MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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war
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peace
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -By virtue of this legislation and the slogan “he kept us out of war, ” Wilson narrowly won re-election.
Detailed explanation-2: -The North was fighting for reunification, and the South for independence. But as the war progressed, the Civil War gradually turned into a social, economic and political revolution with unforeseen consequences. The Union war effort expanded to include not only reunification, but also the abolition of slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -WARTIME PRESIDENCY Lincoln’s primary goal as president was to hold the country together. For a long time, it didn’t look as if he would succeed. During the early years, the South was winning the war. It wasn’t until the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania during July 1863 that the war turned in favor of the Union.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten Confederate states still in rebellion. It also decreed that freed slaves could be enlisted in the Union Army, thereby increasing the Union’s available manpower.
Detailed explanation-5: -For the South, the primary aim of the war was to preserve slavery. For the North, the primary goal was to preserve the Union. The basic strategy of the South was to conduct a defensive war. The Confederacy had a stronger fighting spirit and more soldiers than the Union.