Question

Questions inside! @vortish :)

Answer 1

1. Which of the following best states a difference between the inaugural addresses of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?

A. Davis declared war on the Union, while Lincoln threatened war if the South did not return to the Union.

B. Davis said that the South would eventually abandon slavery, while Lincoln insisted that the South do so immediately.

C. Lincoln threatened war if the Confederacy did not return to the Union, while Davis promised to reconsider secession.

D. Lincoln promised the South it could keep its enslaved people if it returned to the Union, while Davis insisted the Confederacy would not return.

***my answer: A

is that right?

Answer 2

2. Southern states responded to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 by....

A. sending delegates to protest his inaugural address

B. petitioning to remove him from office.

C. declaring themselves to be independent nations.

D. uniting under a new Confederate government.

***my answer: C

is that right?

Answer 3

3. Which of the following did the Republican Party support when it formed in the 1850s?

A. popular sovereignty

B. free labor

C. lower taxes

D. reduced regulation

***this one I don't get.. :( do you know this one?

Answer 4

4. Why did Abraham Lincoln lose the election of 1858?

A. He refused to publicly debate his opponent.

B. More citizens voted for his opponent.

C. Republicans won a majority in the Illinois legislature.

D. Democrats won a majority in the Illinois legislature.

***i think this one is B... right? because this was during the time of the lincoln-douglas debates? is that right?

Answer 5

i think 6 your answer is correct

Answer 6

5. The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Scott vs Sandford case declared which of the following was unconstitutional?

A. the Compromise of 1850

B. the Kansas-Nebraska Act

C. the Fifth Amendment

D. the Missouri Compromise

**my answer: D

is that right? because Dred Scott thought that once he was in the free (nonslave) state, he was also considered free? and then they ended up making the laws on slavery more strict? is D the right answer?

Answer 7

7 is not right look at it again

Answer 8

ohh is 7 D. uniting under a new Confederate government. ??

Answer 9

right they formed the CSA or Confederate States of America

Answer 10

8 take a guess

Answer 11

ooh yay!

and would 8 be B? Free labor?

Answer 12

oh wait no, they're anti slavery right? so would 8 be popular sovereignty? A?

Answer 13

8 your first guess i correct and 9 is wrong

Answer 14

oh! it was free labor?!

Answer 15

hmm not sure about 9 then :(

Answer 16

9 is because the demorats won the majority
and 10 is correct

Answer 17

brb

Answer 18

ohh okay :) sounds good!

Answer 19

thank you!!