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Popular sovereignty affected slavery in the U.S. so

States or territories would decide whether to permit slavery

Chief Justice Rodger B Taney argued that congress couldn’t prohibit someone from taking slaves into federal territory because

Slaves were property and property was defended by the law

Ulysses S Grant was qualified to lead an army because

He served in the Mexican-American war and proved his strength in battle

Lincoln waited till after the battle of Antietam to announce the emancipation proclamation because

He wanted the union to be in a position of strength

African-American soldiers faced more difficulties than a white soldier because they were

Killed or sold into slavery if captured by the confederacy

Lincoln waited till after the battle of Antietam to announce the emancipation proclamation because

He wanted the union to be in a position of strength

African-American soldiers faced more difficulties than a white soldier because they were

Killed or sold into slavery if captured by the confederacy

The battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War because

It was the last time Lee’s troops launched an attack in the north

The Wade Davis bill differed from Lincolns 10% plan because

The way Davis bill required that a majority of southern males take an oath of loyalty

Lincoln’s main vision for the reconstruction was to

Reunite the nation as quickly and painlessly as possible

After winning the election in 1888 Tamany Hall rewarded his supporters with

Jobs

Why were business leaders apprised to granting women the right to vote

They thought women would support minimum wage and child labor

Which of the 3 reconstruction amendments granted African American men to vote

15th

Andrew Jackson’s administration set up new southern government by

Allowing elections of state and federal representatives

Which group of people did the 14th amendment exclude from US citizenship

Native Americans

What change in southern governments brought about the end of many reconstruction reforms

Low ranking former confederates were permitted to hold public office

A direct affect of the compromise of 1877 was the

Removal of federal troops from the south

Jobs in which industry offered many southern workers in alternative to farming

Cotton

The decline in working conditions in the late 1800s occurred because of

The emphasis on high profits and efficiency

The government responded to the Homestead and Pullman strikes by

Sending in federal troops to break up the strikes

what were Union members fighting for that led to the Haymarket Riot

8 hour workdays

Politics during the Gilded age were

Corrupted