In the Dred Scott decision (1857), the Supreme Court declared that   a.  Congress could not admit a free state without simultaneously admitting a slave state.   b.  slavery was not legal in the western territories.   c.  fugitive slaves were not legally protected from bounty hunters.   d.  Congress could not prohibit slavery in the western territories.

The Coinage Act of 1792   a.  designated both gold and silver as the monetary standard for the U.S.   b.  designated gold as the monetary standard for the U.S.   c.  designated silver as the monetary standard for the U.S.   d.  designated paper Treasury notes as the monetary standard for the U.S.

The Rhode Island System   a.  employed whole families to work in textile mills.   b.  employed young women in their late teens and early twenties.   c.  banned the use of child workers in factories.   d.  relied on a workforce mainly consisting of former slaves.

At the end of World War I, the ___________ outlined in broad terms the territorial adjustments that should occur in Europe, the extent of the reparations the losing nations owed, and the general association of nations that would guarantee each nation’s sovereignty in the future.    a.  Treaty of Verdun.    b.  Fourteen Points.    c.  Economic Consequences of Peace.    d.  United Nations.

A _________ is an agreement under which stockholders of several formerly-competing companies turn over their shares to a group that exercises voting control over the companies.   a.  trust   b.  gentleman’s agreement   c.  holding company   d.  pooling arrangement

Henry Ford is most recognized for:   a.  inventing new technology to further the steel production process.   b.  developing the first investment banks.   c.  implementing the first progressive, moving assembly-line system for large, complex final products.   d.  playing an integral role in developing the first American factory.

Thomas Jefferson argued that the U.S. should adopt the Spanish dollar as the official unit of account because   a.  so many colonists came from Spanish-speaking nations.   b.  it was based on the decimal system.   c.  it was less prone to inflation than other units of account.   d.  it was the unit of account used in most European countries.

According to Walton and Rockoff, which of the following was the most important in bringing the banking crises of the 1930s to an end?   a.  the elimination of many weak banks through bankruptcy (survival of the fittest).   b.  the promise of federal bank deposit insurance.   c.  New Deal spending programs.   d.  World War II.

In the late 19th century, the chief railroad terminus was   a.  New York.   b.  Chicago.   c.  New Orleans.   d.  St. Louis.

Generally speaking, by 1860 which of the following groups could not vote in the U.S.?   a.  white male citizens   b.  black males in New York and New England   c.  alien males in the agricultural Northwest   d.  white women in the North