Westward Expansion
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Native Americans
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
saved or preserved the Union
led the United States during the Civil War
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed the slaves
freed slaves in the Confederacy
freed slaves in the Confederate states
freed slaves in the Southern states
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
people from Africa
black Americans
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
the Louisiana Territory
Louisiana
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
the Civil War
the War between the States
Who was president of the Southern states or the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What is the name of the United States national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
This person was an abolitionist, Army scout, and Union spy. She made 13 trips to the Southern states to free slaves. What is her name?
Harriet Tubman
There were 13 original states. Name three.
New Hampshire New York Maryland
Massachusetts New Jersey Virginia
Rhode Island Pennsylvania North Carolina
Connecticut Delaware South Carolina
Georgia
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery
economic reasons
states' rights
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
fought for women's rights
fought for civil rights
What was the Underground Railroad?
A secret system of people and houses slaves used to hide and travel to a free state, or Canada.
Many people who secretly helped the slaves.
How were slaves treated?
They worked on plantations, growing cotton, tobacco, and other products.
They were treated like personal property.
They had no freedom or basic rights.
They could not decide where to live and they did not get paid for work.
They were killed if they tried to run away.
In 1804, who did President Thomas Jefferson choose to explore the Western half of the country?
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
What was one result of the Civil War?
The states were united together.
abolition of slavery
a period of reconstruction to rebuild the South
integrating formerly enslaved people into society and citizenship
strengthened the federal or national government
What did Harriet Tubman do?
She fought against slavery.
She helped slaves and ex-slaves.d
She also fought for the rights of women.
She was very brave. Her nickname: Moses - because she led her people to freedom.
In the 1840s, the United States wanted to occupy land along the Western border (California, Nevada, Utah, Texas, Arizona, Texas). The U.S. and Mexico declared war. Then, they signed a peace treaty. Which war was this?
The Mexican-American War of 1846.
Where could slaves go to be free?
The Northern states
Canada
What is the belief that American colonist should have the God-given right to expand to the West?
Manifest Destiny
What was one reason that the United States went to war against Great Britain in the War of 1812?
Great Britain interrupted U.S. trade with other countries.
The British captured U.S. ships and forced the sailors to work for them.
The British encouraged Native Americans to fight against American settlers who were moving west.
What did Harriet Beecher Stowe do?
An American abolitionist and author.
She is known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which showed the terrible conditions for slaves.
Define one of these vocabulary for the Civil War:
1. abolitionist
2. rebellion
3. secede
1. abolitionist = person that fights against slavery
2. rebellion = to act against
3. secede = separate, leave, or go away from something
What was the secret network of people, houses, and routes that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom?
the Underground Railroad