What represented an end to major Southern offensive operations?
A. Grant's seizure of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
B. The defeat of Lee's forces at Gettysburg
C. Lee's defeat in the Seven Days Battles
D. The defeat of Confederate forces in the Battle of Chancellorsville
Answer: B
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A) political eruptions of support for independence in the western lands of the United States B) political tensions with France C) political tensions with Spain D) domestic political plots to overthrow his new government
Andrew Johnson vetoed the
a. bill to extend the life of the Freedmen’s Bureau. b. Wade-Davis Bill. c. black codes. d. Fifteenth Amendment. e. none of these choices.
Colonial American women usually had higher status than their English sisters. Regarding colonial women, which statement is false?
a. divorce was easier to obtain for wronged wives b. abusive husbands could be reprimanded by the authorities c. widows inherited a larger share of their husbands' estates than in Europe d. women were admitted to college on an equal basis with men
From 1935 to 1937, Congress tried to prevent involvement in a coming war by passing five __________ Acts.
A. nonaggression B. lend-lease C. isolation D. neutrality