Lesson 1
Which president acquired the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Underground Railroad?
A network of secret safe houses that helped the enslaved escape from the South to the free North
What was the name of the primary strategy of the Union at the start of the Civil War?
Anaconda Plan
Which candidate won the state of Virginia in the 1860 election?
John Bell
Order these events from earliest to latest:
Trail of Tears
George Washington elected
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
George Washington elected
Trail of Tears
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
Who fought America during the War of 1812?
Great Britain
List the THREE parts of the Missouri Compromise.
1. Missouri is admitted as a slave state.
2. Maine is admitted as a free state.
3. Line was drawn at Missouri's southern border. Slavery only allowed BELOW the line.
On which date did WV officially become a state?
June 20, 1863
How many Electoral College votes did Lincoln receive? How many did the other three combine receive?
180, 123
Order these events from earliest to latest:
1860 presidential election
Missouri Compromised passed
Thomas Jefferson elected
Thomas Jefferson elected
Missouri Compromise passed
1860 presidential election
How much did America pay in 1803 to acquire the Louisiana Purchase territory?
$15 million
List THREE parts of the Compromise of 1850.
1. California admitted as a FREE state
2. Pay Texas $10 million to give up claim to New Mexico
3.Buying/selling of enslaved people was banned in DC
4. Strengthened Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
5. Slavery in New Mexico and Utah would be decided by popular sovereignty
What area of America did the Emancipation Proclamation apply to?
Rebellious states
What was John Breckinridge's political party and platform?
Southern Democrat, protect slavery
Order these events from earliest to latest:
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
War of 1812
WV Becomes a StateWar of 1812
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
WV Becomes a State
What was the name given to the forced mass exodus of Native Americans to territories west of the Mississippi River?
Trail of Tears
One of the statehood questions the Second Wheeling Convention had to address was establishing boundaries for the new state. What was the answer to this question?
Include eastern panhandle counties to keep B&O Railroad.
Where did the Civil War start?
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
What was Stephen Douglas's political party and platform?
Democrat, Popular Sovereignty
Order these events from earliest to latest:
Civil War begins
First/Second Wheeling Conventions
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850
Civil War Begins
First/Second Wheeling Conventions
The Corps of Discovery was tasked with exploring the Louisiana Purchase territory. Provide TWO of their goals.
1. Make maps of the territory (specifically waterways)
2. Look for an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean.
3. Learn about and establish trade relationship with indigenous peoples
4. Study plants and animals
One of the statehood questions the Second Wheeling Convention had to address was whether or not the new state would allow slavery. What was the initial answer the delegates had for this question?
If you were already enslaved, you would stay enslaved. If you were already free, you would stay free. No new African Americans were allowed in WV.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Outlawed slavery in ALL US states and territories
What was John Bell's political party and platform?
Constitutional Union, neutral
Order these events from earliest to latest:
Nat Turner's slave rebellion
Indian Removal Act passed
13th Amendment passed
Indian Removal Act passed
Nat Turner's slave rebellion
13th Amendment passed