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100

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

100

What war was fought over the issue of slavery between 1861 and 1865?

The Civil War

100

What are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution called?

The Bill of Rights

100

What was someone who wanted to end slavery known as?

Abolitionist 

100

What was the first state to secede from the Union?

South Carolina

200

He was a major abolitionist who led the raid on Harper's Ferry.

John Brown

200

What war was fought between the British and the United States that resulted in the White House burning down?

The War of 1812

200

What amendment fully abolished slavery in the United States?

The 13th Amendment

200

This means to leave one's own country to live in a new country.

Immigration

200

What Southern state fought for its independence from Mexico?

Texas

300

Which president was responsible for the "Trail of Tears"?

Andrew Jackson

300

What war was fought between Mexico and the United States because of the idea of Manifest Destiny?

The Mexican-American War

300

Name the three branches of the government.

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

300
Founded by Joseph Smith, this group of people moved West to avoid religious persecution.
Mormons
300

The first capital of the United States, this city is where the Constitutional Convention was held.

Philadelphia

400

Responsible for the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, who was known as the "Great Compromise"?

Henry Clay

400
After popular sovereignty allowed people to vote on the issue of slavery in Kansas, what was the fighting known as?

Bleeding Kansas

400

What major political party was created as an anti-slavery party?

The Republican Party

400

What was the term for a Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War?

Carpetbagger

400

What is the long trail that carried many wagon trains from East to West in the mid-1800s

The Oregon Trail

500

Who was the enslaved woman that Thomas Jefferson had children with?

Sally Hemings

500

Who was the group of people who were kidnapping Americans in the Barbary states that led to a war?

The Barbary Pirates

500

What major political party was created to support Andrew Jackson?

The Democrat Party

500

During the 2nd Great Awakening, this group of Christians wanted to spread Christianity to others through a process called evangelism.

Protestants

500

Due to its higher population and stronger industrial economy, this side had the initial advantage in the Civil War.

The North