Emancipation Answers

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When Abraham Lincoln was elected president, he told the South that he

A
wanted to end the Union.
B
wanted to end slavery.
C
did not want it in the Union.
D
did not want to end slavery.
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Which best describes a contribution of Frederick Douglass during the Civil War?

A
Douglass worked as a Union spy.
B
Douglass formed the Tuskegee Airmen.
C
Douglass helped African Americans enlist in the Union army.
D
Douglass helped African Americans escape slavery.
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What was unique about the Union attack on Fort Wagner in 1863?

A
The troops were African American.
B
The troops were European.
C
The troops were from a border state.
D
The troops were former Confederate soldiers.
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The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation stated that Southern states could keep slavery if

A
they ended the war.
B
they rejoined the Union.
C
they gave rights to enslaved people.
D
they did not expand slavery.
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Which did the Emancipation Proclamation specifically permit?

A
Free African Americans were allowed to fight for the Confederacy.
B
Free African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Union army and navy.
C
Enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the North.
D
Enslaved people in border states were allowed to become Confederate citizens.
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The Emancipation Proclamation affected the Union’s Civil War efforts by

A
allowing the Union to turn its attention away from slavery.
B
increasing the number of available troops for the Union.
C
forcing Southern slaveholders to free enslaved people.
D
forcing Northern African Americans to join the Union army.
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President Lincoln did not include Union border states in the Emancipation Proclamation because he wanted to

A
help the Union recruit African-American soldiers.
B
encourage Southern states to surrender.
C
keep the border states loyal to the Union.
D
stop the Underground Railroad.
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The result of the attack on Fort Wagner by the 54th Massachusetts Regiment showed that African Americans

A
needed more military training.
B
could become military officers.
C
had the courage to fight.
D
made good spies.
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President Lincoln waited for which of the following before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

A
new states to join the Union
B
the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment
C
a successful Confederate military action
D
a successful Union military action
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During the Civil War, Harriet Tubman was

A
a nurse on the battlefield.
B
a spy for the Confederacy.
C
a railroad employee.
D
a spy for the Union.
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Enlightenment thinkers questioned

A
government authority.
B
unalienable rights.
C
the right to rebel.
D
government programs.
12

De Tocqueville’s travels throughout the United States led him to conclude that it was

A
a democratic country.
B
a populist country.
C
an aristocratic country.
D
a unique country.
13

The concept of voting rights is based on

A
the Bill of Rights.
B
popular sovereignty.
C
personal responsibility.
D
the power of government.
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A social contract is an agreement between

A
a government and its citizens.
B
citizens of two different countries.
C
governments of two different countries.
D
property owners and government.
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Which of the following principles did the Founders use as part of the basis for the Constitution?

A
unlimited state government
B
strong federal government
C
selective equality
D
popular sovereignty
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Which statement best describes the Enlightenment?

A
The Enlightenment was a movement that grew out of unrest in the colonies.
B
The Enlightenment was a European movement that the colonists rejected.
C
The Enlightenment was a movement that Thomas Jefferson started.
D
The Enlightenment was a European movement that spread to the colonies.
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Which best describes Alexis de Tocqueville?

A
He was an American revolutionary who advocated for the inclusion of “uniquely American” values in the Declaration of Independence.
B
He was an American revolutionary who attempted to spread American democracy around the world.
C
He was a French historian and political scientist who championed “uniquely American” values such as egalitarianism.
D
He was a French historian and political scientist who tried to bring the French political system to America.
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During his trip to the United States, Alexis de Tocqueville observed that Americans

A
were having trouble governing themselves.
B
did not have many individual rights.
C
did not have much power as individuals.
D
believed in the idea of populism.
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Which of the following is the best example of populism?

A
A government allows its people to govern themselves.
B
A monarch holds absolute power over people.
C
A government restricts the freedom of its citizens.
D
A government declares that all people are equal.

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