Why did Lincoln not free all slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation?
A) He had no real interest in ending slavery.
B) He did not want to lose the support of conservatives in the border states.
C) He thought that doing so would be unconstitutional.
D) He thought most slaves were unready for freedom.
Answer: B
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What was the strategic value of trying to obtain the Oregon Country for the United States, according to John Quincy Adams and others in government who were in favor of acquiring it?
A) It provided a Pacific Northwest base to expand into Alaska should Russia decide to cede the territory to the United States. B) It would be a useful political leverage in concluding upcoming negotiations with Russia over the border of Alaska with the United States. C) The United States would be able to overwhelm the restive native peoples of the region if it had full political control of Oregon. D) An American presence at the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon would be beneficial not only for access in the fur trade but as a way to enter Pacific trade with Asia.
Which concessions did America make in the 1783 Treaty of Paris but fail to carry out?
a. Provisions concerning Native American rights and trans-Appalachian settlement b. Promises to end the slave trade and reward all slaves who serve during the war c. Assurances regarding treatment of the Loyalists and repayment of debts to British creditors d. Pledges to end all diplomatic and trade ties with France e. Stipulations regarding on-going trade with the British West Indies
Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because
a. it would hurt their growing manufacturing sector. b. this same use of the power of the federal government could be used to suppress slavery. c. it might hurt Andrew Jackson's political career. d. they were convinced that it would destroy the American woolen industry. e. it could damage the chances of the American System's success.
All of the following were true of Arianism except that it
A) held that Christ was not God. B) was condemned at the Council of Nicaea. C) ceased to exist after Nicaea. D) took hold among the barbarian tribes. E) preserved monotheism by making Jesus slightly subordinate to the Father.