Which of the following statements expressed Lincoln’s view of slavery at the beginning of the Civil War? A) He privately supported it. B) He believed it should be expanded to the territories. C) He believed that it was the role of the national government to interfere with slavery in the states. D) He wanted to […]
Hopewell __________ laid the groundwork for larger mound-building societies. A) conquests B) trade networks C) agriculture D) religious ideas ANSWER B
Peace Democrats were also known as A) Contrabands. B) Know Nothings. C) Copperheads. D) Vipers. ANSWER Answer: C
A Viking expedition led by __________ reached Greenland in the 980s. A) William the Conqueror B) Erik the Red C) Leif Erikson D) Henry the Navigator ANSWER B
The “march to the sea” was best known for A) its destruction of only the large plantations. B) freeing all the slaves in the South. C) its total destruction of all property. D) releasing Union prisoners. ANSWER Answer: C
What was the driving force for social change that gained civil rights for African Americans? a. landmark court cases b. presidential intervention c. laws passed by Congress d. the religious revival of the times e. African American activism ANSWER E
Who said “I hold that women, as well as men, have the right to vote, and my heart and my voice go with the movement to extend suffrage to women.” A) Sojourner Truth B) Susan B. Anthony C) Frederick Douglass D) William Lloyd Garrison ANSWER Answer: C
In 1785, John Jay and __________ helped form the Society for the Promotion of the Manumission of Slaves. A) Thomas Jefferson B) Alexander Hamilton C) James Madison D) George Washington ANSWER B
The majority of teachers from the North were A) African-American women. B) African-American men. C) white men. D) white women. ANSWER Answer: D
__________ came to symbolize the triumph of democracy in the 1820s-1840s. a. Henry Clay b. John C. Calhoun c. Daniel Webster d. Martin Van Buren e. Andrew Jackson ANSWER E