US Expansion
Did the North US or South US have slaves?
South
Was Fredrick Douglass an abolitionist?
Yes
True or False: Abraham Lincoln was anti-slavery.
True
General Lee was from which side of the war?
Confederate
Which side won the war?
North, Union
Define Manifest Destiny
The Americans thought they had a God-given right to settle the land to the West.
Name one crop that the slaves were forced to help grow.
Cotton, Tobacco, Sugar Cane, Indigo
True or False: Conflict over whether new states would be free or slave states helped cause the Civil War.
True
Which side fired the first shots?
Confederacy
What was the time period called after the Civil War when the government tried to fix the country?
The Reconstruction Era
What was the trail of tears?
When the Native Americans were forced to leave their home and settle in other lands.
What was the Middle Passage?
The trade route between Africa and America where slaves were forced onto packed ships and transported across the Atlantic Ocean.
What does "compromise" mean?
an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side giving in a little bit.
Which side had the larger army?
Union
Was it the 10th, 13th, or 19th Amendment that ended slavery?
13th
When was gold discovered in California?
1949
Who were the abolitionists?
People who worked to stop slavery.
Name the president of the Northern states and the Southern states.
Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis
What is the name of the famous speech Lincoln gave after the battle at Gettysburg?
The Gettysburg Address
Who took over power after Lincoln died?
Andrew Jackson
Name of the route that settlers took to head west.
Oregon Trail
About how many slaves were brought to America?
12 million
Which was the first state to secede from the Union?
North Carolina
Which two generals met to end the war?
Name the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth