Which issue did Abraham Lincoln very much want to avoid during the 1860 Republican convention? A) popular sovereignty. B) the Kansas-Nebraska Act. C) the Fugitive Slave Act. D) the Dred Scott decision. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Hopewell trading network __________. A) extended over much of North America B) was confined to modern-day Ohio C) was never very well developed D) had little impact on subsequent mound-building societies ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Analyze the first two years of the Civil War. What were the early victories and defeats of each side? How did these first two years impact the rest of the war? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss the early battles of the war, who won each battle, and why. 2. Discuss how […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the primary significance of the Battle of Saratoga? A) It began an eventually successful colonial invasion of Canada. B) It encouraged the French to commit to an open alliance with the colonists. C) It caused England to initiate talks for ending the war. D) It was the bloodiest battle of the War for […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following statements is TRUE of Southern women during the war? A) They fought in the war. B) They forcibly put a stop to the bread riots. C) They were forced to rely on men to run their homes. D) They went to work as nurses. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
A major change in the railroad industry after the Civil War was the development of __________. a. major railroad trunk lines b. competition between owners for local markets c. regional marketplaces d. international rail systems e. a greater number of small rail companies ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The last major advance by the South in the north ended at the Battle of A) Shiloh. B) Antietam. C) Gettysburg. D) the Wilderness. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
British strategy after 1777 relied heavily on A) neutralizing the major Indian tribes in the Southeast. B) holding Philadelphia, the colonial capital. C) help from American loyalist forces in the South. D) major engagements with Washington’s army in the northern colonies. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Analyze the last two years of the Civil War. What were the key factors in the Union victory? What were the costs of the war in both the North and the South? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will include: 1. Discuss the change in Northern strategy during the war. 2. Discuss the problems between […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
How were average Americans asked to participate in the war effort? a. The men were drafted as soldiers, and the women were drafted either as nurses or factory workers. b. They were asked to save scraps of metal, rubber, and cloth to be turned into machines and weapons for war. c. They were asked to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
