The problems that President Abraham Lincoln experienced in conducting the Civil War were less harmful than those experienced by Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, partly because the Union
a. had a long-established and fully recognized government.
b. had strong political support from Britain and France.
c. held firm to states' rights principles.
d. was united in the cause of abolitionism.
e. had fewer internal political divisions.
a
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Automobiles provided Americans with more freedom in terms of travel, as well as
A) less need to communicate by telephone. B) less reliance on gasoline and oil. C) more jobs and job opportunities. D) an additional industry to compete with foreign corporations.
In Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the Marshall Court affirmed federal authority over
A. all American Indian tribes. B. both individual states and all American Indian tribes. C. both American Indian tribes and the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase. D. individual states. E. the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase.
The "middle passage" was:
a. the forced journey of slaves to the coast from the interior of Africa b. the movement of gangs of slaves from Atlantic ports to slave auctions in the South c. black Africans' route out of slavery via indentured servitude d. the journey across the Atlantic of slaves in crowded, filthy, and disease ridden ships
Which of the following is true concerning Confederate military supplies? a. By 1865 the Confederacy had to depend on blockade runners to obtain the small arms and ammunition itneeded to conduct the war
b. By 1865 the Confederacy was manufacturing all of its small arms and ammunition. c. In 1864 the Union naval blockade caused such severe weapon shortages that the Confederacy was forced tofurlough troops. d. Throughout the war the Confederacy obtained weapons from northern manufacturers eager to profit fromthe war.