What Do You Know About 1850-1880?
PLAY CHALLENGE AND DATE DUEL!
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The 15th Amendment gave who the right to vote?
African American Men
Women
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What did the 13th Amendment do?
Ended slavery
Gave women the right to vote
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Which happened in the middle?
Lincoln shot
Lee Surrenders
13th Amendment
These all happened in 1865, but here is the order:
April 9: Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse effectively ending the Civil War
April 15: Lincoln dies from assassination
December 6: The 13th Amendment ending slavery is ratified
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Which Constitutional Amendment granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws"?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
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Did women have the constitutional right to vote in the 1800's?
Yes
No
No, the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
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James Garfield was the 20th President. How many states were there when he was President?
Twenty-eight
Thirty-eight
Forty-eight
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In 1867, the U.S. paid $7.2 million to acquire land from Russia that eventually became what state?
Alaska
Washington
Montana
Secretary of State William Seward negotiated the deal. Some people that were against adding the land called the purchase "Seward's Folly."
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The President that took over when Lincoln was assassinated was the 1st President to be impeached. Who was he?
Andrew Johnson
James Buchanan
#15: Buchanan
#16: Lincoln
#17: A. Johnson
#16: Lincoln
#17: A. Johnson
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The Seneca Falls Convention took place in 1848 to discuss women's rights. Who was the main organizer of that conference?
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Both women cared a lot about women's rights, but Stanton organized the Seneca Falls Convention. Anthony was not present.
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What happened 1st: the First Transcontinental Railroad is completed or Alexander Graham Bell makes the 1st telephone call?
Railroad
Phone call
1869: The First Transcontinental Railroad is completed (final spike is called the Golden Spike).
1876: Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call, and receives a patent for the telephone.
1876: Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call, and receives a patent for the telephone.
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