People
Who were some of the first explorers or settlers of a land?
Pioneers
Which war was fought between the North and South over slavery?
The Civil War
Name a state that was added to the U.S. after the Mexican-American war.
California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, or Wyoming
What were the names of the two sides of the Civil War?
Union OR North and Confederacy OR South
What was the biggest crop grown on plantations in the South?
Who was the president of the Union in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
When the U.S. bought land from France that doubled the size of the U.S.
The Louisiana Purchase
Name a state that was in the Confederacy.
Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Virginia
Which amendment says all adult males can vote?
15th Amendment
What was the name of the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War?
Who was the leader of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What was the war the U.S. fought over land with Mexico?
Name one of the stops on Lewis and Clarks' expedition.
St. Louis, Camp Wood, St. Charles, Sioux, Fort Mandan, or Fort Clatsop
Which amendment says everyone born in the U.S. is a U.S. citizen?
14th Amendment
Why did pioneers move west?
cheaper land, better life, gold
Which president passed the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
After
Santa Fe Trail, California Trail, Oregon Trail
What did President Andrew Johnson do for all Confederate soldiers?
Pardoned them
How did mountain men make money?
Hunted animals for their fur
Did the Emancipation Proclamation free slaves in the North or the South?
What happened to President Lincoln on April 15th, 1865?
He was assassinated
Where did the Confederate Army surrender at the end of the Civil War?
Appomattox Court House
Which tribe was Sacagawea a member of?
Shoshone
What did each side in the Civil War have that the other did not?
North: more railroads, bigger armies, and technology
South: slave labor, better generals