8th grade Places

28 Responses | Created by jbacolor |
  1. 1

    Appomattox Courthouse was the last battle of the Mexican War

  2. 2

    Capturing Richmond VA was a priority for the Confederate army

  3. 3

    The South failed to gain international support by losing Gettysburg

  4. 4

    Fort Sumter, seized by the Confederates, is located in North Carolina.

  5. 5

    Harper's Ferry was the site of John Brown's failed slave uprising.

  6. 6

    South Carolina led the 2nd wave of states to lead the Union (first to formally withdraw)

  7. 7

    The Mexicans were fighting to establish the Rio Grande River as its northern border.

  8. 8

    The Americans won victories at Veracruz, Cerra Gordo, AND Mexico CIty during the Mexican War.

  9. 9

    Japan was the desired trading destination once Oregon was established.

  10. 10

    Z. Taylor won battles south of the Nueces River before war was official.

  11. 11

    No soldiers survived the attack on the Alamo, but a few women and children were spared.

  12. 12

    Missions were the center of life in colonial California due to its distance from others.

  13. 13

    When German farmers came over, many of the populated the lands of the Mexican Cession.

  14. 14

    Most poor Irish stayed along the East Coast to live and work in cities.

  15. 15

    Due to its need for cotton, France was the South's main trading partner

  16. 16

    Nat Turner led a violent slave revolt in VA.

  17. 17

    The cotton belt extended from Maryland to Tennessee.

  18. 18

    The Erie Canal connected Albany to Buffalo, New York.

  19. 19

    The Indian Territory was established to clear Natives out of the North so more mining could be done.

  20. 20

    The North was opposed to protective tariffs.

Similar Quizzes

Users Also Took

Rating

1 vote
Take this first to vote!

Add to Favorites

Tags

© 2012 Miva AK, Inc.