American History 1850 - 1900

When did the civil war end?

• 1876

• 1861

• 1850

• 1865

President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed the slaves..

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

What were the reasons for the start of the civil war?

• state's rights, slavery

• economy, jobs, income

• slavery, new states

• economy, new states

Thomas Edison invented the....

• Telephone
• Railroad
• Light Bulb
• Automobile

What device did Alexander Graham Bell create that changed communications forever?

• telephone

• telegraph

• phonograph

• electrical services

What land area was bought from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size.

• Texas Annexation

• Louisiana Purchase

• Northwest Territory

• Mexican Cession

In 1852, the American President sent Navy ships to _____ to make them to trade with the U.S.

• Japan

• Korea

• Puerto Rico

• Hawaii

What territories did the US gain as a result of the Spanish-American War?

• North Korea & South Korea

• South Africa, the Philippines, & Spain

• Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Philippines

• Japan & China

What country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from in 1867?

• Russia

• England

• Spain

• France

What place did America take control of in 1900 so it could sail ships across the Pacific Ocean more easily.

• Japan

• Philippines

• Guam

• Hawaii