Besides selling large numbers of federal bonds and imposing new taxes to finance the war's cost, the Union also:
a. borrowed heavily from Great Britain in exchange for Union bonds
b. printed millions of "greenback" paper dollars
c. established the Third Bank of the United States
d. sold gold on the world marked
B
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As illustrated on this map, what was one major difference in the troop movements of the Patriot and British forces?
A) Patriots troops remained within the boundaries of the thirteen colonies. B) British troops generally moved north from the Southern colonies to engage the Patriots. C) British troops heavily relied on their navy to transport them to and within the colonies. D) British troops stayed near the coast, whereas Patriot troops remained inland.
Prior to its annexation by the United States in 1898, Hawaii
A. had witnessed a revolution staged by American planters. B. had a native population of under ten thousand inhabitants. C. had little contact with the United States. D. did not have a sugar industry. E. was largely governed by a representative assembly.
What was the overall effect of the Atlantic slave trade?
a. It allowed an increase in the production of sugar. b. It never altered the traditional trade in foreign goods in Southeast Asia. c. It had a major effect on the overall population of Africa. d. It caused little change in interactions between Africans and Europeans. e. It ended the typical occurrence of African warfare among tribes.
Which September 1864 event helped Lincoln win reelection as president that November?
a. Grant’s victory at Vicksburg. b. Sherman’s capture of Atlanta. c. The Confederate surrender of Savannah. d. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House. e. McClellan’s rout of the Confederates at Seven Pines.