What was unusual about the people who made up the population of St. Augustine, Florida, in the early 1800s?
A) Most people who settled in St. Augustine in the early 1800s were Cubans who were escaping from an autocratic government.
B) Seminole raiders and slaves who had joined their cause made up the majority of the population of St. Augustine in the early 1800s.
C) In the early 1800s, St. Augustine was declared "Indian Territory" and was home to the Seminole tribes who had been removed from their lands.
D) Many different ethnicities made up the population of St. Augustine including Spanish, free African Americans, Seminole Indians, and Europeans.
What main effect did the Union invasion of the Confederate capitol of Richmond have on the Civil War?
A) the loss of Virginia to Union control
B) the surrender of Lee and the end of the war
C) the beginning of the destructive siege of Vicksburg
D) the withdrawal of Confederate troops from Pennsylvania and Maryland
The Republican Party's position on slavery in 1860 was based on which of the following?
A) a return to state control of slavery issues
B) a commitment to end slavery in the United States
C) enforcing the boundaries of the Missouri Compromise
D) protecting the property rights of slave owners across the states

