U.S. History: Expansion and Civil War

How did the United States gain new land between 1803 and 1854?

• Through gifts from other countries.

• By buying land, making deals, and winning battles.

• Only by winning wars against other countries.

• Only by buying land from Native American tribes.

What big question came up as the United States grew larger?

• Should new lands be used for farming or factories?

• Should new lands become free states or slave states?

• Should new lands be given back to Native Americans?

• Should new lands be shared with Canada?

How was the economy of the North different from the economy of the South?

• The North relied on farming, while the South relied on factories.

• The North was industrial and growing fast, while the South relied on farming and slavery.

• Both the North and South had strong farming economies.

• The North had a smaller population than the South.

What was a main difference in how the North and South understood the country's rules?

• The South believed states had more power than the Union, while the North believed the Union was stronger.

• The North believed in property rights, while the South believed all people were equal.

• Both sides agreed on how much power the states should have.

• Neither side cared about the Declaration of Independence.

What was one important part of the Compromise of 1850?

• It made all new territories free states.

• It allowed new territories to decide on slavery themselves.

• It ended slavery in all existing states.

• It gave California to Mexico.

What event caused several Southern states to leave the United States?

• The discovery of gold in California.

• The signing of a new trade agreement.

• The election of Abraham Lincoln as president.

• A major flood in the South.

Where did the American Civil War officially begin?

• Richmond, Virginia

• Fort Sumter, South Carolina

• Washington D.C.

• Bull Run, Virginia

Which of these states was a "border state" that did not join the Confederacy or the Union at the start of the Civil War?

• Texas

• Florida

• Maryland

• South Carolina

What was special about the Battle of Antietam?

• It was the first battle of the war.

• It was the longest battle of the war.

• It was the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history.

• It was the last battle of the war.

What did Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation do?

• It ended the Civil War.

• It freed all enslaved people in the Confederate states.

• It allowed European countries to join the war.

• It made Robert E. Lee surrender.