In early 1862, Lincoln sought to convince leaders in the border states to accept __________
A) African-American refugees from the Lower South
B) high military enlistment quotas
C) immediate emancipation
D) compensated emancipation
Answer: D
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Which of the following is an example of the limits of international collaboration among states, especially within the confines of the United Nations?
A) Condemnation by most nations of the terrorist actions of al-Qaida in 2001 in America. B) Successful coalition that stood up to Saddam Hussein in 1990-1991 when he sent his troops into neighboring Kuwait. C) General support for the campaign to remove the Taliban from Afghanistan in the aftermath of September 11. D) Quarrels among nations over the United States' decision to invade Iraq to remove Saddam from power. E) Efforts of the World Bank to help Third World countries receive loans for crops.
What was unusual about the Embargo Act of 1807?
a. It was in response to a British embargo imposed after a British ship sank an American ship—an odd set of circumstances, to say the least. b. The Republican majority in Congress passed it and Jefferson vetoed it, but he was overridden for the only time in his presidency. c. It stopped all American vessels from sailing to foreign ports—an amazing use of federal power, especially by a president supposedly dedicated to a weak central government. d. It would hurt France more than Great Britain, and Jefferson was ardently pro-French. e. It persuaded the British to agree to American terms, even though Great Britain had not been a target of the Embargo Act.
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. council of the plebs
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Lyman Beecher was most closely associated with which one of the following reform movements?
a. abolition b. mental asylum reform c. prison reform d. public school reform e. temperance