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Out West
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Civil War
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100
Who was the first President of the United States
George Washington
100
This was discovered in California
Gold
100
This was used to sneak escaped slaves to the north.
The underground railroad.
100
What year did the Civil War begin?
1861
100
What are the Bill of Rights?
A part of the Constitution that describes what rights we each have.
200
He wrote the Emancipation Proclamation and was assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln
200
He discovered Gold
John Sutter
200
This slave went to court for his freedom.
Dred Scott
200
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
200
What was one of the North's strategies in the Civil war?
The Anaconda strategy, blocking off all supplies
300
Who invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
300
The Native Americans were marched along this trail to the west.
The Trail of Tears
300
This device helped people communicate far away.
The telegraph
300
What were 2 causes of the Civil war?
slavery and keeping the southern states in the Union
300
This woman was a famous Civil war nurse.
Clara Barton
400
She helped make things better for the mentally ill
Dorothea Dix
400
Who owned Texas before the United States?
Mexico
400
The first southern state to secede (leave) the Union.
South Carolina
400
what was the first battle of the Civil War?
The battle at Fort Sumter
400
What did Texas call itself?
The Lone star State
500
She was a former slave that help other slaves escape to the north.
Sojourner Truth
500
This compromise helped Missouri become admitted to the Union as a slave state.
The Missouri Compromise
500
What is it called when a group of people are separated from the rest because of their race?
segregation
500
What was NOT an advantage of the North in the Civil war?
They were defending their home ground.
500
what did Americans call the right to move west?
Manifest Destiny