Fill in the Blank:
The Baltimore and _____ Railroad construction began.
Ohio
100
What act was signed by president Andrew Jackson?
Indian Removal Act
100
What was the outcome of the Mexican-American War?
The United States got the Northern part of Mexico's land, and is now part of the United States.
100
How much did the Gasden Purchase Cost?
$10 million.
100
Why did the new Republican party form in 1860?
The United States wanted to find another way to resolve conflicts.
200
Which two presidents became elected in the 1820's?
James Monroe and John Quincy Adams.
200
What was the network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to the free states.
Underground Railroad
200
Who were the 49ers?
A group of pioneers from the Eastern United States that endured a long and difficult journey
200
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
It was a compromise between slave owners and North free states that stated all escaped slaves can be captured, and returned to their masters.
200
What year did the Civil War end?
1865
300
What is the name of a present day state that originated a state in the 1820's.
Maine and Missouri
300
What is another name for the Second Seminole War?
The Florida War
300
What happened at Seneca Falls?
It spearheaded the first women's rights convention in American History.
300
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
300
Fill in the Blank:
President ___________ was assassinated in the Ford theater in Washington D.C.
Abraham Lincoln
400
What political party was created in 1828?
Democratic
400
What was the 25th state?
a.Nebraska b.Arkansas c.California d.Florida
b.Arkansas
400
What did 54 40 or fight mean?
It was where they wanted the border to land between Canada and Oregon.
400
Where did the first YMCA open?
Boston
400
What is the name of the group that was formed in 1865, and set out to make sure that the local African American population did not gain civil and legal rights?
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
500
The biggest invention of the 1820's was what?
Typewriter
500
The trail of tears was marched in present day _____.
Oklahoma
500
Name a woman who was involved at Seneca Falls.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, etc.
500
Who was the main person involved in Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
500
Fill in the Blank:
Fort Sumter is located in _______, South Carolina.