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Midterm Exams

Midterm Exams

Q Midterm Exams • Points 15 • Submitting a file upload Answer each question with at least 600 words, not including the citations and quotations. Cite your work with the textbook and articles in Canvas. Use multiple sources per response and give a wide variety of examples to support your claim. 1. Is Lincoln deserving of the credit that he is given as being one of the greatest presidents, or was he simply another politician that is given too much credit for the “good” things that transpired during his tenure as president? 2. Examining the history of the United States’ armed forces between 1860 and 1920, was the U.S. military a force for good or evil during this time period? Choose One of the Following 3. For people to discriminate against one another is one thing, but for the government to practice discrimination may be perceived as unconstitutional. What were the many ways that the government discriminated against various groups between 1860 and 1920? What were the proposed solutions to these problems and which solutions would you agree support? 4. Was Laissez-Faire practiced in this country between 1860 and 1920? Why or why not?

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Abraham Lincoln was indeed one of the most popular and revered Presidents of the United States but questioning his unmatched status as a mythical figure can often be considered as a criminal status. While Lincoln did pass the Emancipation declaration, under his regime slavery came to end merely on official terms. The conditions endured by the African – Americans remained same with the Southerners inflicting the same amounts of prejudice on them, without the official capacity to hold them as slaves. In a bid maintain equality among the recently emancipated by generationally downtrodden victims of slavery, Lincoln could have extended compensatory measures. With his prime agenda of keeping the union intact, he feared lending the Southern states a hefty hand, further destabilizing the condition of the Union.