The Confederate capture of Fort Sumter in 1861 was significant because it -- a
inspired Northern voters to elect Abraham Lincoln as President
b
allowed the South to form an alliance with France
c
marked the beginning of the Civil War
d
forced the border states to agree to free their slaves

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

In order to maintain national security within its colonies in america, england constructed a series of forts along colonial boundaries for protection. true false

What was the difference between bombing military targets in the united kingdom, and bombing the city of london? a. bombing a city kills lots of innocent civilians, bombing a military target doesn't b. bombing military targets didn't force the u.k. to surrender, but bombing london did c. military targets were bombed by japan, while london was bombed by the nazis d. london was bombed before the u.s. entered the war; military targets were bombed afterward