section 2

Question 0

pres. Lincoln’s act which freed slaves in the south

Answer 0

Emancipation proclamation

Question 1

The Civil War began with an altercation at….

Answer 1

Fort Sumter

Question 2

during the Civil War many former slaves worked on large plantations under the system of

Answer 2

sharecropping

Question 3

The president of the United States is determined by whichever candidate wins the

Answer 3

electoral vote

Question 4

The American government wanted to encourage settlement out west and did so by issuing the

Answer 4

homestead act

Question 5

during the Spanish-American war Teddy Roosevelt led a volunteer Calvary group called the

Answer 5

rough riders

Question 6

Upton Sinclair’s “the jungle”exposed the issues of which industry in the United States?

Answer 6

meatpacking industry

Question 7

The Zimmerman Telegram the sinking of the Lusitania prompted the United States to enter which major war?

Answer 7

World War I

Question 8

Woodrow Wilson laid out his plan to rebuild Europe in his

Answer 8

14 points

Question 9

what was the name of the era in American history during which the consumption and distribution of alcohol was banned?

Answer 9

prohibition