Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not actually free the slaves, what effects did it have?
What will be an ideal response?
Key Points: terms of the Emancipation Proclamation; impact in the North; impact in the South; reaction of free blacks; reaction of slaves
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A) England B) Prussia C) Holland D) United States E) France
Which statement best describes Lincoln’s early military policy toward the Confederacy?
A) He wanted to take the South back by force as soon as possible. B) He wanted the South to be responsible for starting the war. C) He wanted the North to take the first military action. D) He wanted the North to refrain from military action regardless of southern actions. E) He wanted to start the war with a decisive Union victory in a key southern city.
To finance the war effort, on what did the U.S. government primarily rely?
A) higher income tax rates B) printing paper money for war debts C) sales of "Liberty Bonds" D) new discoveries of gold in Alaska E) loans from foreign governments
The attempt to end reform in the Soviet Union by communist hard-liners was called ______________.
A. the October Days B. the August Coup C. the September Morn D. the Decembrist Revolution E. None of these.