In the eighteenth century, how did the number of men eligible to vote in Britain compare to the number of men eligible to vote in the American colonies?

A) It was approximately equal because Britain controlled the American colonies.
B) It was more than ten times greater in America due to the wide distribution of property.
C) It was vastly different because the practice of voting did not yet exist in Britain.
D) It was only slightly higher in Britain because British governmental systems had been in existence longer.
E) It was more than ten times greater in Britain because more men there had an economic stake in society.

Which of the following is true of urban housing conditions in the late nineteenth century?

A) Because of the construction of model tenements in most American cities, even the poor had clean, affordable housing.
B) Because population growth outpaced housing supplies in many large cities, low-income families often experienced extreme overcrowding.
C) Legislation establishing a national housing code made inhumane living conditions, a thing of the past.
D) In many cities, urban renewal projects funded by the federal government displaced the poor to cardboard shanties.

What was the name of the magazine published by the NAACP?

A) The Crisis
B) The Masses
C) The Crusader
D) The Liberator

Why is President John Tyler referred to as a "president without a party"?

A) Tyler refused to affiliate with either the Whig party or the Democratic party and ran as an independent candidate.
B) Tyler's decision to switch officially from the Whig party to the Democratic party caused so much animosity that neither party accepted him.
C) Because the Whig party disbanded soon after Tyler's election, he was left without a party organization and without a political platform.
D) Although Tyler ran on the Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison, he was a Democrat at heart and opposed the Whig congressional program.

The Black Hawk War:

A) Marked the end of militant Indian resistance uprisings in the Old Northwest
B) Raised the possibility that Great Britain would honor its defensive treaty with the Sauks by actively intervening on their behalf
C) Represented the first time that Native Americans successfully resisted removal from their ancestral lands
D) Represents one of the worst defeats ever experienced by the U.S. Army

In the view of most Americans, the war against Emilio Aguinaldo and Filipino nationalists at the turn-of-the-century was just another

A) civil war.
B) war for independence.
C) Indian war.
D) suppression of a slave rebellion.

In what year was the "Declaration of Sentiments" issued?

A) 1840
B) 1848
C) 1850
D) 1860

In most battles of the Civil War, __________ forces received the greatest number of injuries.

A) Union
B) Confederate
C) attacking
D) defending

The Seven Years' War, which occurred between 1754-1763, was also known as the

A) French and Indian War.
B) British and French War.
C) War of the Northern Colonies.
D) First Colonial World War.

What were some of the reasons for the Panic of 1819?