In the year 1819, the U.S. obtained the land of the state of ______ from ______.
Florida - France
Florida - Spain
Texas - Spain
Who was the Mexican general?
Stephen Austin
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
How many states fought for the South in the Civil War?
12
11
14
13
What was the main cause of Civil War?
Slavery
Some economic features of the North:
Northern factories did not use slaves
All are correct
It lived from industry
The manufacture of goods such as clothing and furniture
Which state was the first one leaving the Union?
Georgia (Dec. 20, 1860)
South Carolina (Dec. 20, 1860)
North Carolina (Dec. 20, 1860)
Louisiana (Dec. 20, 1860)
What was the name of the Republic of Texas?
"The Lone Star Republic"
What were the nicknames of the North and the South respectively?
Union and The Confederacy
Who had more representatives in Congress?
The North
The South
When did the battle in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania take place?
March 4, 1861
Feb 9, 1861
July 1863
Who was the leader of American settlers?
Sam Houston
Stephen Austin
Santa Anna
Where and when did the army of General William Sherman marched through the South and destroyed homes, plantationsm and railroads?
The East and the West - 1861-1862
Georgia and the Carolinas - 1863-1864
When did Abraham Lincoln declare the Emancipation Proclamation?
April 12, 1861
Jan 1, 1863
Feb 9, 1861
March 4, 1861
Where did the first battle take place in the Civil War?
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Bull Run (July 1861)
Washington D.C. (January 1, 1863)
After a war in 1848, Mexico ceded the territory from the _________ to the _________
Pacific Ocean - Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase - Pacific Ocean
When did President Polk divided the large Oregon Territory with Great Britain?
1853
1846
1845
________________ Confederate President Jefferson Davis held the last meeting of his cabinet. Davis tried to escape, but was soon captured. He spent the next two years in prison.
April 9, 1865
April 3, 1865
May 5, 1865
The South opposed federal laws and seceded (separated) from the Union by creating the______________.
Union
Confederate States of America
When did the world enter the Nuclear Age?
1950
1960
1940
1945
Texas became part of the U.S. __________ because it was a ____ state.
after 9 years - slave
right away - free
Where and when did General Grant win many battles and demand the surrender of the Confederates?
The East and the West - 1861-1862
What was the name of Lincoln's famous speech?
Gettysburg Address
The Emancipation Proclamation
Who produced expensive products and got the U.S. government to put a protectionist tax on products from other countries?
The South
The North
When did Jefferson buy the territory west of the Mississippi River from France in Louisiana?
1783
1803
1813
1846
Where and when did the North capture the Confederate capital?
Richmond, Virginia - April 9, 1865
Richmond, Virginia - April 3, 1865
Richmond, Virginia - May 5, 1865
What was the capital city of the U.S. during the Civil War?
Washington, D.C.
Richmond
What did the settlers in Texas want?
The rights of Americans
to separate from Mexico and form their own repulic
Slavery and local self-government
All are correct
When was the Confederation formed?
Dec. 20, 1860
April 12, 1861
Feb 9, 1861
When did General Santa Anna defeat the rebels at the Alamo?
March 6, 1836
April 21, 1836
The ________ was adding free states to the Union and had a larger population than the South.
North
South
Who preferred cheap European goods to the expensive products of northern factories and opposed the protective tax on them?
The North
The South
Who were the Commanding Generals of the North
Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant and William Sherman
When did the U.S. annexed the territory of Texas?
1813
1845
1819
1846
Who won in the first battle in Bull Run in the Civil War?
Union forces
The Confederate army
On what year did the U.S. pay $10 million for some Mexican land in the Southwest, called Gadsden Purchase?
1845
1803
1853
1846
Who agreed to sell California and the rest of its territory north of the Rio Grande for the U.S.?
Mexico
France
Spain
Germany
When did the Alaska Purchase take place?
1867
1848
1898
With the spirit of the battle cry "Remmember the Alamo", Sam Houston and the Texans won a battle at San Jacinto on______
March 6, 1836
April 21, 1836
Who became the President of Texas?
Sam Houston
Stephen Austin
When did the Civil War begin?
April 9, 1861
April 9, 1865
April 12, 1861
On ____________ Texas was admitted as the _______ state.
December 29, 1845 - 28th
December 29, 1845 - 30th
After the American Revolution in 1783, the territory of the U.S. stretched from __________ in the East to ____________ in the West.
the Pacifi Ocean - the Alantic Ocean
the Atlantic Ocean - the Pacific Ocean
When did the Annexation of Hawaii take place?
1846
1867
1898
When did General Robert E. Lee surrender?
April 9, 1865
April 3, 1865
When did the conflict of the North and the South begin
When the nation began to expand west
When Abraham Lincoln became the President
Who was the American military leader?
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Stephen Austin
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.