According to the text, what was the event that both ended any last hopes of the Confederacy and assured the abolition of slavery?
A. the reelection of Lincoln
B. the Emancipation Proclamation
C. the elevation of Grant to commander in chief
D. the victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
In Southeast Asia, imperialist governments
A. fostered intensive industrial development and were widely successful. B. established mass educational systems to educate peasant children for citizenship and industrial work. C. practiced a policy of peaceful coexistence. D. often blended direct and indirect rule, with the latter used widely in rural areas such as Malaya. E. contracted with private Asian conglomerates to administer their colonies.
Most Civil War battles were fought
a. on open ground. b. in rough and wooded terrain. c. within 30 miles of the sea. d. above the Mason-Dixon line. e. within 30 miles of Washington, D.C.
One important difference between Italian and Muslim trading ventures in the eastern Mediterranean was that
A. Italian merchants only traded with other Christian merchants, unlike their Muslim counterparts who traded with all populations. B. Italian merchants were often backed by military forces funded either by the state or by private bodies. C. Italian merchants were highly regulated by state authorities, while Muslim merchants could trade freely. D. Italians did not make use of commercial diasporas, as was common among Muslim merchants.
Public health laws can be seen as supporting ________ at the expense of ________
A. public health; private rights B. property rights; public welfare C. the middle classes; working classes D. property owners; the proletariat