When Lincoln gave Grant command of all Union forces, he was adopting a policy of __________.
A. offering the Confederacy easy terms for peace
B. forcing the Confederacy to surrender to escape total destruction
C. avoiding decisive battles at all cost
D. preventing civilian casualties
Answer: B
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A. the artist's intellect. B. the artist's inner feelings. C. a sense of classical timelessness. D. the political turmoil of the age. E. an objective image of the "real" world.
After the death of Henry VIII, under Edward VI England became more
a. Catholic. b. Lutheran. c. republican. d. Calvinist. e. Protestant.
In what way were classical, economic, and democratic republicanism alike? a. All stressed the importance of including minority groups in the political process. b. All accepted the notion that society is divided into two groups, those who are born to govern and those whoare born to be governed
c. All agreed that "virtue" was at the heart of a successful republic. d. All held that rank and privilege have no place in a republican society.
What was the destiny of an increasing number of indentured servants over the course of the seventeenth century?
a. Most eventually became landowners. b. Many were forced into slavery. c. Many managed to run away from their masters toward the frontier. d. Many fell into landlessness and poverty. e. Most saw their wages increase.