The Connecticut Wits were known for their __________
A) nationalistic poetry
B) novels and short stories
C) satires of daily life
D) critiques of American politics
Answer: A
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When English kings lost land to France, they looked to which area to make up their losses?
A. Scotland B. America C. Spain D. India E. Poland
After 1890, the U.S. Navy's building program __________
a. was called off altogether to help balance the federal budget b. began to concentrate on fast, lightly armored commerce raiders c. began to emphasize static coastal defenses over building ships d. shifted to the construction of a battleship navy with offensive striking power e. started using steel steamships instead of sailing vessels
The most obvious indicator of the supremacy of democracy in the United States was the ________
A) high percentage of people who voted B) widespread use of the “spoils system” C) absence of any kind of social or economic class D) development of universal white manhood suffrage E) increase in the number of appointed officials
American perceptions of the "Boston Massacre" were unfairly influenced by:
A) Paul Revere's inflammatory engraving of the event. B) Britain's decision to arrest Sam Adams for provoking the event. C) Thomas Jefferson's pamphlet calling the victims of the Massacre "martyrs for liberty." D) Britain's refusal to acknowledge that any Americans had been killed.