Republicans characterized Frémont’s performance in 1856 as “victorious defeat” because __________. A) he carried most of the states of the North B) he won a majority of the popular, but not the electoral, vote C) he built the Republican Party into a national party D) the Democrats fractured as a result of his candidacy […]
After Anthony Burns was seized as a fugitive slave in 1854, President Pierce __________. A) ordered him freed B) sent troops to Boston to ensure his return to the South C) denounced the Fugitive Slave Law as unconstitutional D) refused to aid his owner in recovering him ANSWER Answer: B
Why did the elections of 1856 and 1860 not only fail to resolve the sectional crisis over slavery, but actually make it worse? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: the end of national consensus; the demise of national institutions; cultural conflicts
The most damaging factor undermining the Confederate cause was __________. A) illiteracy among common soldiers B) the dictatorial powers of the government C) strong beliefs in states’ rights D) a lack of experienced officers ANSWER Answer: C
Lincoln kept Maryland in the Union __________. A) with military force and the arrests of pro-Confederate officials B) by exempting Marylanders from the draft C) with little difficulty D by carefully respecting Marylanders’ civil rights ANSWER Answer: A
Why did the General Joseph Hooker attack Robert E. Lee’s army at Chancellorsville in May 1863? A) He was trying to break the stalemate in northern Virginia. B) The attack was an attempt to gain control of the Mississippi River. C) His goal was to win a victory that would sway public opinion. D) He […]
What did Republicans find effective in the 1866 congressional elections? A) promoting reconstruction as restoration B) siding with white Southerners C) provoking fear of hoards of disaffected ex-slaves D) “waving the bloody shirt” ANSWER Answer: D
Lincoln’s “Ten Percent Plan” refers to the percentage of __________. A) southern voters who had to take loyalty oaths to establish a new government in each state B) Republicans in Congress who supported his plan C) Army troops that would stay in the South after the war D) confiscated property to be returned to slave […]
Senator Benjamin F. Wade is best described as a __________. A) Peace Democrat B) scalawag C) Radical Republican D) Liberal Republican ANSWER Answer: C
The most important food resource for Great Plains tribes such as the Sioux were __________. A) cattle and sheep herds B) corn fields C) bison, or buffalo D) rations issued by the Army ANSWER Answer: C
