Abraham Lincoln and Slaves
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Name one right only for U.S. citizens.
vote in a federal election
run for federal office
The Federalist papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
freed the slaves
saved the Union
Led the U.S. during the Civil War
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill of Rights
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Name the war between the north and the south.
the Civil War
the War between the States
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
announce our independence from Great Britain
declare our independence from Great Britain
said that the United States is free from Great Britain
Name one problem that led to the Civil War?
slavery
economic reasons
states' rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
speech
religion
assembly
press
petition the government
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written.
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed the slaves
freed slaves in the Confederacy
freed slaves in the Confederate States
freed slaves in most Southern States
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
Name one war fought by the U.S. in the 1800s.
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
Name one branch or part of the government?
Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
the Louisiana Territory
Louisiana
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson