Question 2 1 pts From the speech by Sojourner Truth in the Virtual Reader: What was the central point of her speech?

Question 2

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From the speech by Sojourner Truth in the Virtual Reader: What was the central point of her speech?

Her primary focus was on the rights of slave mothers.

Women were as resilient and capable as men and thus deserved political and social equality.

Eve, the first created woman, was a very powerful force.

She was upset that no one had ever treated her as "a lady."

Women and blacks should form an alliance to take power away from white men.

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Question 3

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From Nat Turner's Confession in the Virtual Reader: With whom did Nat say he gained much of his wisdom and purpose in life?

his master

his mother

the Holy Spirit of the Christian faith

miraculous vegetation, such as blood-splattered ears of corn

his father

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Question 4

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In addition to abolishing slavery, the Thirteenth Amendment had the effect of:

abolishing involuntary servitude as punishment for crime.

granting full citizenship to all blacks.

increasing the representation of former slave states in the House of Representatives.

uniting Northern public opinion against the bigoted South.

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Question 5

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Lincoln violated Constitutional law during his presidency in all of these ways EXCEPT by:

censoring private mail.

replacing generals and cabinet members without Senate approval.

imprisoning many in Maryland who spoke out in favor of secession.

imposing a blockade on southern port cities when war had not been declared.

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Question 6

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The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo provided for three of the following. Which is the EXCEPTION?

The Rio Grande River to be recognized as the Texas-Mexican border

Mexico to cede the New Mexico territory to the U.S.

Mexico to cede California to the U.S.

Mexico to pay the U.S. $15 million

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Question 7

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The major thrust of General Grant's plan to defeat Lee is best described as:

keeping Lee's armies too busy to unite with other Rebel forces

capturing important field positions

planning a major battle at Gettysburg

direct assault on Lee's army, creating as many casualties as possible

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Question 8

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The most critical charge against Andrew Johnson in the impeachment proceedings was:

He was a drunkard.

He had used the veto unconstitutionally.

He had unlawfully pardoned many former Confederates.

He had violated the Tenure of Office Act.

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Question 9

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One effect of the assassination of Lincoln was to:

strengthen the hand of those wanting to deal more harshly with the South.

cause a reign of terror against all Southern sympathizers.

cause a backlash against those who wanted to deal more harshly with the South.

bring Congress and the executive branch together in agreement on a common plan for Reconstruction.

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Question 10

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At his Gettysburg Address, Lincoln charged the Unionists in the audience with:

completing the job begun by the dead Union soldiers.

reelecting him in the upcoming presidential election of 1864.

contributing more money to further the Union cause.

helping to bury the honored dead who were not yet interned.

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Question 11

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The leading preacher of the Second Great Awakening who stressed improving mankind's life and behavior while on earth was:

Jonathan Edwards.

George Whitefield.

Theodore Dwight Weld.

Lyman Beecher.

Charles Finney.

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Question 12

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One of the greatest causes of casualties in the Civil War resulted from:

poisonous gas.

the Indian allies employed by both the North and the South.

generals who marched their soldiers "British style" into the teeth of enemy defenses.

poor camp hygiene.

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Question 13

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President Lincoln pursued a military strategy that would:

include none of the above.

gain control of the Mississippi River.

put pressure on Virginia in hopes of capturing Richmond.

blockade the Southern ports to cut off outside supplies.

include all of the above.

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Question 14

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Transcendentalists Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau generally recommended:

eliminating materialism in our lives.

loyalty to the government above all else.

conformity with others.

"Eat, drink, and be merry."

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Question 15

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Preston Brooks' beating of Senator Sumner had the effect of:

shaming the South into a willingness to compromise on slavery.

intensifying North/South hatred and mistrust.

quieting Northern criticism of slavery.

splitting the Whig Party into Northern and Southern factions.

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Question 16

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All of the following were advantages of the pre-Civil War North EXCEPT:

home field advantage where most of the fighting would likely take place.

established system of government.

more banking and capital.

more food-producing states and territories.

more miles of railroad lines.

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Question 17

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Put the following events in the proper chronological order: a--General Lee's surrender; 

b--Congress adjourned; c-Congress returned into session; d-Lincoln assassinated.

bacd

dbac

badc

abcd

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Question 18

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In Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven," the story line is generally considered to be:

based on his love of birds.

autobiographical.

entirely fictional.

inspired by his fear of the dark.

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Question 19

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All of the following were characteristics of Civil War soldiers EXCEPT ONE.

a general lack of discipline during the first years of the war

under-eighteen year-olds who illegally slipped into the army

uneducated recruits who frequently had very little formal training

soldiers who were involuntarily drafted with little concern for the principles involved

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Question 20

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Which of the following worked the MOST against General Lee at Gettysburg?

The South was greatly outnumbered.

Southern soldiers lacked shoes.

Lee's soldiers were exhausted from their long march from Virginia.

The North's field position was vastly superior to the South's position.