Pre Civil War
Who won the Presidential election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Which university in Washington D.C. was a part of the Freedmen’s Bureau that gave educational opportunities to African Americans?
Howard University
What is a tax on imported goods?
Tariff
Was New York a Union or Confederate State
Union
What is the capital of Connecticut
Hartford
Which novel by Harriet Beacher Stowe, published during this time period exposed the horrors of slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What did the Amnesty Act of 1872 allow former Confederates to do?
Vote
What is another name for city growth?
Urbanization
True or False: South Carolina was the first state to leave the Union
True
What is the Capital of New York
Albany
What year was the Missouri Compromise passed
1820
What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
Voting Rights
What was the type of housing that was described as, great prison-like structures of brick, with narrow doors and windows, cramped passages and steep, rickety stairs."
Tenement Housing
True or False: Virginia was a Union state and remained loyal to the Union
False
What is the Capital of California
Sacramento
Under the Missouri compromise, which new state was admitted as a slave state?
Missouri
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
Birthright Citizenship
What is a group of corporations run by a single board of directors.
Trust
Name 5 Union States
California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
What is the Capital of Texas
Austin
How many total states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America?
11
Where was the location of the Confederates' surrender?
Appomattox Court House
Who perfected the assembly line in the car industry?
Henry Ford
Name the Four Border States
Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, & Maryland
What is the Capital of Washington State
Olympia