Leading to Civil War
This 1850 law required all citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves.
Fugitive Slave Act
What military academy did both General Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant graduate from?
West Point
This amendment, passed in 1865, abolished slavery throughout the United States.
13th Amendment
This American inventor is credited with developing the practical electric light bulb.
Thomas Edison
In 1776, this document declared the American colonies' independence from Britain.
Declaration of Independence
In 1854, this act allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide the issue of slavery for themselves.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This 1863 battle in Pennsylvania was the turning point of the Civil War, ending Confederate hopes of invading the North.
Battle of Gettysburg.
The economic devastation of the South after the Civil War led to a period of rebuilding known as this.
Reconstruction
The Bessemer Process revolutionized this industry.
Steel Industry
This 1803 purchase by President Jefferson doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
This 1857 Supreme Court decision ruled that African Americans, free or enslaved, could not be American citizens.
Dred Scott Decision
This battle is known for being the deadliest single day of fighting in the Civil War, with over 22,000 casualties.
Battle of Antietam
This law, passed during Reconstruction, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
14th Amendment
This innovative system, introduced by Henry Ford, greatly increased production efficiency and lowered the cost of manufacturing goods.
Assembly line
This is the year World War II ended.
1945
This was the latitude line of the Missouri Compromise.
36ยบ 30'
On this day, the last Confederate troops surrendered, which marked the end of slavery for many.
Juneteenth
This 1865 agency was established to help former enslaved people and poor whites in the South by providing food, housing, and education.
Freedman's Bureau
This invention, created by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, revolutionized communication across long distances.
Telephone
This is the year the U.S. entered World War I.
1917
Which was the first state to leave the Union after the Election of 1860?
South Carolina
The surrender of General Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant took place at this Virginia courthouse in April 1865.
Appomattox Court House.
Following the Civil War, this system of labor, in which formerly enslaved people were bound to work the land they once were enslaved on, led to cycles of debt and poverty.
Sharecropping
During the late 19th century, this city, known for its stockyards, railroads, and booming steel industry, saw rapid population growth, becoming one of the largest cities in the U.S. by the 1900s.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from this country.
France