What does it mean to secede?

The southern United States that seceded from the Union formed ________.

Based on population, factories, and economics...

What crop that was grown in the south made some southerners very wealthy when exported to Europe? Didn't help their cause much during the Civil War though.

Huge 3 day battle in the North that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war.

The Emancipation Proclamation

This was passed in 1854 and led to bloody battles between pro- and anti-slavery forces in a US territory as they raced to outvote the other side?

Fame from this led to Lincoln's nomination for President by the Republicans in 1860.

What was the name of the Supreme Court decision declaring that slaves were NOT U.S. citizens, had no rights as people, and made the Missouri Compromise invalid?

Sympathy for escaped slaves grew with the publication of this book by Harriet Beecher Stowe:

The Lincoln-Douglas debates were held for what 1858 election?

Northerners who migrated to the mostly destroyed post-war south to seek government jobs, make profits, and/or help freedmen were known as

Many southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877. The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were called

Where did the Lewis and Clark expedition start?

Why was Jefferson worried about purchasing Louisiana?

Prior to the War of 1812, the British Royal Navy often practiced ___________, forcing sailors who were caught into the British navy.

People in Congress who wanted to go to war with Great Britain because of impressment prior to the War of 1812 were known as:

When a nation restricts trade with another nation it is called

Thomas Jefferson wanted the Corps of Discovery to do all of the following EXCEPT

The United States went to war with Tripoli because Tripoli's leaders

The Battle of Tippecanoe marked

The American general who defeated the British at New Orleans was

Native Americans living in the Southeastern US were forced off their land at gunpoint by American Soldiers. Most walked, the 800+ mile journey and thousands of Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and others died along the way. This journey is known as the _____________.

When did the War of 1812 begin?

In 1803 France offered to sell this land to the United States because France needed the money. Jefferson bought it and doubled the size of the country. This was the ________________________.

What was the first name of Lewis of the famous Lewis and Clark explorers?

What U.S. president hired Lewis and Clark to explore the land west of the United States?

Who was Sacagawea?

Why were the treaties between the Native Americans and the U.S. government regarding the Black Hills not honored?

This man invented the cotton gin in 1793, leading to greatly increased demand for cotton and therefore slaves:

This Great Lake was the site of one of the most important battles in the War of 1812:

This politician died in a duel that resulted from a longstanding feud with another famous US politician in 1804:

This power has become a basic part of our checks and balances of our government, and was first established in the Marbury v. Madison case:

In 1804, this US Navy officer slipped into Tripoli Harbor to burn a ship captured by the Barbary pirates:

In the conflict between Great Britain and France in the early 1800s, the United States declared itself as enjoying _________ ________________, the right to sail the seas freely and not take sides.

Instead of declaring war on England and/or France, Congress passed the __________, which banned imports from, and exports to, all foreign countries.

Who invented the telegraph in the mid 1800's?

An area of land set aside by the US government for Native Americans was called a ____________.

This former slave led a revolt in Santo Domingo that led to the successful overthrow of French colonial rule and helped result in the Louisiana Purchase.

The Louisiana Purchase results from the US request to buy this key city at the mouth of the Mississippi River

Texas gained its independence from this country after fighting a war of independence:

This battle was a loss for the Texas freedom fighters, but became a famous rallying cry due to the hard fight and bravery shown there:

Why was the Gadsden Purchase (land formerly part of Mexico) added to the U.S. in 1853?

The United States reached a peaceful agreement with England over this territory instead of going to war. We agreed to the 49th parallel instead of sticking with "54'40" or Fight!" which President Polk had promised in his campaign.

This group settled primarily in the Utah Territory in order to keep ahead of US laws. Later committed the Mountain Meadows Massacre, posing as Native Americans.

The ___________ Proviso said that all territory acquired in the Mexican Cession from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo would be closed to slavery. It passed the House, but was defeated in the Senate.

This candidate for President in 1848 was from Michigan, and believed in popular sovereignty for states deciding on slavery. He lost to Zachary Taylor. Rivers and towns around here are named for him!

What makes these two men (pictured with Frederick Douglass)- Blanche Bruce and Hiram Revels, historic men in US history?

The southern United States that seceded from the Union formed ________.

What new bullet technology increased the deadliness of the Civil War?

How was the railroad one of President Lincoln’s most important weapon?

The new system of immediate, long distance communication used primarily by the North, was known as _____.

Who was the Union general in the West that gained the only major Union victories in the first couple years of the year?

_______________ event in which 15,000 Confederates advanced across open ground toward Cemetery Ridge in Pennsylvania

What were the northern Democrats who opposed the war called?

President Lincoln gained the confidence to order the emancipation of the slaves due to the victory of the Union army in this battle:

General Sherman burns the city of _____ and destroyed everything the South could use to resist on his march to the sea.

In 1861, the population of the North was approximately _____ that of the South.

All of the following were Confederate states except:

All of the following were Union states except:

The South's economy improved during the war, while the North's declined.

The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War

First real battle of the war. It was fought in Virginia, near enough to Washington DC that spectators watched it for amusement. The battle kept the North out of Richmond and gave the South confidence

States that allowed slavery but stayed in the USA, despite many citizens supporting the CSA, were called:

Which of the following battles were major Union victories?

The total of Union and Confederate soldier deaths in the Civil War was approximately:

The "Border States" in the US Civil war included:

Who was the abolitionist who raided the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia and further heightened sectionalism by adding to the slave owner's fear of a revolt?

As a condition of the Missouri Compromise slavery ________ north of the 36' 30" line.

Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with

Who would have most likely NOT supported the Freedmen's Bureau?

_____________________________ System of farming in which labor and a portion of the crop were exchanged for land, tools and supplies.

_____________________________ Established the principle of “Separate but equal”

____________________________ A special tax that a person had to pay in order to vote.

Some of the goals of the Freedmen's Bureau included

In what year did Reconstruction end? With the election of which president?

President Johnson was impeached for _________________.

Literacy tests were created as a way to suppress African American voters after the passage of the _______________.

Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group

What allowed poor white farmers in South Carolina to vote, even if they could not pay the poll tax or pass a literacy test?

One of the most common forms of violence used by the KKK was ________. Illegal execution of a person by a mob.

Destroy power of former slaveholders, give African Americans citizenship and the right to vote, and no leniency for confederates are considered:

What was the name of Radical Republicans' plan for Reconstruction?

Who were the Redeemers?