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ENagel

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Andrew Jackson sought to recruit free blacks to defend New Orleans by appealing to the governor of Louisiana using all of the following arguments except
 
  a. free men of colour are inured to the Southern climate and would make excellent soldiers.
  b. many of the free black men are idle and lazy and would become better workers after the war through the discipline of military service.
  c. trusting the free black men to serve in the military will forge a strong bond between them and the interests of the country.
  d. free men of colour enjoy equal rights and privileges with white men.
  e. free blacks must choose up sides - either stand with the nation or stand against it.

Question 2

The Battle of New Orleans resulted in all of the following except
 
  a. the launching of Andrew Jackson as a national hero.
  b. an impressive American military victory over the British.
  c. the British deciding to conclude a peace treaty with the Americans at Ghent, Belgium in late 1814.
  d. a wave of patriotism washing over the entire country, exemplified by public praise for the defenders of New Orleans.
  e. the restoration of American honor in the hearts and minds of many Americans.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c



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