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100 Facts Quiz 1-20

Test your knowledge of US History.

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John D. Rockefeller_____________________ dominated the American oil industry in the late 1800’s.
Magna Carta_____________________written in 1215 limited the power of the English kings.
English Bill of Rights_____________________written in 1689 listed the freedoms the English government promised to protect.
Battle of VicksburgIn the Civil War the_____________________ gave the North complete control of the Mississippi River.
Rights and FreedomsThe Declaration of Independence declares American freedom from England and guarantees ________________________.
Ethnic Neighborhoods_______________________were a result of immigration during the 19th century.
Washington's Farwell Address__________________________by George Washington urged people to refrain from creating political parties, to honor commitments, and to have few or no foreign dealings.
Indian Removal Act of 1830The________________________________ of 1830 took control of Indian land in the Southeastern United States and moved native Americans to Indian Territory in the west.
Seneca Falls ConventionThe ______________________________ in 1848 produced a document called the Declaration of Sentiment for Women’s Rights.
Alexander HamiltonThe first national bank of our country, Bank of the United States, was a concept created by ___________________, in 1791.
Uniting the Country________________________was the first major goal for President Abraham Lincoln elected in 1860.
Factory OwnersIn the 1880’s through 1910 ____________________favored immigration to the U.S.
BlockadesIn the Civil War the U.S. Navy used _____________________to stop shipping to the Confederate ports.
Kansas-Nebraska ActThe ________________________declared that the settlers in each U.S. territory would decide the issue of slavery by popular sovereignty (vote).
Monroe DoctrineThe _______________________ in 1823, states that the U.S. would keep European nations out of Latin America.
Southern Land OwnersThe Fugitive Slave Laws were supported by _____________________________.
Lincoln-Douglas debateSlavery was the most important issue in the ___________________________during the Senatorial campaign of 1858 in Illinois.
Missouri CompromiseThe _____________________________of 1819 kept the balance of power in Congress by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
The Compromise of 1850The ______________________________ admitted California as a free state, divided the Mexican Cession territory, ended slave trade in Washington D.C., and established a strict fugitive slave law.
Peacebuilding_________________________between the North and the South was the major goal of President Abraham Lincoln elected in 1864.


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