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- The First Continental Congress sent a list of grievances to King George III. What are grievances?
- Which nation was the strongest supporter of the American Revolution and played a major role in the colonial victory?
- Read the statement and answer the question: "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty of give me death! "Who is remembered for making this statement in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1775?
- The Tea Act said only the East India Company could sell tea in the colonies. How did the people of Boston oppose the Tea Act?
- Which of the following BEST explains why the British surrender at Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War?
- Which person or group was most responsible for the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment?President Johnsonnorthern voterssouthern votersRadical Republicans in Congress
- What was General Sherman's objective on his March to the Sea?to destroy military and civilian resources wherever possibleto free Black prisoners of warto join his army to that of General Grantto capture General Robert E. Lee
- Transcendentalists were most concerned with ________.the afterlifepredestinationthe individualdemocracy
- All the following were strengths of the Union except ________.a large populationsubstantial industryan extensive railroadthe ability to fight defensively, rather than offensively
- On what grounds did Dred Scott sue for freedom?the inherent inhumanity of slaverythe cruelty of his enslaverthe fact that he had lived in free statesthe fact that his family would be torn apart
- All the following were strengths of the Confederacy except ________.the ability to wage a defensive warshorter supply linesthe resources of the Upper South statesa strong navy
- Why did William Lloyd Garrison's endorsement of the Grimké sisters divide the abolitionist movement?They advocated equal rights for women.They supported colonization.They attended the Seneca Falls Convention.They lectured to co-ed audiences.
- Which of the following was not one of the functions of the Freedmen's Bureau?collecting taxesreuniting familiesestablishing schoolshelping workers secure labor contracts
- Which of the following was a focus of the new Republican Party?supporting Irish Catholic immigrationencouraging the use of popular sovereignty to determine where slavery could existpromoting states' rightshalting the spread of slavery
- Which community or movement is associated with transcendentalism?the Oneida Communitythe Ephrata CloisterBrook FarmFourierism
- Why did John Brown attack the armory at Harpers Ferry?to seize weapons to distribute to enslaved people for a massive uprisingto hold as a military base against proslavery forcesin revenge after the sacking of Lawrenceto prevent southern states from seceding
- Which of the following was not a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?Douglas was elected senator of Illinois.Lincoln's national profile was raised.Citizens in both the North and South followed the debates closely.Lincoln successfully defended the principle of popular sovereignty.
- Border ruffians helped to ________.chase abolitionists out of Missourielect a proslavery legislature in Kansascapture escaped enslaved peopledisseminate abolitionist literature in Kansas
- In the context of the antebellum era, what does colonization refer to?Great Britain's colonization of North Americathe relocation of African Americans to AfricaAmerican colonization of the CaribbeanAmerican colonization of Africa
- What was Lincoln's primary goal immediately following the Civil War?punishing the rebel statesimproving the lives of formerly enslaved peoplereunifying the countrypaying off the debts of the war