Westward Expansion
Slavery
The Civil War
Reconstruction
Civil Rights
100
What is the name of the territory "2" and from which country did we acquire it?
Northwest Territory - Great Britian
100
Which invention during the industrial revolution changed slavery, which had been on the decline prior to its invention?
The cotton gin
100
Who won the Civil War.
The North/The Union
100
The period of rebuilding after the Civil War was called what?
Reconstruction
100
This term means separating people based on race.
Segregation
200
What is the name of the territory "3" and from which country did we acquire it?
The Louisiana Territory/Purchase - France
200
In 1863, President Lincoln issued the _____________ _________________ declaring that all the slaves in the South were free.
Emancipation Proclimation
200
What term means seperating or breaking away? (Hint: the southern states did this from the Union prior to the start of the Civil War)
Secession
200
After the end of the Civil War, new constitutional laws are passed and added to the Constitution to free and protect African Americans.
Which amendment abolished (got rid of slavery)?
Amendment 13
200
Based on the picture shown from the Jim Crow era, which rights are being restricted?
A. Marriage and Family
B. Education
C. Public Accommodation
D. Transportation
E. Voting
Transportation
300
What is the name of the territory "4" and from which country did we acquire it?
Florida Cession - Spain
300
The best hope for escaped slaves to escape to freedom was the ____________________, led by the first civil rights activist, __________________.
Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman
300
Which declaration issued by President Lincoln in 1863 made the Civil War an official fight to end slavery?
The Emancipation Proclamation
300
After the end of the Civil War, new constitutional laws are passed and added to the Constitution to free and protect African Americans.
Which amendment granted the right to vote to all men regardless of race (women did not gain the right to vote until addition of Amendment 19).
Amendment 15
300
Based on the picture shown from the Jim Crow era, which rights are being restricted?
A. Marriage and Family
B. Education
C. Public Accommodation
D. Transportation
E. Voting
Public Accommodation
400
What is the name of the territory "6" and from which country did we acquire it?
Oregon Territory - Great Britian
400
This law, established in 1850, brought the brutality of slavery into the North and was a major tipping point in the anti-slavery movement. It gave slave owners the legal means to capture and return escaped slaves from the North and bring them back into slavery. This act was abused and many free African Americans living in the North were captured and sold into slavery.
The Fugitive Slave Act
400
Identify whether the given person, place or thing is associated with the Union or the Confederacy during the Civil War.
- President Abraham Lincoln ________
- Cotton Plantations ________
- Government established use of railroad system ________
- General Robert E. Lee _________
- President Jefferson Davis __________
- General William T. Sherman __________
- President Abraham Lincoln = Union
- Cotton Plantations = Confederacy
- Government established use of railroad system = Union
- General Robert E. Lee = Confederacy
- President Jefferson Davis = Confederacy
- General William T. Sherman = Union
400
After the end of the Civil War, new constitutional laws are passed and added to the Constitution to free and protect African Americans.
Which amendment guaranteed citizenship to all people born in the U.S. This amendment also gave all citizens the right to due process and equal protection under the law.
Amendment 14
400
Based on the pictures shown from the Jim Crow era, which rights are being restricted?
A. Marriage and Family
B. Education
C. Public Accommodation
D. Transportation
E. Voting
Education
500
Identify territories "5, 7 and 8" and from which country we gained these territories. Also identify which territory was gained first, second and last.
5 - Texas Annexation - First
7 - Mexican Cession - Second
8 - Gadsen Purchase - Last
All won or purchased from Mexico
500
Explain what the Missouri Compromise did.
Missouri’s application for statehood triggered an uproar. If that state were admitted, the balance between slave states and free states would be gone. The Missouri Compromise saved the day: Missouri would be admitted as a slave state, and a new state—Maine—would be created as a free state. To avoid future problems, they also mapped out which parts of the rest of America’s territory could become slave and free states. For almost 30 years, America kept the balance as more states joined the Union.
500
Why was the expansion of the railroad and the invention of the telegraph so crucial in the victory of the Union in the Civil War? Think about how they were used and what Lincoln did to gain a strategic advantage in the war with their use.
The expansion of the railroad and invention of the telegraph were key tools in the North’s victory of the Civil War. President Lincoln put both of these systems into use by the government for the war effort; he used the expansion of the railroad to transport supplies and soldiers to battlefronts in need, and he used the telegraph along with Morse Code to send messages to his military leaders using short quick messages. Additionally Lincoln put the entire Northern industry to work for the war effort (every factory was making something to contribute to the war). The South was at a strategic disadvantage in comparison. Its railroad system was not as expansive as it was in the North, and it was privately owned by various people, so the government could not use it to transport military goods and soldiers without consent from those owners. Additionally the South did not have extensive industry like the North, so it would run out of supplies and such sooner than in the North.
500
This term means people have the right to be treated fairly by the government.
There are two types of ______________, describe the two types of ______________.
Due process; There are two kinds of due process. One has to do with what a law actually says. Laws must be fair and reasonable. The government cannot pass laws that unfairly limit people’s life, liberty, or property. The other type of due process has to do with how laws are enforced. Government officials must follow certain rules or procedures when they enforce laws. They cannot take away or limit someone’s life, liberty, or property without following those rules.
500
Describe who "Jim Crow" was, and how the term evolved to describe culture during the Civil Rights era.
Daddy Rice, a white actor, would cover his face with charcoal and then sing and dance in a silly way. This character’s name was Jim Crow. Just like we compare people to characters on TV, people began to use Jim Crow as a way to describe black people. (It wasn’t a compliment.) As time went on, the term was also used to describe any racist law that restricted the rights and opportunities of black people.