African American History in the Late 18th and 19th Centuries Quiz

Test your knowledge with 15 questions on abolitionists, civil rights, and influential figures in African American history during the late 18th and 19th centuries.

#1

What was the significant piece of legislation passed in 1865 that officially abolished slavery in the United States?

Emancipation Proclamation
Fugitive Slave Act
13th Amendment
Kansas-Nebraska Act
#2

Which African American leader, born in 1868, advocated for economic self-sufficiency and founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?

Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
Sojourner Truth
#3

Who was the African American educator, author, and orator who gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, emphasizing vocational and industrial education?

Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Du Bois
Ida B. Wells
Marcus Garvey
#4

Which African American leader, born in 1820, escaped from slavery and became a prominent abolitionist, author, and speaker known for his narrative 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave'?

Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
#5

In 1865, the Freedmen's Bureau was established. What was the primary purpose of this federal agency during the Reconstruction era?

To provide education and assistance to newly emancipated slaves
To enforce segregation laws
To suppress civil rights movements
To promote sharecropping
#6

Who was the prominent African American abolitionist and women's rights activist born into slavery in the late 18th century?

Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Nat Turner
#7

Which landmark Supreme Court case in 1857 ruled that enslaved individuals were not considered citizens and could not sue for their freedom?

Dred Scott v. Sandford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
#8

Who co-founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909, becoming a key figure in the early 20th-century civil rights movement?

Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Du Bois
Marcus Garvey
Ida B. Wells
#9

What was the name of the 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation, establishing the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Marbury v. Madison
#10

In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. What did this executive order declare?

All slaves in the United States were immediately freed.
Slaves in Confederate states were to be freed.
Slavery was officially abolished nationwide.
Slaves were granted the right to vote.
#11

Which African American journalist and activist, born in 1862, co-founded the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) and advocated for civil rights and suffrage?

Mary McLeod Bethune
Ida B. Wells
Fannie Lou Hamer
Anna Julia Cooper
#12

What was the name of the African American religious leader who played a key role in the development of the Nation of Islam, advocating for black empowerment and separatism?

Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Elijah Muhammad
Louis Farrakhan
#13

What was the name of the organization founded by Marcus Garvey in 1914, which aimed to promote black economic self-sufficiency and the repatriation of African Americans to Africa?

NAACP
UNIA
CORE
SCLC
#14

Which African American woman, born in 1849, was a journalist, suffragist, and anti-lynching activist, and co-founded the National Association of Colored Women (NACW)?

Ida B. Wells
Mary Church Terrell
Anna Julia Cooper
Sojourner Truth
#15

Who was the African American educator and author, born in 1875, known for her contributions to early childhood education and her advocacy for racial uplift?

Fannie Lou Hamer
Mary McLeod Bethune
Anna Julia Cooper
Ida B. Wells

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