General McClellan’s Army of the Potomac tried to capture the Confederate capital, Richmond through the Peninsula Campaign.
Answer: Option A
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General George McClellan, the commander of the army of the Union had a not so clear plan of capturing the Confederate capital. In his attempt to do that, his troops successfully crossed the James River without much reluctance. Once they crossed it, they fought a small battle with a troop of the Confederate army and won.
The Union army troops were surprised by the minor resistance of the Confederate army. But soon after they won their first battle after crossing River James, they had to face a massive surprise attack from the troops led by General Johnston. At last, General McClellan lost this battle after heavy casualties on his side.
The correct answers are the following.
Does each idea represent the views of the Federalists, the Anti-Federalists, or neither?
Anti-Federalists - opposed a strong central government.
Federalists - wanted the government to regulate trade consistently.
Neither Federalists nor Anti-Federalists - feared individual states losing too much power
The faction which believed the new Constitution was harmful to the lower class and did not contain sufficient provisions for individual liberties were known as Antifederalists.
The antifederalists were the politicians that believed that a strong central government could be a dangerous form of government for the United States in that it could suppress people's liberties and turn into tyranny. Thomas Jefferson was an antifederalist. They opposed the idea of federalists such as Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, who believed that the best form of government for the country was a strong federal government.
D. To assist former slaves with getting jobs, education, food, and clothing.
