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- Because it was one of only two confederate hold outs, preventing the union from taking complete control of the Mississippi river, Grant, focused on capturing _____.
- The income tax law of 1863 helped businesses and made banking safer for investors. (True or false)
- At Fort pillow, the worst confederate prison camp, where men were jammed together, without shelter, and drink from the same stream that served as their sewer, nearly a third of the prisoners died. (True or false)
- Early in the war, the confederacy tried to gain support from the nation of France (true or false)
- In the american revolution France gave __________
- Rebellion is not going against the government true of false
- this battle, the first battle of the war, took place between inexperienced troops and resulted in a Confederate victory
- This battle was the bloodiest single day battle in US history
- Lincoln suspended ___ to deal with dissent in the Union states.
- One effect of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it _____.
- After seizing New Orleans, this Union admiral took control of much of the lower Mississippi, helping the Union to achieve its goal of cutting the Confederacy in two.
- In which area did the South have an advantage over the North in the Civil War?
- The term criollos refers to the people of Latin America who were
- Fleet under admiral ____________ captured new Orleans in April 1862
- How much did the women who worked in the mills make?
- If it wasn't for _______ the US would have outlawed slavery considerably earlier than it did?
- Which factor led to under-consumption during the late 1920s?
- What new anti-slavery political party formed in 1854?
- What was the main importance of the Battle of Trenton?a. Howe's plans to attack Washington soon after were frustrated.b. The Americans established Trenton as their base of operations for much of the war.c. Enough soldiers re-enlisted to keep the Continental Army in existence.d. The British suffered their first setback of the war at the hands of colonials.
- James Madison deserves the title "Father of the Constitution" for many reasons. Which of the following is not one of them?a. He was chairman of the Constitutional Convention.b. He was one of the main supporters of the Philadelphia Convention.c. He was one of the main Federalists that pushed the Constitution through ratification.d. He drew up the plan that became the basic outline of the Constitution.