HIST 103 UBC Foundation of American History Questions

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Read the book and the chapters and answer the following questions:

1. What role did white supremacy, institutionalized slavery, and the development of a free labor economy in the Northern States play in the buildup to secession and Civil War?

2. What are some ways that the Lincoln administration reduced civil liberties during the war? Why did they do this?

3. After reading Douglass's narrative, did it change the way that you understand the concept of slavery? If so, how?

For question 1 and 2, you must refer to the chapters from Exploring American History, and for question 3, you must read the book Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass.

Each question should be 75 - 80 words.

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Running head: AMERICAN HISTOTY

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American History

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AMERICAN HISTORY

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American History

Question One
The white southerners changed their views on racism and freed many Americans who had
been enslaved. The northerners enacted laws that eased racism (Douglas, 1845, p.76). The majority
of the whites also stopped supporting supremacy. Protests by slaves and the abolition of slavery
by the U.S Congress which led to freeing of over 4...


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