Author Question: What are the Copperheads in this cartoon from Harper's Weekly preventing the goddess Liberty from ... (Read 34 times)

silviawilliams41 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The Sedition Act differed from the Espionage Act in that it __________.

A) led to the arrest and punishment of U.S. citizens
B) restricted civil liberties during the war
C) targeted anyone who spoke against the government
D) targeted German Americans and immigrants

Question 2

Which provision of the 1863 Conscription Act led to resentment by many Northerners?

A) the ability to buy one's way out of the draft in exchange for a high fee
B) the inclusion of immigrants among those who might be drafted
C) the clemency offered to those who disappeared to escape the draft
D) the state-based quota system for the draft

Question 3

What feeling can be inferred from the photo of the South Vietnamese attempting to flee Saigon from the roof of the American Embassy in 1975?

A) security because the South Vietnamese were not in imminent danger
B) satisfaction because the evacuation was a triumph for the United States
C) disdain because Americans were not eager to help their Vietnamese allies
D) disheartenment because many of those in line would not be able to escape

Question 4

In 17791780, the British turned their attention to the South because of their greater __________.

A) opportunity to use their navy to capture ports and cities in this region
B) reliance on slaves to tip the balance of power in their favor
C) possibility of fighting the Continental Army in a conventional style
D) prospect of gaining support from the large Loyalist population

Question 5

What are the Copperheads in this cartoon from Harper's Weekly preventing the goddess Liberty from accomplishing?

A) freeing the slaves
B) negotiating with Britain
C) fighting the Confederacy
D) arresting Union dissenters