How Did Lincoln React to the Actions of Gens

question 31

Multiple Choice

How did Lincoln react to the actions of Gens. John C. Fremont and David Hunter, who ordered all slaves in their areas freed under the First Confiscation Act?

• A) He generally ignored their actions.
• B) He immediately countermanded their orders, and told them to stick to the letter of the law.
• C) He immediately approved of their actions, sending them medals of valor and bravery for their support of the northern cause.
• D) He approved of their actions privately, but required them to return slaves to their masters.

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Definitions:

Nitrogenous Waste

Waste products that contain nitrogen, primarily produced by the metabolic breakdown of proteins and nucleic acids, and excreted by organisms.

Urea

Main nitrogenous waste of terrestrial amphibians and most mammals.

Creatinine

A waste product produced by muscles from the breakdown of a compound called creatine, commonly measured in blood or urine tests as an indicator of kidney function.

Tubular Reabsorption

Movement of primarily nutrient molecules and water from the contents of the nephron into blood at the proximal convoluted tubule.