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What did James Ford Rhodes assert was the single cause of the Civil War?
What did James Ford Rhodes assert was the single cause of the Civil War?
- The violation of the basic American principle of equality
- Economic differences between the South and the North
- Racial injustices towards African Americans
- Slavery (correct)
Who were some individuals who provided personal accounts of the horrors of slavery?
Who were some individuals who provided personal accounts of the horrors of slavery?
- Fort Sumter soldiers
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Frederick Douglass and Harriet A. Jacobs (correct)
- Emerson and Thoreau
What did increasing numbers of Northerners view slaveholding as, according to the text?
What did increasing numbers of Northerners view slaveholding as, according to the text?
- A form of emancipation
- A cultural tradition
- A violation of the basic American principle of equality (correct)
- An economic necessity
Where did Emerson's famous poem 'Concord Hymn' immortalize a bridge?
Where did Emerson's famous poem 'Concord Hymn' immortalize a bridge?
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What did Emerson warn would happen if slavery was not abolished?
What did Emerson warn would happen if slavery was not abolished?
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Where did the conflict that led to the Civil War reach a fever pitch?
Where did the conflict that led to the Civil War reach a fever pitch?
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What did Southerners want to preserve, according to the text?
What did Southerners want to preserve, according to the text?
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What was James Ford Rhodes' view on the primary cause of the Civil War?
What was James Ford Rhodes' view on the primary cause of the Civil War?
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'Sometimes gunpowder smells good' was declared in relation to what event?
'Sometimes gunpowder smells good' was declared in relation to what event?
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