#9
In the text, you read this about the Dred Scott case:
Dred Scott had been enslaved for many years in Missouri. Later, he moved with his owner, who was an army surgeon, to Illinois and then to the Wisconsin Territory, where slavery was not allowed. After they returned to Missouri, Scott’s owner died. The owner's wife took ownership of Scott, and eventually those rights transferred to her brother, John Sandford. Antislavery lawyers helped Scott to file a lawsuit, a legal case brought to settle a dispute between people or groups. Scott’s lawyers argued that, because Scott had lived in a free territory, he had become a free man.
Use the passage to answer the question.
According to Dred Scott's lawsuit, how had his rights been violated?
(1 point)
Responses
He had been forced to move against his will to different places.
He had been forced to move against his will to different places.
He was not allowed to talk to a lawyer to prepare for his case.
He was not allowed to talk to a lawyer to prepare for his case.
He was kept as a slave even though he lived in free territory.
He was kept as a slave even though he lived in free territory.
His ownership had been transferred without his agreement.
His ownership had been transferred without his agreement.
He was kept as a slave even though he lived in free territory.
#10
That we here highly resolve [decide] that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
—Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which of the following best summarizes President Lincoln's meaning in this last sentence of his Gettysburg Address?
(1 point)
Responses
Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.
Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
Presidents should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.
Presidents should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.
Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is no longer important.
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
#11
These excerpts are from presidential inaugural addresses.
Based on these excerpts, which statement describes the ideas of Presidents Davis and Lincoln?
(1 point)
Responses
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that it was unlawful for a state to break from the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that it was unlawful for a state to break from the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that states had the authority to wage war against the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that states had the authority to wage war against the union.
Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.
Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.
Lincoln believed that a state must prove the right to secede, while Davis believed that any state could secede at any time.
Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.
#12
Which of the following best exemplifies how the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War for the Union?
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Responses
The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
General Lee's loss at Gettysburg led to his being removed from command.
General Lee's loss at Gettysburg led to his being removed from command.
General Lee's army regrouped and began planning attacks on Washington, D.C.
General Lee's army regrouped and began planning attacks on Washington, D.C.
The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River because of the defeat.
The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
#13
Why did Lincoln inform the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter?
(1 point)
Responses
to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort
to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort
to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack
to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack
to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting
to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
“If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.”
-Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862
Use the passage to answer the question.
Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal?
(1 point)
Responses
freeing the slaves
freeing the slaves
punishing the South
punishing the South
preserving the Union
preserving the Union
not addressing slavery