In public, President Lincoln justified his Emancipation Proclamation on grounds of
A) its contributing to military victory for the Union.
B) its being the most effective way to quiet Peace Democrats.
C) the immorality of slavery.
D) fulfilling the ideals of the American Revolution.
A
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President George H. W. Bush had a reputation for being __________.
a. bold and opinionated b. temperamental and unpredictable c. bland and cautious d. narrow-minded and incurious
Caesar was assassinated because he
a. had personally offended Brutus and Cassius. b. had violated the laws of the state. c. was regarded as a tyrant. d. had confiscated money from the aristocracy.
During Reconstruction, Southern African American officeholders
A. rarely engaged in illegal political activities. B. were excluded from state constitutional conventions. C. filled as many as five seats in the United States Senate. D. underrepresented the total number of blacks living in the South. E. did not serve in the federal Congress or Senate.
Compared with William Jennings Bryan, Robert Lansing __________
a. was more idealistic b. favored the German side in the war c. urged a strong stand against the Germans d. had little experience in foreign affairs e. exemplified the philosophy "live and let live"