Expansion
From which country did the United States gain independence?
Which part of the United States was against slavery?
The North
What was the name for the North during the war?
The Union
Industrial Revolution
How many original colonies were there before the 1800s?
13
Which part of the United States supported slavery?
The South
What was the name for the South during the war?
Confederacy
What are 3 rights that slaves received after the civil war?
They were freed, they became citizens, and they could vote
The land that the United States purchased from France was called ________?
The Louisiana Territory
What do you call the farms where many slaves worked in the South?
Plantations
What was the main cause of the civil war?
Slavery
Name 3 things that became more developed during the Industrial Revolution
Railroads,
Factories,
Big cities,
Infrastructure
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that expansion in the United States was inevitable and justified. We were meant to expand across North America
What is the name for the people who fought for slaves' rights?
The abolitionists
Who was the president during the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
Which territories did the United States win in the Spanish-American war? There are 3
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
Where did Lewis and Clark begin their journey, and where did it end?
It began in St. Louis, Missouri and ended in Portland, Oregon
The Emancipation Proclamation
About how many people died during the civil war?
620,000 to 750,000
What is the name for the period of time of US history between 1870-1900?
The Gilded Age