Boston
B) limited to the western section of the state
C) along the coastal regions of Massachusetts Bay
D) prevalent across the entire state