History of the Americas
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- How did union general George McClellen tried to take?
- How many places did it take confederate general Robert e Lee to defeat McClellans force?
- Where did the union army push back too?
- How miles left from Richmond did McClellan have?
- When did the first battle of bull run (manassas) start?
- How did the first battle of bull run made the south feel?
- Created by Congress in March 1865, the Freedmen's Bureau was responsible for:a) easing the transition of formerly enslaved people to freedom.b) emancipating enslaved people.c) providing financial assistance to free Black people. d) selling bonds at a discount to free Black people.
- Which statement describes the real result of the Fifteenth Amendment?a) It made the United States the first nation with universal adult suffrage. b) It was undermined by literacy and property qualifications in southern states.c) It immediately allowed women to vote in national elections.d) It effectively restructured political power in the South until 1920.
- Which statement describes the result of President Andrew Johnson's plan to unite white opponents against the Fourteenth Amendment for the election of 1866?a) The Republicans won a resounding victory.b) Northern whites turned against Reconstruction.c) The Democratic Party made unlikely gains.d) The National Union Party won all northern states.
- Lincoln justified the Emancipation Proclamation as
- When he assumed the role of president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was faced with the crisis of
- Which statement describes the result of strikes by workers in northern industries during the Civil War
- British had the steady advantage until the Patriots won the Battles of Trenton, Princeton, and Saratoga which are evens the momentum
- Republicans generated the economic power needed to fight a successful war in the early 1860s by
- Which statement describes African Americans' experiences in the Union army?
- The French government sent three lower officials (X, Y, Z) instead of Talleyrand. They demanded a $250,000 loan/bribe to see Talleyrand and discuss seizing of ships
- Which state was Lincoln most concerned about losing to the Confederates?
- Patriots we're determined and enthusiastic, Had French support, British simply gave up
- Which statement describes the purpose of the second Confiscation Act, passed by Congress on July 17, 1862?
- Continental Congress started large ammo, British came to destroy it at Concord, Patriots end up attacking them using Guerrilla Warfare