AnswersMACS 2021 NY-US History CR Summer Quarter 1Changing Abolitionism

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The Republican Party was formed when member of the Free Soiler Party joined anti-slavery former members of the _____________ and _____________ parties.a.Libertarian and Democraticc.Democratic and Whigb.Whig and Know-Nothingd.Know-Nothing and Libertarian

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In Mesoamerican civilizations, enslaved persons were often

A
transported from other continents.
B
enslaved as punishment for crimes.
C
enslaved because of their race.
D
required to pledge loyalty to a leader.
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Over time, how did the nature of slavery change in America?

A
Mostly Indigenous people were enslaved.
B
Slavery became more permanent for enslaved persons, but not their families.
C
Slavery was based entirely on race.
D
Slave codes protected enslaved persons from cruel and unusual punishment.
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Abraham Lincoln first ran as a Republican in

A
the 1847 Congressional election.
B
the 1835 Illinois state election.
C
the 1858 Senate election.
D
the 1856 presidential election.
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After the Civil War, the Southern economy

A
relied on its system of roads and railroads.
B
was greatly damaged by the abolition of slavery.
C
was strengthened by the abolition of slavery.
D
relied on manufacturing instead of farming.
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After Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Great Britain and France

A
sent troops to help the South.
B
decided not to support the Confederacy.
C
sent troops to help the North.
D
ended slavery in their own countries.
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The use of Jim Crow laws to separate African Americans from Southern whites was called

A
ratification.
B
abolition.
C
segregation.
D
emancipation.
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As a result of the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case, enslavers had the legal right to take enslaved persons into

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Missouri.
B
any territory.
C
Kansas and Nebraska.
D
western territories.
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Lincoln reentered politics in 1856 by

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joining the Republican Party.
B
joining the Democratic Party.
C
running for Congress as a Know-Nothing.
D
running for Congress as a Free-Soiler.
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Which best describes how Southern slaveholders reacted to the Emancipation Proclamation?

A
They were furious.
B
They staged work slowdowns.
C
They joined the Union army.
D
They freed their enslaved people.
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Who opposed Dred Scott in his court case?

A
his enslaver, Sandford
B
his enslaver’s widow
C
the federal government
D
the state of Missouri
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triangular tradeMiddle PassageColumbian Exchangeabolitionist movements

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triangular trade
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Middle Passage
C
Columbian Exchange
D
abolitionist movements
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The Emancipation Proclamation took effect

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immediately after President Lincoln wrote it.
B
before the battles of Chancellorsville and Antietam.
C
many years after the end of the Civil War.
D
after Southern states refused to rejoin the Union.

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