History of the Americas Questions

True or false- After the war, did plantations continue to prosper?

What did the First Continental Congress demand from king george?

In the 1940s and 1950s, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) promoted African American civil rights primarily through:

The increasing population of the Sun Bait in the 1970's and 1980's is associated with which of the following shifts in United States politics?

Which of the following crops was first introduced to the Americas by European colonists?

Two kinds of rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence

Why was Ulysses S. Grant given command of the Union armies in 1864?A. He had been successful in the West.B. He had defeated Confederate troops in Georgia.C. He was a friend of Abraham Lincoln's.D. He was a leader in the Republican Party.

First victory of the Continental Army

Why was New Orleans so important during the Civil War?A. It was the last Confederate fort on the Mississippi River.B. It was a key port for the Confederacy.C. It was considered the capital of the Confederacy.D. It was where all Confederate military planning occurred.

Lee hoped a Confederate victory at Gettysburg wouldA. provide the South with European allies.B. prevent the fall of Vicksburg.C. allow the South to set the terms of peace.D. provide valuable resources for trade.

Which of the following is an example of the growing sectionalism in the United States prior to the Civil War?

How did the Battle of Gettysburg affect European governments?A. They withdrew their support from the Confederacy.B. They refused to recognize the Confederacy as independent.C. They refused to help in peace talks with the Union.D. They increased their military support of the Confederacy.

At the beginning of the Civil War in the United States, the North had all of the following advantages EXCEPT:

Although commonly associated with slavery, the concept of nullification was first introduced by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison as a wat to counter the

At the beginning of the Civil War Abraham Lincoln believed that the main purpose of the war was to:

Compared with immigrants to the United States in the early nineteenth century, immigrants in the late nineteenth century were:

Who captured New Orleans for the Union in 1862?A. David FarragutB. Robert E. LeeC. Ulysses S. GrantD. William Sherman

Which of the following, outcomes of the 1919 Paris Peace Conference was most in conflict with Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Paints speech to Congress?

Why did the Union want to capture Vicksburg?A. to end the war immediatelyB. to gain access to the WestC. to support General ShermanD. to control the Mississippi River

In the Late nineteenth century, industrialists in the United States used the philosophy of Social Darwinism to justify the: