1800s Flashcards
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
- The Louisiana Territory
- Louisiana
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s
- War of 1812
- Mexican-American War
- Civil War
- Spanish-American War
Name the US war between the North and the South
- the Civil War
Name one problem that led to the Civil War
- slavery
- economic reasons (slavery)
- states’ rights (to owning slaves)
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
- freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- saved ( or preserved ) the Union
- led the United States during the Civil War
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
- freed the slaves
- freed slaves in the Confederacy
- freed slaves in the Confederate states
- freed slaves in most Southern states
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
- fought for women’s rights
- fought for civil rights
The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
- Battle of Fort Sumter
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Battle of Vicksburg
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Sherman’s March
- Surrender at Appomattox
- Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg
- Lincoln was assassinated
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.
- Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- Saved (or preserved) the Union
- Led the United States during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
- Delivered the Gettysburg Address
What US war ended slavery?
The Civil War
What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States?
14th Amendment
When did all men get the right to vote?
- After the Civil War
- During Reconstruction
- With the 15th Amendment
- 1870
The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
- Battle of Fort Sumter
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Battle of Vicksburg
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Sherman’s March
- Surrender at Appomattox
- Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg
- Lincoln was assassinated
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.
- Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- Saved (or preserved) the Union
- Led the United States during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
- Delivered the Gettysburg Address
What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States?
14th Amendment