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Which aspect of the Compromise of 1850 turned out to be the most controversial and generated increased anti-slavery sentiment in the North?a.The admission of California as a free stateb.The adoption of a tougher fugitive slave lawc.Prohibiting the slave trade, though not the possession of slaves, in the nation's capitald.The decision to offer the population of New Mexico and Utah territories the right to decide the question of slavery through popular sovereigntySelect the year in which Abraham Lincoln was elected president which resulted in the majority of Southern slaveholding states seceding from the Union and eventually led to the Civil War.a.1865b.1861c.1860d.1854As early as 1863, Lincoln proposed a plan for restoring southern state governments if percent of the 1860 voting _________population took a loyalty oath to the Union.Which of the following is true about the Emancipation Proclamation?a.It did not exempt slaves held in loyal border states, which led to Maryland and Delaware declaring for the Confederate States of Americab.It emancipated all slaves in the United Statesc.It was originally conceived as a war act designed to smoothly organize the administration of the Confederate States of Americad.It exempted slaves in Union-occupied areas of the SouthWhat percentage of the South's export crops were produced on the region's plantations?a.20%b.50%c.75%d.25%e.90%Which General oversaw Union forces at Port Hudson and during the Red River Campaign?Select one:a.P.G.T. Beauregardb.Nathaniel Banksc.Ulysses S. Grantd.Henry Watkins Allene.Benjamin ButlerEven before the state of Louisiana seceded from the Union, Gov. Them Overton Moore began seizing federal government properties like the United States Mint and the Forts Jackson and St. PhillipSelect one:TrueFalseAccording to the encyclopedia entry on "Civil War Louisiana" approximately how many former Louisiana slaves were freed as a result of the War?Select one or more:a.300,000b.25,000c.150,000d.600,000Which of the following is NOT a sentiment expressed by the Rev. Benjamin Palmer in his sermon called "The South: Her Peril and Her Duty"Select one:a.That he is pleased about the election of Republican Abraham Lincoln to the Presidencyb.That northern men are overwhelmingly anti-slavery or abolitionist in their sentimentsc.That Southern men have a duty to protect slavery and its extension into the new territories and statesd.That every attribute of Africans and their descendants fit themIn the lecture on slavery, which of the following is NOT one of the factor's that could impact the kind of labor an enslaved person did:a.Climateb.Cash cropc.locationsd.size of holdinge.GenderNear the end of his sermon, the Rev. Benjamin Palmer warns Louisiana that if it does not do its duty, within a quarter-century it will share the fate of this particular Caribbean Island.a.Belizeb.Bermudac.Jamaicad.St. Domingoe.ArubaThe constitution of the Confederacy, drafted at a convention in Atlanta, GA, in February1861, based on the US Constitution, but legalized racial slavery. True or False?According to my lecture who was the Confederate politician that actually deserves the blame for the fall of New Orleans?Select one or more:a.Jefferson Davisb.Robert E. Leec.Andrew Johnsond.Andrew JacksonWhich constitutional amendment attempted to give civil rights to the former slaves by defining citizenship?According to the encyclopedia entry on "Civil War Louisiana" who was the Confederate general that abandoned New Orleans when it became clear Union forces were going to recapture the city from the Union?Select one or more:a.Benjamin Butlerb.Mansfield Lovellc.P.G.T. Beauregardd.David FarragutThis political party was formed in 1854 and summarized its' priorities in the slogan "Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men"?Select one or more:a.The Republican Partyb.The Constitutional Union Partyc.The Whigsd.The Know-NothingsWhat was the general rule for determining the status - free or slave - of children born in the Antebellum South?Select one:a.The status of the child followed the fatherb.The status of the child followed the motherc.By the racial admixture, which was understood at the time to be expressed in the proportion of white to black "blood" in one's parentsd.The status of each child was determined on a case by case basisWhy was FL nickname supplier of the ConfederacySelect the group of enslaved people who had the highest price when sold in 1850:a.New South Malesb.Old South Malesc.Old South Femalesd.New South FemalesIn addition to Abraham Lincoln, who else did the conspirators plan to assassinate?
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