In the 1800s, the United States fought the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War, and the Civil War.
The most important war in the 1800s was the Civil War, or the war between the states.
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. –> The Civil War
The Civil War was a fight between the North and the South from 1861 to 1865.
More people in the North wanted to end slavery. States in the South wanted to continue slavery.
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. –> The Civil War
In many places, there were more slaves than citizens. You can find an interactive map of slave population in this link.
The problem of slavery led to the Civil War. More and more people wanted to stop slavery and free the slaves.
11 states in the south wanted to keep the system of slavery. They tried to leave the United States and make a new country.
Because the states in the south tried to leave, there was fighting and war. The Civil War led to the death of almost one million Americans.
Name one problem that led to the Civil War. –> Slavery
What U.S. war ended slavery? –> The Civil War
Abraham Lincoln was president of the United States during the Civil War. He worked to bring the North and South together again.
Lincoln helped make a law to stop slavery in the south. Lincoln signed the law. Today, we remember that Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves.
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?* –> Freed the slaves
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one. –> Freed the slaves
The name of Lincoln’s law was the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? –> Freed the slaves
Lincoln and the government freed the slaves, but it took many years and more fighting. Americans changed the constitution with an amendment to make slavery illegal. Also, an amendment defined that all people born in the United States were citizens.
Finally, after the Civil War, the fifteenth amendment to the constitution said that men of any race or color can vote. Now, that is true for women also.
When did all men get the right to vote? –> After the Civil War / with the 15th Amendment / 1870
The North won the Civil War. But after the war, Abraham Lincoln was killed by an angry man from the South. We also say that Lincoln was assassinated (a – SA – si – nay – ted).
93. The Civil War had many important events. Name one. –> Lincoln was assassinated / Emancipation Proclamation
Civics Questions
- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
- Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
- Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
- What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
- What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?