INTERMEDIATE LEVEL U.S. HISTORY in the 1800S LESSON ANSWER KEY
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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL U.S. HISTORY IN THE 1800s LESSON ANSWER KEY A Growing Country Page 1 Look at the map of the Louisiana Territory below. Compare it to a map of the United States today. Fifteen new states (or parts of states) were created out of that territory. Can you name those states? Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Map of the Louisiana Purchase Territory. Courtesy of the National Archives. Answer this Civics Test question. 1. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? the Louisiana Territory, Louisiana U.S. Wars—1850 to 1900 Page 4 Answer this Civics Test question. 1. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War Intermediate Level U.S. History in the 1800s Answer Key H www.uscis.gov/citizenship 1 Slavery in America Page 5 Answer this Civics Test question. 1. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? Africans, people from Africa The Civil War Page 6 Intermediate U.S. History Level Key in the 1800s Answer Answer these Civics Test questions. 1. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. the Civil War, the War between the States 2. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. slavery, economic reasons, states’ rights President Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War Page 7 Answer these Civics Test questions. 1. 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 2. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? freed the slaves, freed slaves in the Confederacy, freed slaves in the Confederate states, freed slaves in most Southern states H Matching—U.S. History in the 1800s www.uscis.gov/citizenship Page 8 Match the words in the right column with the words in the left column. D 1. Spanish-American War A. Northern states during the Civil War G 2. Emancipation Proclamation B. United States fought against Great Britain in the early 1800s A 3. The Union C. Land in the southwest became part of the United 3 H 4. Africans States after this war B 5. War of 1812 D. Guam and Puerto Rico became U.S. territories F 6. The Confederacy after this war J 7. President Lincoln E. Land that the United States bought from France in 1803 I 8. Civil War F. Southern states during the Civil War C 9. Mexican-American War G. Document that freed the slaves in the South E 10. Louisiana Territory H. Group of people taken to America and sold as slaves I. War between the North and the South J. Led the United States during the Civil War 2 Intermediate Level U.S. History in the 1800s Answer Key H www.uscis.gov/citizenship Timeline—U.S. History in the 1800s Page 9 Fill in the timeline with the information from the box below. Civil War began Black people became U.S. citizens President Lincoln died War of 1812 Spanish-American War Mexican-American War 13th Amendment ended slavery Civil War ended Intermediate Level U.S. History in the 1800s Answer Key Intermediate U.S. History Level Key in the 1800s Answer Louisiana Territory Black men got voting rights Emancipation Proclamation President Lincoln died 13th Amendment ended slavery H War of 1812 Mexican-American War Emancipation Proclamation Black men got voting rights www.uscis.gov/citizenship Civil War ended Black people became U.S. citizens Civil War began Spanish-American War Louisiana Territory 1863 1865 April 14, 1865Dec. 18651868 1870 A. Northern states during the Civil War 1803 1812-1815 1846-1848 1861 1898 B. United States fought against Great Britain in the 1800 1900 early 1800s C. Land in the southwest became part of the United 3 States after this war D. Guam and Puerto Rico became U.S. territories after this war E. Land that the United States bought from France in 1803 F. Southern states during the Civil War G. Document that freed the slaves in the South H. Group of people taken to America and sold as slaves I. War between the North and the South J. Led the United States during the Civil War Civics Test Questions — U.S. History in the 1800s Page 1 Read the test questions and write the answers. Take turns practicing them with your partner. 1. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? Africans, people from Africa 2. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? the Louisiana Territory, Louisiana 3. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War 4. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. the Civil War, the War between the States 5. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. slavery, economic reasons, states’ rights 6. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? freed the slaves (Emancipation Procla- mation), saved (or preserved) the Union, led the United States during the Civil War 7. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? freed the slaves, freed slaves in the Confederacy, freed slaves in the Confederate states, freed slaves in most Southern states 4 Intermediate Level U.S. History in the 1800s Answer Key H www.uscis.gov/citizenship.