Civil War
This fort was captured by the Confederacy
Fort Sumter
The number of colonies to begin the US and the country it broke away from?
13 and Britain
In order to search and/or seize property of a suspected law breaker?
4th
The idea that America was fated to spread over the entire continent was called?
Manifest Destiny
Name two ways the US acquired new territories?
Treaties and purchases
A major strength of the Union?
Factories, population or money
The territory purchased from the French?
Louisiana
What are the 5 parts of the 1st Amendment?
Freedoms of Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly and Petition
Which group of people built the railroads?
Chinese
Who was the main US ally from the Revolutionary period through the 1800's?
France
This waterway allowed for the movement of goods and trading?
Mississippi River
Name 3 northern and southern states.
Many combinations possible
This amendment abolished slavery in the USA?
13th
What were the three big reasons for people to move west?
Religious freedom, acquire land and gain wealth
Which invention made cotton a cash king among crops?
The Cotton Gin
Abe Lincoln's main and secondary goal of the war?
To keep the Union (USA) together and abolish slavery
The first colony of within the USA which remained a US state?
Virginia
Women gained the right to vote due to this amendment; name it and what is another name for voting?
19th and suffrage
Which two groups of people did the US NOT have issues with?
French and Dutch
Why did African Kings sell Africans, or their own people?
For firearms
The document which ended slavery?
Emancipation Proclamation
The Land of Lincoln is called?
Illinois
Which amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age?
26th
Many Native Americans were killed by these when people moved west?
Wagon trains--NOT RxR
When did slavery begin and and how many African lives were affected by the Atlantic Slave Trade?
The 1400's and 10 million