The most accurate assessment of the policy of moving Indians to the west so that they would have time and space to adjust to civilized ways was that it __________. A) was a great success B) almost completely failed C) only succeeded with a few tribes like the Apache and Comanches D) was more successful […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was life like in a California mining camp in the early 1850s? Who lived there? What happened to most of the independent miners who lived in mining camps? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: single men; racial diversity; changing nature of mining
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the election of 1852, __________. A) the Whigs were much more united than the Democrats B) the Democrats were much more united that the Whigs C) both parties struggled to choose candidates D) the Whigs renominated Fillmore on the first ballot ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
As the election of 1860 neared, the South __________. A) showed little interest in the election B) already verged on mass hysteria C) closed ranks behind Douglas D) promoted reasoned discussion of the issues ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1860, the Democrats nominated Stephan Douglas and __________ for president. A) John C. Calhoun B) James Buchanan C) John C. Breckinridge D) John Bell ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Lincoln felt that his primary responsibility as president was to __________. A) free the slaves B) lead and unify the nation C) end all claims to states’ rights D) punish the South ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What did the term “contraband” mean to Union commanders? A) escaped slaves reaching Union lines B) any Southern property produced by slave labor C) civilian property not offered for sale to the army D) British arms sold to the Confederacy ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Riots in the Confederate states were mainly caused by __________. A) inequities of the draft and urban tensions B) shortages of food and high inflation rates C) ideological disputes D) the draft exemption for wealthy slave owners ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Sherman’s Special Field Order 15 was intended to __________. A) revolutionize southern society B) set up a guerrilla force C) destroy the wealth of the white civilian population D) deal with the freed refugees who sought refuge with his troops ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In general, freed African Americans in the late 1860s were __________. A) more interested in jobs than in politics B) generally apathetic about political activity C) highly involved in political activity D) supportive of the Democratic Party ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
