In the beginning, the Civil War was a ________
A) struggle to free the slaves
B) struggle to preserve the Union
C) personal struggle between Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
D) struggle to preserve “King Cotton”
E) struggle over control of new and future territories
Answer: B
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In eastern Europe, men and women usually married before age __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
By the time the war ended, how many European Jews remained alive in Europe?
A. approximately 6 million B. between 6 and 10 million C. about 1 million D. between 100,000 and 500,000
Which provision of the Compromise of 1850 antagonized the North the most?
A) The entrance of California as a free state in the Union B) The abolition of the slave trade in Washington, D.C. C) The use of popular sovereignty as the basis for determining the status of slavery in the territories D) The strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Act E) The federal assumption of the Texas debt
Which of the following is true of the Underwood Tariff? a. By allowing an independent commission to determine tariff rates, it removed the tariff issue from politics. b. By raising tariff rates to record levels, it prevented American industry from being destroyed by inexpensiveforeign imports
c. By reducing or eliminating tariff rates, it encouraged imports of cheaper foreign materials and manufacturedgoods. d. By eliminating all tariffs, it indicated that America would join with the other industrialized nations in acceptingthe principle of free trade.