American History - 1800s

Question 1

What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?

Answer 1

• The Louisiana Territory
• Louisiana

Question 2

Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s

Answer 2

• War of 1812
• Mexican-America War
• Civil War
• Spanish-American War

Question 3

Name the US war between the North and the South

Answer 3

• Civil War
• War between States

Question 4

Name one problem that led to the Civil War

Answer 4

• Slavery
• economic reasons
• states’ rights

Question 5

*What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

Answer 5

• freed the slaves (emancipation Proclomation)
• saved (or preserved) the Union
• led the US during the Civil War

Question 6

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer 6

• freed the slaves
• freed slaves in the Confederacy
• freed slaves in the Confederate states
• freed slaves in most Southern states

Question 7

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

Answer 7

• fought for women’s rights
• fought for civil rights