If you had lived in the 1850s, would you have supported the Republicans who opposed the expansion of slavery, the Southern Democrats who wanted their slave property protected in the territories, or the Know Nothings who tried to ignore the slavery
issue? Why?
The Republican Party contained abolitionists, white supremacists, and those who believed in the principle of federal authority in the territories. Southern Democrats hoped to give slavery continued life through expansion, defend the principle of states' rights (or local control), and establish the property-protection rights of the Fifth Amendment. Know Nothings hoped to hold the Union together by addressing issues associated with foreign immigration.
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Which is Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-selling 1852 novel that aroused widespread Northern sympathy for slaves and widespread Southern anger?
A. Uncle Tom's Cabin B. In the Wilderness C. Nat Turner's Rebellion D. Aunt Phillis's Cabin
Andrew Johnson
a. had little political experience prior to serving as vice president. b. came from a socially deprived background. c. hoped to raise the former slaves to a level equal to whites. d. adopted a politically safe approach to Reconstruction. e. none of these choices.
Emerson's remarks in the excerpt most directly reflected which of the following developments during the nineteenth century?
(A) the emergence of a national culture (B) the second great awakening (C) the expansion of a market economy (D) the growth of national political parties
In naval warfare during the Civil War,
A. both the Union and Confederate militaries developed ironclads. B. the Confederacy managed to build a navy equal to that of the Union. C. the Union blockade of the South was largely ineffective. D. the Confederacy managed to seize key Union ports such as Baltimore. E. the Confederacy devastated Union fleets with ironclad warships.