Conflicts from American History (Violence and non-Violence)

Conflicts from American History (Violence and non-Violence)

​

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a cause of Bacon's Rebellion?

• Many impoverished Indentured Servants resented the fact that they had not gotten the opportunity to own property.

• Indentured Servants and Lower-class Virginians wanted to see the colony expand and take over Native American lands.

• Nathaniel Bacon, an English pig who had been transformed into a wealthy gentleman, aimed to get revenge on his former owners.

Multiple Choice

One unintended, long-term, consequence of Bacon's Rebellion was the growth of _______ in the United States.

• Oak Trees

• Automobiles

• Slavery

• Hubert Humphery

Multiple Choice

What President LOST the election of 1800, becoming the first sitting U.S. President to lose a Presidential election?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Hannah Henderson

• Franklin Pierce

Multiple Choice

True or False: The city of Washington, D.C. was burnt down during the War of 1812... but Americans still felt proud, after the war, because they felt they had successfully defended their independence.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Racial Segregation in the United States can be traced back to a compromise between Republicans and Democrats after the disputed presidential election of 1876.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Before the Spanish-American War, _____ _________ said, "I'd welcome almost any war, because I think this nation needs one."

• Al Pacino

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Gavin Grismore

• Teddy Roosevelt

Multiple Choice

What President forced Pennsylvania Coal Companies to negotiate with striking workers during the Anthracite Coal Strike in 1902?

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Caidan Marschke

• Bill Clinton

Multiple Choice

U.S. Intervention in the Korean War was a larger part of American attempts to prevent the spread of _________ around the world.

• Islam

• Christianity

• Communism

• Ford Trucks

Multiple Choice

True or False: At the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, many Americans still believed White & Black people should not live and work together.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

U.S. Intervention in the Vietnam War was a larger part of American attempts to prevent the spread of _________ around the world.

• Islam

• Christianity

• Communism

• Ford Trucks