Important People
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What war was fought over the issue of slavery between 1861 and 1865?
The Civil War
What are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
What was someone who wanted to end slavery known as?
Abolitionist
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
He was a major abolitionist who led the raid on Harper's Ferry.
John Brown
What war was fought between the British and the United States that resulted in the White House burning down?
The War of 1812
What amendment fully abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
This means to leave one's own country to live in a new country.
Immigration
What Southern state fought for its independence from Mexico?
Texas
Which president was responsible for the "Trail of Tears"?
Andrew Jackson
What war was fought between Mexico and the United States because of the idea of Manifest Destiny?
The Mexican-American War
Name the three branches of the government.
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
The first capital of the United States, this city is where the Constitutional Convention was held.
Philadelphia
Responsible for the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, who was known as the "Great Compromise"?
Henry Clay
Bleeding Kansas
What major political party was created as an anti-slavery party?
The Republican Party
What was the term for a Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War?
Carpetbagger
What is the long trail that carried many wagon trains from East to West in the mid-1800s
The Oregon Trail
Who was the enslaved woman that Thomas Jefferson had children with?
Sally Hemings
Who was the group of people who were kidnapping Americans in the Barbary states that led to a war?
The Barbary Pirates
What major political party was created to support Andrew Jackson?
The Democrat Party
During the 2nd Great Awakening, this group of Christians wanted to spread Christianity to others through a process called evangelism.
Protestants
Due to its higher population and stronger industrial economy, this side had the initial advantage in the Civil War.
The North