Fill in the blanks:

1. In the first half of the 19th century the only available source of labour in the United States of America was _______________.
2. The issue of ____________ posed a serious threat to the integrity of the American nation.
3. The famous book, _____________________, was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
4. Abraham Lincoln, who became the President of the United States of America in ______________ was determined to ________________ at all costs.
5. The American Civil War was fought on the issue of _______________.

Match the following:

Choose the correct answer:

1. The anti-slavery movement began in the northern/southern/eastern states of the United States of America.
2. The book Uncle Tom's Cabin exposed the horrors of slavery/war/famine.
3. Jefferson Davis/Abraham Lincoln/Stonewall Jackson was appointed President of the Confederate States of America.
4. Abraham Lincoln/Jefferson Davis/Ulysses Grant abolished slavery in America.
5. The northern/southern/eastern states decided to break away from the Union and form a Confederacy of their own.

State whether the following are true or false:

1. The southern states of America began an anti-slavery movement.
2. Abraham Lincoln became the 14th President of the United States in 1860.
3. The Civil War, was fought over the issue of slavery.
4. The American Civil War (1861-65) was one of the most bitter wars in the history of mankind.
5. After the American Civil War Lincoln made plans to repair the damages of the war and heal the wounds of the South.

What were the two major developments that took place in the United States of America in the first half of the 19th century?