100 CivicsQuestions - AMERICAN HISTORY B: 1800s

71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

Louisiana

72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

. War of 1812

. Mexican-American War

. Civil War

. Spanish-American War

73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

. the Civil War

. the War between the States

74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

. slavery

. economic reasons

. states' rights

75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*

. freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

. saved (or preserved) the Union

. led the United States during the Civil War

76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

freed the slaves

77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

. fought for women's rights

. fought for civil rights