US History Final: Straighterline A+ Exam Questions & Answers

The story of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln - ANSWER-involved a larger conspiracy to kill other members of the administration. The Supreme Court held in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) - ANSWER-the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. During Reconstruction, the Southern school system - ANSWER-eventually reached forty percent of all black children. The 1856 beating of Charles Sumner on the floor of the United States Senate - ANSWER-was a vicious assault carried out by a member of the House of Representatives. During the Grant administration, the United States acquired - ANSWER-Alaska. During Reconstruction, there was a dramatic improvement in Southern - ANSWER-education. In the Civil War, the number of deaths for every 100,000 of the population was - ANSWER-2,000. During the Civil War, naval activity was particularly important on the - ANSWER-western rivers. In the Battle of Gettysburg, in order to reach dug-in Union forces, General George Pickett's division had to cross - ANSWER-an open field. On April 14, 1861, Fort Sumter surrendered after - ANSWER-Confederate forces bombarded it.