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- In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover disagreed most strongly about the desirability ofA. a balanced federal budgetB. farm price supportsC. federal aid to corporationsD. a program of public worksE. federal relief to individuals
- The photo above most likely shows the work of which of the following New Deal agencies?A.) Civilian Conservation CorpsB.) Farm Security AdministrationC.) National Recovery AdministrationD.) National Labor Relations BoardE.) Social Security Administration
- Which of the following is true of the 1935 Social Security Act?A. It legislated a tax that transfers money from workers to pensioners.B. It provided health insurance for anyone who needed it.C. It created benefits for the needy by using taxes on corporate profits.D. It made the United States the first industrialized country to provide a social welfare system.E. It was ended during the first hundred days of the New Deal.
- The purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to...A.) ease the economic difficulties of sharecroppers and tenant farmersB.) provide for the distribution of surplus meat and produce to the poorC.) reapportion electoral districts to give farmers greater representation in CongressD.) expand agricultural production by subsidizing farmersE.) raise farm prices by limiting agricultural production
- The 1920s photograph above illustrates a production process that led to...A.) government ownership of the automobile industryB.) the promotion of individual craftsmanship and pride among workers and artisansC.) lower prices and greater availability for mass-produced consumer goodsD.) the establishment of training and educational requirements for workersE.) a sharp drop in labor union membership due to high employee satisfaction
- During Jackson's presidency, the national debt grew smaller until it was paid off entirely in 1835. True or False?
- Most Whigs were states' rights advocates. True or False?
- The second two-party system emerged during the Jacksonian era and included Democrats and Whigs. True or False?
- The Cherokee Indians were forced westward on the route that came to be known as the Trail of Tears. True or False?
- (7) The Transportation Revolution enabled _____________, ____________, and _________________ to travel farther and faster than before.
- (1) In 1769 British entrepreneur I__________ invented a large spinning machine called a II__________ which could produce dozens of cotton threads at the same time.
- Brought the Industrial Revolution to the United States
- (4) Hiring entire families to work in the mills, dividing factory work into simple tasks and providing a company store to enable workers to buy necessities
- (10) The telegraph had a significant effect on communication for both __________________ and ________________ ____________
- (4) Hiring young, unmarried women from local farms and encouraging workers to use their free time to take classes
- Benedict Arnold almost succeeded in turning over to the British the important Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain.
- What strategy worked well for the colonists in fighting the British during the American Revolution?
- The First Continental Congress raised an army and appointed George Washington as its commander.
- Both North Carolina and South Carolina had Regulator movements.
- Next to national independence, what was the second most significant concession the United States gained in the Treaty of Paris in 1783?