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1
Q
  1. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
A

the Louisiana Territory

Louisiana

2
Q
  1. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
A

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

3
Q
  1. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
A

the Civil War

the War between the States

4
Q
  1. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
A

slavery
economic reasons
states? rights

5
Q
  1. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
A

freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
saved (or preserved) the Union
led the United States during the Civil War

6
Q
  1. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
A

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

7
Q
  1. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
A

fought for women?s rights

fought for civil rights