The most damaging factor undermining the Confederate cause was __________.
A. illiteracy among common soldiers
B. the dictatorial powers of the government
C. strong beliefs in states' rights
D. a lack of experienced officers
Answer: C
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A) fall of the Bastille B) execution of Louis XVI C) creation of the French Republic D) proclamation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
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A) He led the successful campaign to capture Quebec. B) He captured Fort Duquesne and opened the Ohio Valley to the British. C) He destroyed the French fleet in the West Indies. D) He was defeated by General Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham.
What did Karl Marx argue?
A) that a classless society would emerge when capitalism triumphed around the world. B) that individual economic theories were only as effective as those who practiced them. C) that workers who knew they would be given a competitive wage would be the most loyal to a company. D) that capitalists would eventually bring about their own destruction by driving impoverished workers to revolt. E) that only by introducing Biblical principles into the workplace could there be harmony between business owners and their workers.
Which of these fostered the growth of slave communities in the early nineteenth century?
A. new federal legislation governing slave ownership B. the growing number of slaves imported from Africa C. a rapid reduction in the number of manumitted slaves D. the size of cotton plantations