B: 1800s Flashcards
1
Q
- What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
A
• Louisiana Territory • Louisiana
2
Q
- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
A
- War of 1812
- Civil War
- Mexican-American War
- Spanish-American War
3
Q
- Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
A
• The Civil War
4
Q
- The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
A
- (Battle of) Fort Sumter
- Emancipation Proclamation
- (Battle of) Gettysburg
- Sherman’s March
- (Surrender at) Appomattox
- (Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg
- Lincoln was assassinated.
5
Q
- Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one. *
A
- Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- Led the United States during the Civil War
- Saved (or preserved) the Union
- 16th president of the United States • Delivered the Gettysburg Address
6
Q
- What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
A
- Freed the slaves
- Freed slaves in the Confederacy
- Freed slaves in the Confederate states
- Freed slaves in most Southern states
7
Q
- What U.S. war ended slavery?
A
• The Civil War
8
Q
- What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States?
A
14th Amendment
9
Q
- When did all men get the right to vote?
A
- After the Civil War
• During Reconstruction
• (With the) 15th Amendment
• 1870
10
Q
- Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
A
- Harriet Tubman
- Susan B. Anthony
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Sojourner Truth
- Lucretia Mott
- Lucy Stone