Semester Exam US History20 part 2

In 1864, Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation that the last Thursday in the month of November would be a day of what?

John Tyler was called "His Accidency" because he

Pickled beef was called...?

Who is the Union general who does not act when he is around Richmond for 30 days?

What did General MacClellan call President Lincoln?

Who was known as the "little magician"?

America's Manifest Destiny was to

What was the major issue in Jackson's reelection campaign?

What did Eli Whitney introduce to American industry?

What dispute was the immediate cause of the Mexican War?

Who is the Confederate general who must charge the hill at Vicksburg only to fail miserably?

Which President led America during the Mexican War?

For what "corrupt bargain" did Adams' opponents attack him?

What did prohibition seek to change?

In the 1824 presidential election, Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House...

Before the Battle of Antetiam, the Union Army found Lee's...?

Which presidential candidate used the slogan " Tippecanoe and Tyler too"?

Cornmeal fried in left over bacon grease was known in the south as what?

Who was America's popular president during the "Era of good feelings"?

What state's borders were settled as a result of negotiations with Britain in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty?

Robert E Lee's wife was related to what famous past president?

Why did Robert E. Lee choose to fight against the Union?

What was the main theme of the Whigs' colorful 1840 presidential campaign?

Where did Lee surrender to Grant?

Who was the leader of the Union army towards the end of the Civil War?

Why was the USS Constitution called "Old Ironsides"

The bloodiest battle of the Civil War with suffering over 51,000 casualties was the Battle of ...?

What is America's national anthem?

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

What "Great Compromiser" helped defuse the crisis over the admission of Missouri and tariffs?

Who is the Union general who sees a great victory at Gettysburg?

Union troops passed the time playing what favorite American sport?

Who was elected President of the US in 1860?

What was it called when President Jackson pushed to relocate the Cherokee Indians?

What event made British intervention in the Civil War highly unlikely?

Who is the Union general who was nominated for president against Abraham Lincoln?

Which of the following was not one of the reasons Madison gave for declaring war on England?

What was the nickname for Ulysses S. Grant?

What was the name of the Union Ironclad ship?

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

Who is the Confederate general who is shot and died days later by his own man?

Who shot Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theater?

Which of the following military leader was not in the Civil War?

How many days was the Battle of Gettysburg?