President-elect Lincoln decided to stand firm against the extension of slavery into the territories. Which of the following was a reason for that decision?
a. He believed that a compromise would destroy any chance of fulfilling his stated objective of abolishingslavery in the southern states
b. He hoped to effect a compromise after his inauguration.
c. He believed that accepting a compromise would break the bond of faith between himself and those who hadvoted for him.
d. He wanted to force the South to secede from the Union.
c
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What best explains why the term total war was applicable to World War I?
A. It relied on the participation of all members of the population to mobilize and win the war. B. It involved all the nations of Europe. C. It was an all-inclusive war that killed both soldiers and civilians. D. It overlapped international and domestic civil wars. E. It involved every kind of military technology available.
"Enlightened absolutism" is a term used to describe the
a. policies of rulers who embraced the reforms of the philosophes. b. philosophical movement to discover the ideal state. c. discovery of scientific truth through empirical methods. d. proper educational program for prospective European rulers.
Explain why Johnson and the Radical Republicans fought so fiercely over Reconstruction
What will be an ideal response?
The response of Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa to white expansion would best be described as __________.
A. voluntary assimilation B. pan-Indian resistance C. accepting the reservation system D. acknowledging whites' legal rights to western land