Because it was one of only two Confederate holdouts preventing the Union from taking complete control of the Mississippi River, Grant focused on capturing _______________.
a. New Orleans
b. Baton Rouge
c. Vicksburg
d. Gettysburg
Ans: c. Vicksburg
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One important feature of the controversy over Galileo was his relationship with __________.
A. Pope Urban VIII B. Copernicus C. Francis Bacon D. the Duke of Florence
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Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, and William Cullen Bryant were celebrated members of the _____ of American writers
a. Knickerbocker Group b. Hudson School c. Transcendentalist School d. Leatherstocking Group e. Communitarian Movement
Protest against British economic policies sometimes led to increased commercial opportunities and competition. How did this impact the practice of slavery?
a) Slavery in the colonies grew along with the scale of agriculture. b) Slavery all but disappeared in the colonies as industry developed. c) Slavery became less rigid as the population grew. d) Former slaves gained a major stake in the colonial assemblies.