Author Question: Why did many male American antiwar protestors choose to burn their draft cards during the Vietnam ... (Read 54 times)

shenderson6 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In what way does the cartoon Lincoln's Birthday compare Woodrow Wilson to Abraham Lincoln?

A) They were both anti-segregationists who tried to better the lives of African Americans.
B) They both had to make difficult decisions about whether to lead the nation into war.
C) They both suffered personal tragedies in office, including the loss of one wife and one child.
D) They both died in office shortly after each of their respective wars ended.

Question 2

Which of the following best characterizes the Confiscation Acts?

A) The Confiscation Acts were early efforts to emancipate slaves.
B) The Confiscation Acts were unpopular among Northern abolitionists.
C) The Confiscation Acts extended the naval blockade of the South.
D) The Confiscation Acts ordered the seizure of land from disloyal Southerners.

Question 3

Why did many male American antiwar protestors choose to burn their draft cards during the Vietnam War?

A) They supported a communist-run government in Vietnam.
B) They believed they were intentionally committing treason against the United States.
C) They saw this action as a form of free speech against the war.
D) The Supreme Court had legalized burning draft cards as free speech.