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