The Boston Massacre, which occurred in 1770, involved:
A confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists that resulted in several deaths
A protest against the Stamp Act
The dumping of tea into Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act
A rebellion led by slave revolts in the South
Correct Answer :
A. A confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists that resulted in several deaths
Related Questions
The 19th-century social reformer Susan B. Anthony is best known for her advocacy of:
Women's suffrage
Civil rights for African Americans
Labor rights
Temperance
The 1969 Apollo 11 mission achieved what significant milestone in human history?
The first successful transatlantic flight
The first manned moon landing
The first successful nuclear test
The first human cloning experiment
The 1972 Watergate scandal led to the resignation of which U.S. president?
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Gerald Ford
The 1933 New Deal program known as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) aimed to address unemployment by:
Employing young men in conservation and public works projects
Providing financial assistance to struggling industries
Offering loans to small businesses
Subsidizing agricultural production
The Great Migration, which occurred in the early 20th century, refers to:
The movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities
The migration of Europeans to the United States in search of economic opportunities
The movement of Native American tribes to reservations in the West
The migration of Southern farmers to the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl
The 1862 Homestead Act provided land to settlers in the western United States under the condition that they:
Improve and cultivate the land
Pay a fixed fee to the federal government
Build a fortification on the land
Allow Native American tribes to use the land for hunting
The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision by the Supreme Court established:
The right to abortion under certain circumstances
The legality of physician-assisted suicide
The right to free speech for students in public schools
The prohibition of the death penalty
The 1968 Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War was significant because it:
Exposed the gap between official government statements and the actual progress of the war
Resulted in a decisive victory for U.S. forces
Led to a peace agreement between the U.S. and North Vietnam
Marked the end of U.S. involvement in the war
The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of which Native American tribe in the 1830s?
Cherokee
Sioux
Iroquois
Apache
The 1933 New Deal program known as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) aimed to address unemployment by:
Employing young men in conservation and public works projects
Providing financial assistance to struggling industries
Offering loans to small businesses
Subsidizing agricultural production
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was later repealed by the 21st Amendment, established:
Prohibition of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages
Women's suffrage
The right to bear arms
The direct election of senators
The 1920 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to:
Vote
Own property
Run for public office
Equal pay in the workplace
The U.S. policy of Vietnamization during the Vietnam War aimed to:
Gradually transfer responsibility for the war to South Vietnamese forces
Seek a diplomatic resolution with North Vietnam
Escalate military operations in North Vietnam
Promote anti-communist revolutions in neighboring countries
The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision by the Supreme Court established:
The right to abortion under certain circumstances
The legality of physician-assisted suicide
The right to free speech for students in public schools
The prohibition of the death penalty
The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is best known for:
Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech
Demanding an end to the Vietnam War
Advocating for women's suffrage
Calling for increased military spending
The 1969 Woodstock Music Festival is often associated with which countercultural movement?
The hippie movement
The civil rights movement
The feminist movement
The labor movement
The 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson to:
Explore and map the newly acquired Louisiana Territory
Establish trade routes with Native American tribes in the Northwest
Investigate gold deposits in the Appalachian Mountains
Investigate the possibility of a Northwest Passage to Asia
The 1920s literary movement known as the Harlem Renaissance was primarily focused on:
Celebrating African American culture, art, and literature
Promoting conservative social values
Advocating for women's suffrage
Critiquing consumer culture
The 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act is often criticized for exacerbating the:
Great Depression
Inflationary pressures of the 1920s
Dust Bowl crisis
Global arms race
The 1929 stock market crash marked the beginning of the:
Great Depression
Roaring Twenties
Cold War
World War II
The 1924 Immigration Act, also known as the Johnson-Reed Act, primarily aimed to:
Restrict immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
Encourage open immigration policies
Provide asylum to political refugees
Increase immigration from Latin America
The 1803 Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established the principle of:
Judicial review
Eminent domain
Double jeopardy
Due process
The Big Four leaders at the Paris Peace Conference following World War I included representatives from the United States, United Kingdom, France, and:
Italy
Germany
Russia
Japan
The 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota involved the killing of hundreds of Native Americans by U.S. soldiers, marking the end of:
The Indian Wars
The Civil War
The Texas Revolution
The Battle of Little Bighorn
Which document established the framework for the U.S. government?
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
The 1957 launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik marked the beginning of:
The space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
The arms race
The nuclear arms reduction talks
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Reconstruction Era (1865-1877) aimed to:
Rebuild the Southern economy and society after the Civil War
Establish a new government structure in the Northern states
Expand the United States' territory westward
Implement policies to promote industrialization
The 1960 U-2 incident strained U.S.-Soviet relations when a U.S. spy plane was shot down over which country?
Soviet Union
Cuba
China
East Germany
Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Brown v. Board of Education
The Federalist Papers, authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, were written to:
Promote the ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Advocate for states' rights and limited federal government
Criticize the policies of President George Washington
Argue against the expansion of slavery