History of the Americas Questions
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Who opposed secession, but did not believe the Union should be held together by force?
Which of the following was responsible for most of the deaths during the Civil War?
Used to try offenders for violating the various Navigation Acts passed by the crown after the French and Indian War. Colonists argued that the courts encroached on their rights as Englishmen because they lacked juries and placed the burden of proof on the accused.
After which battle did people finally realize that the Civil War would be a long and bloody war?
African American soldiers were paid _________ than white soldiers.
Why did Confederate General Lee march into Maryland to start the Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg?
Economic theory that closely linked a nation's political and military power to its bullion reserves. Mercantilists generally favored protectionism and colonial acquisition as means to increase exports.
Nine-year war between the British and the French in North America. It resulted in the expulsion of the French from the North American mainland and helped spark the wider Seven Years' War in Europe and elsewhere.
Duty on imported sugar from the West Indies. It was the first tax levied on the colonists by the crown and was lowered substantially in response to widespread protests.
Who surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?
Which of the following was an advancement or improvement in weaponry during the Civil War?
What happened to the value of Confederate money after the Civil War -
True/False:African American soldiers were paid equally to white soldiers
Bloody campaign waged by Ottawa chief Pontiac to drive the British out of Ohio Country. It was brutally crushed by British troops, who resorted to distributing blankets infected with smallpox as a means to put down the rebellion.
Political theory of representative government, based on the principle of popular sovereignty, with a strong emphasis on liberty and civic virtue. Influential in eighteenth-century American political thought, it stood as an alternative to monarchical rule.
Intercolonial congress summoned by the British government to foster greater colonial unity and assure Iroquois support in the escalating war against the French.
French residents of Nova Scotia, many of whom were uprooted by the British in 1755 and scattered as far south as Louisiana, where their descendants became known as "Cajuns."
Who was a nurse during the Civil War and created the American Red Cross.
seven-year war fought not only in america, but also in europe, in the west indies, philippines, africa & on the ocean, developed out of the french & indian war & included britain & prussia on 1 side & france, spain, austria, & russia on the other side
At the Battle of Gettysburg the Union Army was able to push away ________ invasion of the North.