Describe Abraham Lincoln’s views on slavery before his election as president in 1860. Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss Lincoln’s views during the Congressional elections of 1854. 2. Discuss Lincoln’s views during the debates with Douglas. 3. Discuss Lincoln’s views during the election of 1860. 4. Analyze Lincoln’s partial support of the […]
The most significant technical innovation of the nineteenth century was __________. a. Kodak cameras b. oil c. automobiles d. railroads e. steamships ANSWER D
The term for the plan to allow former slaves and slaves from the United States to settle in foreign areas was called A) colonization. B) reconstruction. C) contrabands. D) emancipation. ANSWER Answer: A
Noah Webster worked to make the American language __________. A) conform to standard British English B) more independent and accessible C) more sophisticated and precise D) the universal language of business ANSWER B
One of the leaders of the Peace Democrats who was arrested and deported to the South during the war was A) George McClellan. B) Stephen A Douglas. C) Clement Vallandigham. D) Frederick Douglass. ANSWER Answer: C
The only soldier convicted of wrong-doing for what happened at My Lai in 1968 was A) Captain Ernest Medina. B) Lieutenant William Calley. C) Colonel Oran Henderson. D) Captain Hugh Thompson. ANSWER B
When comparing the roles of women during the war, which of the following is TRUE? A) Women in both the North and South served as nurses during the war. B) Women in both the North and South served in separate regiments. C) Women in the North and South served as political leaders. D) The role […]
The most important figure in American finance was __________. a. J. P. Morgan b. Andrew Carnegie c. Andrew Mellon d. Albert Fink e. E. F. Hutton ANSWER A
Andrew Johnson was chosen as Lincoln’s vice president because he would bring in the votes needed for Lincoln’s reelection. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Europeans turned to alternative routes to Asia when __________. A) religious fighting in Europe blocked traditional overland routes B) renewed Islamic power in the Middle East cut off the Silk Road to Cathay C) an outbreak of plague blocked trade routes through Central Asia D) Columbus discovered the Americas ANSWER B
