Why was Maryland particularly vital to the Union?
a. Its slaveholders provided an example by freeing all of their slaves.
b. It was the only Confederate state without slaves.
c. It enclosed Washington, D.C. on the three sides not bordered by Virginia.
d. It was the only border state that overwhelmingly voted for Lincoln.
ANSWER: c
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a) Rutherford B. Hayes b) Samuel J. Tilden c) Andrew Johnson d) Ulysses S. Grant
The goal of taxes imposed on the British colonies in North America after the French and Indian war was to
a. reimburse Britain for the losses in sugar profits caused by American pirates. b. provide funds for Britain to carry on the Seven Years' War in Europe. c. have colonies pay for some of their own protection. d. use in exchange for colonials not serving in the British military. e. invest in American ventures in the new West.
Most religions within the empire were ______________.
A. monotheistic B. polytheistic C. agnostic D. focused on the imperial cult E. henotheistic
The Restoration refers to the reestablishment of __________
A) Roman Catholicism as the state-sponsored religion in England B) Dutch rule in New York C) the English monarchy under Charles II D) legalized slavery in New England