Test Bank For The Unfinished Nation A Concise History of the
American People 8th Edition By Alan Brinkley , Andrew
Huebner, John Giggie 9780073513331 ALL Chapters .
The constitution created a system of checks and balances that: - ANSWER: Prevents any branch of
government from becoming too powerful
What divisive issue contributed to sectional divisions and eventually led to the civil war? - ANSWER:
Whether to expand slavery into western territory
The announcement of the emancipation proclamation - ANSWER: Freed all enslaved people in the
states at war with the union
What was the Confederacy's strongest resource in the Civil War years? - ANSWER: The exportation of
products
What was the area of resources where the Union states clearly held the major advantage? - ANSWER:
Iron production
The Homestead Act gave land to homesteaders if they ____ for five years. - ANSWER: Lived on it
Which of the following was a hardship faced by settlers on the Great Plains? - ANSWER: Prairie fires
Laissez-faire relies on ____ to regulate prices and wages. - ANSWER: A free market
The Democratic Party controlled the executive branch for - ANSWER: Eight years
The processing center in New York Harbor was ______________________. - ANSWER: Ellis Island
The processing center in San Francisco harbor was_____. - ANSWER: Angel island
Under imperialism, strong nations attempted to - ANSWER: Control weaker nations
Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine were the basis for - ANSWER: American expansionism
In the late 1800s, support grew in the US for building a large modern navy to - ANSWER: Defend
American interests
As a result of it's victory in the Spanish American War, the US gained - ANSWER: The philippines and
puerto rico
President Taft believed - ANSWER: Promoting American investment in foreign economies
Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for - ANSWER: Negotiating a treaty between Russia and Japan
Imperialists and anti imperialists believed in the superiority of - ANSWER: The Anglo Saxon race
The purpose of the open door policy was to - ANSWER: Ensure training rights with china
What can you infer about the effectiveness of the Spanish military during the Spanish American war? -
ANSWER: The Spanish military did not have a great effectiveness during the Spanish American war
Identify the leading cause of death for U.S soldiers during the Spanish American war, according to the
graphic. What can be inferred about the soldiers living conditions? - ANSWER: The main cause of
American People 8th Edition By Alan Brinkley , Andrew
Huebner, John Giggie 9780073513331 ALL Chapters .
The constitution created a system of checks and balances that: - ANSWER: Prevents any branch of
government from becoming too powerful
What divisive issue contributed to sectional divisions and eventually led to the civil war? - ANSWER:
Whether to expand slavery into western territory
The announcement of the emancipation proclamation - ANSWER: Freed all enslaved people in the
states at war with the union
What was the Confederacy's strongest resource in the Civil War years? - ANSWER: The exportation of
products
What was the area of resources where the Union states clearly held the major advantage? - ANSWER:
Iron production
The Homestead Act gave land to homesteaders if they ____ for five years. - ANSWER: Lived on it
Which of the following was a hardship faced by settlers on the Great Plains? - ANSWER: Prairie fires
Laissez-faire relies on ____ to regulate prices and wages. - ANSWER: A free market
The Democratic Party controlled the executive branch for - ANSWER: Eight years
The processing center in New York Harbor was ______________________. - ANSWER: Ellis Island
The processing center in San Francisco harbor was_____. - ANSWER: Angel island
Under imperialism, strong nations attempted to - ANSWER: Control weaker nations
Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine were the basis for - ANSWER: American expansionism
In the late 1800s, support grew in the US for building a large modern navy to - ANSWER: Defend
American interests
As a result of it's victory in the Spanish American War, the US gained - ANSWER: The philippines and
puerto rico
President Taft believed - ANSWER: Promoting American investment in foreign economies
Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for - ANSWER: Negotiating a treaty between Russia and Japan
Imperialists and anti imperialists believed in the superiority of - ANSWER: The Anglo Saxon race
The purpose of the open door policy was to - ANSWER: Ensure training rights with china
What can you infer about the effectiveness of the Spanish military during the Spanish American war? -
ANSWER: The Spanish military did not have a great effectiveness during the Spanish American war
Identify the leading cause of death for U.S soldiers during the Spanish American war, according to the
graphic. What can be inferred about the soldiers living conditions? - ANSWER: The main cause of
