In his speeches in the 1850s, Abraham Lincoln
a. accepted a limited application of the policy of popular sovereignty.
b. called for the immediate abolition of slavery.
c. advocated the passage of a constitutional amendment to end slavery gradually.
d. suggested that the South sought to spread slavery throughout the nation.
d
You might also like to view...
How did global dominance over scientific discoveries and practices shift during the twentieth century?
What will be an ideal response?
Even though urban centers in the North and Midwest were home to some of the largest free African American communities in the nation during the mid-nineteenth century, what was one major problem encountered by members of these communities?
A) Free African Americans were relegated to the same agricultural jobs they had in the South. B) A lack of thriving cultural centers and development was common to these communities. C) Racial segregation was more pronounced here than in cities in the South. D) Free African Americans had no opportunities for advancement or economic prosperity.
Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917 in the belief
a. the United States would not fight. b. Britain would be knocked out of the war before the United States could have any effect on the outcome. c. it would encourage the Bolsheviks to take Russia out of the war. d. it would throw the American presidential election into chaos. e. all of these choices.
In The Book of the Courtier, Castiglione advised all of the following except that
A) women should organize a court's discussions. B) grace was inborn in every nobleman and needed to be drawn out. C) martial and religious values were no longer fashionable. D) true gentlemen should have an unstudied naturalness. E) under no circumstances should a woman dominate a debate.