195 final exam

Poor questions

Homestead Act question - poor

Jubal Early question (tricky - check facts)

Confederate soldiers in 1865 had LEAST need of which one of the following  (too tricky - fix)

Historical review suggests that the BASIC cause of the riots that occurred in New York City in 1863 was  (check this with video) answer = prejudice, most students chose anger at the draft

Which of the following did Union General Ulysses Grant support?  (check)

The Union Act that freed the slaves.  add "passed by Congress" to the question

Recognizing the need and the urgency of their situation, Confederate leaders finally agreed to raise two companies of black "slave" soldiers, both of which fought valiantly in the battles of Franklin and Nashville Tennessee against Union commander George Henry Thomas.  (check, but I believe they never actually fought - FALSE)