Federal Fort where the first shots of the war took place
* First battle of civil war
Fort Sumter
Abolitionists were Americans who wanted to end
Slavery
Which amendment to the US Constitution granted full citizenship to all people born in the United States?
13th
14th
or 15th
14th
What was it called when Native Americans were forced off their land
Native American Removal Act
Indian Removal Act
Trail of Tears
What was it called when General Sherman's army destroyed the South during the Civil War?
Sherman's March
Which president signed the act to remove Native Americans from their land? (this president was known as an American King based on several acts he passed without the approval of congress)
Andrew Jackson
Which amendment made slavery illegal? (#)
13th amendment
This Amendment gives African Americans the right to vote.
15th amendment
What was the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
Manifest Destiny
Which term means the "right to vote"
Suffrage
Who debated Abraham Lincoln in the US Senate race in 1858?
Stephen Douglas
Which invention did Abraham Lincoln use to communicate to his commanders during the war?
telegraph
The purpose of Reconstruction. (name 2 purposes)
1. Restore the South to the United States.
2. Integrate and Protect freedmen in the south.
What was the change from a farming society to one based on Industry (manufacturing)?
Industrial Revolution
What state did General Sherman meet General Lee at after the South surrendered?
Virginia
What was a term of the ending of the Civil War?
The South had to rejoin the Unit
soldiers had to be paroled
What territorial acquisition doubled the size of the United States? Who made the purchase? Who did they buy it from?
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
France/Napoleon