Which of the following best exemplifies how the battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War for the Union?
a. The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle
b. General Lee's loss at Gettysburg led to his being removed from command
c. General Lee's Army regrouped and began planning attacks on Washington DC
d. The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River because of the defeat
a. The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle
Use the image to answer the question.
This image shows a crowd in Boston protesting the return of an enslaved person to Virginia. What opinion did members of this crowd most likely share?
a. They supported slavery in Virginia
b. They believed slavery should be expanded to the West
c. They opposed slavery in Massachusetts
d. They believed all people should have equal rights
d. They believed all people should have equal rights
That we hear highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom - in that government of the people by the people for the people show not perish from the earth.
- Abraham Lincoln, the Gettysburg address
Which of the following best summarizes President Lincoln's meaning in this last sentence of his Gettysburg address?
a. Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war
b. Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government
c. Presidents should decide important issues including the debates over slavery
d. government of the people by the people and for the people is no longer important
b. Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government
Why did the actions of the border ruffians demonstrate about the slavery debate? Select two answers
a. That opposing sides would resort to violence
b. that abolitionists would triumph By using the press
c. That settlers would follow the laws
d. The compromises would not solve the debate
a. That opposing sides would resort to violence
d. The compromises would not solve the debate