#1
Which event marked the beginning of the 19th century in American history?
The Louisiana Purchase
The American Revolutionary War
The War of 1812
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
#2
Who is credited with leading the Lewis and Clark Expedition, an important exploration in the early 19th century?
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
#3
Which event in 1849 marked the beginning of a significant migration movement to the western United States?
The California Gold Rush
The Oregon Trail
The Texas Revolution
The Mexican–American War
#4
What was the main objective of the Homestead Act of 1862?
To encourage settlement in the western United States
To provide land grants for railroad construction
To establish reservations for Native American tribes
To promote industrialization in urban areas
#5
Who was the 16th President of the United States, serving during the American Civil War?
Andrew Johnson
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
#6
Which abolitionist movement was organized in 1833 and aimed for the immediate emancipation of all slaves?
The Underground Railroad
The American Colonization Society
The Temperance Movement
The American Anti-Slavery Society
#7
Who was the leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
Alice Paul
#8
Which religious movement, originating in the early 19th century, emphasized personal spiritual experience and social reform?
Puritanism
Unitarianism
Transcendentalism
Mormonism
#9
Who was the author of the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' which played a significant role in shaping public opinion about slavery in the 19th century?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mark Twain
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#10
Which movement advocated for the rights of workers and improved working conditions in the late 19th century?
The Populist Movement
The Progressive Movement
The Labor Movement
The Granger Movement
#11
What was the primary goal of the Seneca Falls Convention held in 1848?
To advocate for Native American rights
To discuss women's rights and suffrage
To address labor rights issues
To promote educational reform
#12
What was the outcome of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
It abolished slavery in Kansas and Nebraska
It established popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska
It granted statehood to Kansas and Nebraska
It declared Kansas and Nebraska as free states
#13
Who led the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, hoping to initiate a slave revolt?
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
Nat Turner
Sojourner Truth
#14
What was the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought in July 1863?
It was a Confederate victory
It was inconclusive
It was a Union victory
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
#15
Which Supreme Court case in 1857 ruled that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison