Union forces won the battle of Shiloh, thanks to
a. a month-long delay caused by a cautious southern general.
b. a counterattack by Grant's forces, supported by newly arrived troops.
c. Confederate casualties totaling nearly 11,000.
d. the arrival of the Merrimack.
Ans: b. a counterattack by Grant's forces, supported by newly arrived troops.
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A) The film did not have any black characters or actors in the movie. B) The president refused to endorse the film about black history, which angered the NAACP and resulted in their subsequent protest. C) The film glorified the Ku Klux Klan. D) The film was too graphic in its depiction of the institution of slavery.
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Which of the following best explains why the Republicans accepted the Crittenden proposal guaranteeing that slavery would be immune from federal interference?
a. The Republicans were keen to restrict the practice of slavery to the South and prevent it from spreading to the North. b. The Republicans had always claimed that the Constitution precluded them from meddling with slavery in the South. c. They were anxious to ward off any potential armed conflict between themselves and the seceded states. d. They planned to use the concession as a bargaining chip for readmission of the southern states into the Union.