B: AMERICAN HISTORY - 1800s Flashcards
1
Q
- What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
A
the Louisiana Territory
Louisiana
2
Q
- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
A
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
3
Q
- Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
A
the Civil War
the War between the States
4
Q
- Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
A
slavery
economic reasons
states? rights
5
Q
- What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
A
freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
saved (or preserved) the Union
led the United States during the Civil War
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 did Susan B. Anthony do?
A
fought for women?s rights
fought for civil rights