QUESTION ONE The Confederate Constitution declared all of the following except: 1. that the new nation existed to defend and perpetuate racial slavery. 2. that slavery would exist in any new territory gained by the Confederacy of the United States. 3. the protection that no laws would be ratified denying the right to own enslaved people. 4. a declaration for the South to return to a decentralized government.
QUESTION ONE
The Confederate Constitution declared all of the following except:
1. that the new nation existed to defend and perpetuate racial slavery. 2. that slavery would exist in any new territory gained by the Confederacy of the United States.
3. the protection that no laws would be ratified denying the right to own enslaved people.
4. a declaration for the South to return to a decentralized government.
QUESTION 5
Senator John Crittenden of Kentucky presented a plan, known as the Crittenden Compromise, in December 1860 that included constitutional amendments and resolutions to help resolve the challenges between the North and the South. Which of the following was not a provision of the 1860 Crittenden Compromise?
1. That the 36°30' line from the Missouri Compromise would be restored and extended.
2. That Congress would be prohibited from abolishing slavery where it already existed.
3. That the Five Civilized Tribes would be admitted into the Confederacy.
4. That the interstate slave trade would be allowed to continue.
QUESTION 7
The Union took various actions to help strengthen its position in the American Civil War. Which of the following actions did the Union not do to mobilize for war?
1. In March 1863, Congress passed the Enrollment Act, effectively instituting a military draft.
2. In February 1862, Lincoln formed an effective naval alliance with Great Britain to assist with the blockades.
3. In 1862, the Legal Tender Act was passed calling for the printing of paper money to help strengthen the Northern economy.
4. In 1862, the Homestead Act helped farmers move from the North to the West, ultimately producing agricultural goods for the war effort.
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