How did economic and social developments of the 1850s contribute to the growing sectional strain between North and South? Do you feel that these factors were more or less important than the political events of the decade? Explain why.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary.
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What role did women have in the New England colonies?
a. They generally had no independence at all from men. b. They had the same legal rights as men, but could not vote. c. They made no decisions and simply followed the orders of men. d. They had no legal rights, but they were able to vote and hold public office. e. They were respected for their work but were not considered equal to men.
In Islam the term caliph means
a. successor of Muhammad. b. holy pilgrim. c. servant of Allah. d. none of the answers are correct.
Immigrant workers in eastern cities and those who lived in the southern parts of the Midwest had little sympathy for abolitionism or blacks, supporting the antiwar stance of the Peace Democrats, often referred to as ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The major dilemma that the Confederate States of America confronted throughout the Civil War was how to:
A) emancipate the slaves without losing face. B) wage a war that required a centralized power. C) fund a military effort without the central authority to collect taxes. D) coax an apathetic population into fighting.