Discuss the events from November 1860 to April 1861 that sparked the Civil War
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln received only 39 percent of the popular vote in the four-way contest of 1860, but carried the North to win an electoral majority to become president. Certain of a minority status, the states of the Deep South seceded to form a confederacy. When most compromises were dismissed by northerners as concessions, outgoing President Buchanan did nothing. Intent upon protection of federal property at Fort Sumter, Lincoln's attempt at reprovisioning the garrison led to a southern attack and the beginning of war.
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A) ?? Japan forced Russia to surrender. B) ?? Russia forced Japan to surrender. C) ?? Theodore Roosevelt mediated the conflict and negotiated the Treaty of Portsmouth between them. D) ?? After fighting to a stalemate, they agreed to return to the same status as before the war. E) ?? The two nations signed the Treaty of Paris.
The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 asserted that the United States
a. Had a sphere of interest in the Americas b. Had the right to overthrow Latin American leaders c. Would become an empire d. Was ending slavery e. Was going to take Texas away from Mexico
Which of the following was true of the colonial population of the mainland British colonies in the eighteenth century?
a. It included substantially more women than men. b. It was growing at a rate of about 15 percent per year. c. It was growing primarily as a result of massive immigration. d. It was strikingly young.
The Republican Party of Lynn was able to use Civil War patriotism to impose a capitalist urban and political structure on the city.
a. true b. false