The War of 1812
This country fought against the U.S. in the War of 1812.
England/Great Britain/UK
The U.S. bought this huge piece of land from France in 1803. The deal would DOUBLE the size of the U.S.
The Louisiana Purchase
The Industrial Revolution was a time when people started making goods using these instead of making these by hand.
Machines
What major event in 1860 led to Southern states, like Texas, leaving the country (seceding) in 1861?
The Election of Abraham Lincoln (1860)
What was the battle that caused "the bloodiest day in American history"?
Battle of Antietam
The British burned this important U.S. building in 1814, what a disgrace!
The White House
Many people rushed to California in 1849 to find this.
Gold
This new transportation method used steam power to move people and items faster. It was on the right track!
What book talked about how bad slavery was and helped cause the Civil War?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Battle of Vicksburg was fought over control of this large body of water. (Spelling counts :-D)
The Mississippi River
The British would take American sailors from ships and force them to work—this was called what?
Impressment
This Native American woman helped guide and translate during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Sacagawea
People went from working on farms to moving to these crowded areas where factories were.
Cities
What were the 3 main crops (plants) that the South used slaves for?
Cotton, Tobacco, and Sugar
Name 1 of the 2 abolitionists who believed in “Violence is the best/only answer?”
John Brown
William T Sherman
This battle was fought 2 weeks after the peace treaty had been signed! News was slow back then.
The Battle of New Orleans
This is the American belief that the United States was destined to expand west across North America, that White Christian men were “superior” to the Natives and Mexicans so it was ok that we took their land. Some saw these groups as “non-humans.”
Manifest Destiny
This invention made it much faster to make clothes from cotton.
Spinning Jenny
This Confederate general's plan allowed the South to win The 1st Battle of Bull Run, shocking many. He got his nickname from his defensive plan.
Stonewall Jackson
What two generals were present during the Surrender at Appomattox? They were the leaders of their respective armies.
Robert E. Lee for the Confederacy (South)
Ulysses S. Grant for the Union (North)
This battle inspired a poem that became the U.S. national anthem.
Battle of Fort McHenry
What year did Texas join the United States?
1845
Child workers made about this much compared to adult workers. (Hint- it's a fraction)
1/10th
In this court case, the Supreme Court said enslaved people were not citizens, they were property. This upset many in the North.
Dred Scott Decision
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation stated that slave in the South were now free! Still, they were not officially free until this amendment was passed.
The 13th amendment (to the Constitution)