Battle of Vicksburg
What will be an ideal response?
Turning point in the war
Mississippi is taken by the union
Grant lead victory for the Union in Vicksburg by putting the city under siege until the defenders gave up and surrendered
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Frantz Fanon's Wretched of the Earth? was
A) ?a critique of American capitalism. B) ?a critique of communism and the Soviet Union. C) ?a manifesto for civil rights activists in the United States. D) ?a manifesto for third-world revolutionaries. E) ?a book detailing the history of America from the African-American perspective.
British Prime Minister William Pitt's main goal in the French and Indian War was __________
A) eliminating all Indian claims east of the Mississippi B) unifying the colonies politically and militarily C) persuading the colonists to help pay for the conflict D) driving the French out of North America
After the Revolution the concept of "Republican motherhood" suggested that
a. Women should be responsible for raising their children to be virtuous citizens of the young republic b. Political rights should be granted to married women but not single women c. The first duty of mothers would be to serve as government employees d. Women should have as many children as possible to grow a population and thus provide more troops for the American army e. Female virtues had been the inspiration for the ideals of the Revolution
What five states were known as the Quintuple Alliance?
A) Russia, Austria, Prussia, Great Britain, and France B) Russia, Poland, Prussia, Great Britain, and France C) Russia, Austria, Spain, Great Britain, and France D) Denmark, Austria, Sweden, Great Britain, and Spain E) Sweden, Russia, Austria, France, and Spain