Social Studies Chapter 3 American Revolution to Civil War

Question 1

Some of the NW Territory was set aside to give to soldiers who were not paid for their service.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

The Southerners were in favor of slavery.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What state was Indiana in entering the Union?

Accepted Answer

19th

Question 4

The Native Americans were eager to go to the Reservations.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

During the war, women __________.

Accepted Answer

Worked at the arsenal, Took care of the home, Worked, Made supplies for the men fighting

Question 6

Who convinced Native Americans to stop helping the British and to start helping the colonists?

Accepted Answer

George Rogers Clark

Question 7

The National Road built in 1811 was a series of ______.

Accepted Answer

Roadways

Question 8

_________ led the Union side of the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 9

What is the reason the delegates from each state gathered in Philadelphia?

Accepted Answer

To create the U.S. Constitution

Question 10

The Northwest Territory allowed slavery.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

The South was the _______ in the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Question 12

What is a Canal?

Accepted Answer

A human-made waterway.

Question 13

Where did the leaders from the colonists meet to write the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia

Question 14

Who was the General to lead the Continental Army to victory?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 15

Who was the first governor of Indiana?

Accepted Answer

William Henry Harrison

Question 16

There were _______ states at the time of the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

24

Question 17

What occupation did the two people selected to be officers in the Union Army have?

Accepted Answer

Lawyers

Question 18

Before having the Constitution, the states had the

Accepted Answer

Articles of Confederation

Question 19

The U.S. government realized they needed to improve transportation to get people to move West.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Fort Wayne is named after _________

Accepted Answer

General Anthony Wayne

Question 21

Southern states threatened to _____ from the U.S. Union.

Accepted Answer

Secede

Question 22

The Northerners were in favor for abolition of slavery.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

What was the most common method of transportation in the early 1800s?

Accepted Answer

By river

Question 24

Supply is the amount of an item people are willing to buy.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

The states formed a _______ to have representatives make choices for them.

Accepted Answer

Congress

Question 26

A Civil War is a war between two people of the same ________.

Accepted Answer

Country

Question 27

Who was the New Purchase between?

Accepted Answer

Native Americans and Colonists

Question 28

Who was the chief that lead attacks on colonists?

Accepted Answer

Chief Little Turtle

Question 29

What year did Indianapolis start to house the government of Indiana?

Accepted Answer

1825

Question 30

What date did the Confederacy surrender to the Union?

Accepted Answer

April 9, 1865

Question 31

The American Revolution was a war between who?

Accepted Answer

The British and the Colonists

Question 32

Conflict arose in the Northwest Territory because Native Americans were living on this land.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

The ______ helped people escape slavery and go North.

Accepted Answer

Underground Railroad

Question 34

One way the nation grew was _____________.

Accepted Answer

Land Ordinances, Exploring West, The Louisiana Purchase

Question 35

What is the nickname of Indiana?

Accepted Answer

Crossroads of America

Question 36

The British wanted the colonists to pay a tax to help them pay for their debts from a war.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

Southern states viewed Lincoln becoming President as a threat to their rights and way of life.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

The first major battle of the Civil War was a victory for the ________.

Accepted Answer

South

Question 39

What made it possible to travel in areas without rivers or roads?

Accepted Answer

Canals

Question 40

Abolition is the ending of ________.

Accepted Answer

Slavery

Question 41

There were ______ free states and _____ slave states.

Accepted Answer

12, 12

Question 42

What date did Indiana officially become a state?

Accepted Answer

December 11, 1816

Question 43

What was the purpose of the Northwest Land Ordinance?

Accepted Answer

To divide the Northwest Territory into a grid of squares

Question 44

How many states were in the original colony?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 45

The army formed by the colonists was the _____.

Accepted Answer

The Continental Army

Question 46

Slavery was the act of owning people and forcing them to work without pay.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 47

A _________ is an area of land set aside by the government for Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

Reservation

Question 48

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 49

________ was the Governor of Indiana at the start of the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Governor Morton

Question 50

What was the original capital of Indiana?

Accepted Answer

Vincennes

Question 51

What trick did George Rogers Clark use to win the battle in Vincennes?

Accepted Answer

Made it look like they had more people.

Question 52

When was the U.S. Constitution ratified (approved)?

Accepted Answer

1788

Question 53

Borders created the Indiana territory in

Accepted Answer

1800

Question 54

In what year did George Washington lead the Continental Army to victory over the British?

Accepted Answer

1781

Question 55

Demand is the amount of a product available.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 56

A debt is money that is owed.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 57

Which was not a famous battle of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Turkey Run

Question 58

The North was the _________ in the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Union

Question 59

What is independence?

Accepted Answer

Freedom from being ruled by others.

Social Studies Chapter 3 American Revolution to Civil War

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Social Studies Chapter 3 American Revolution to Civil War

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