The Spanish-American War in 1898 was partially caused by __________
a. a desire to annex Hawaii
b. fear of Spanish invasion
c. the sinking of the U.S.S. Constitution
d. yellow journalism
e. McKinley's desire to demonstrate American supremacy to European powers
D
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In the early nineteenth century, American Protestant denominations strengthened religious values and increased church membership through __________
a. orthodoxy b. secularism c. revivalism d. spiritualism e. "spreading the Gospel"
Suppose you are a vassal working for a landowner in the Middle Ages. How would you be compensated for your work?
A) You would be given the use of land equipped with laborers if you served your lord. B) You would be given ownership of your land after serving with the same lord for five years. C) You would be compensated by earning free board and food along with other consumable goods. D) You would be paid in coins and pay taxes on any items of value that you owned. E) You would be given a higher ranking each year, reaching the highest rank of lord after 20 years of service.
European contact with Native Americans led to
a. the Europeans' acceptance of the horse into their culture. b. the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases. c. the introduction into the New World of such plants as potatoes, tomatoes, and beans. d. an increase in the Native American population. e. the use of tobacco by Native Americans.
New Englanders responded enthusiastically in King George's War because
a. it offered the chance to drive the French out of the fur trade. b. they hoped to gain access to fishing grounds off Newfoundland. c. Britain promised to allow the colonies to keep all the territory they seized. d. they considered it a clash between Protestantism and Catholicism.