American History: 1800s

Question 1

Who was the first President?

Answer 1

• (George) Washington

Question 2

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

Answer 2

• the Louisiana Territory
• Louisiana

Question 3

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

Answer 3

• War of 1812
• Mexican-American War
• Civil War
• Spanish-American War

Question 4

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

Answer 4

• the Civil War
• the War between the States

Question 5

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

Answer 5

• slavery
• economic reasons
• states’ rights

Question 6

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

Answer 6

• freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
• saved (or preserved) the Union
• led the United States during the Civil War

Question 7

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer 7

• freed the slaves
• freed slaves in the Confederacy
• freed slaves in the Confederate states
• freed slaves in most Southern states