#1
Which of the following territories did the United States acquire as a result of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
Florida
California
Louisiana Territory
Texas
#2
Who led the expedition known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Thomas Jefferson
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
George Washington
#3
What was the significance of the Oregon Trail during the 19th century?
It was a trade route connecting the East Coast to the West Coast.
It was a military route used during the Civil War.
It was a migration route used by settlers to reach the Pacific Northwest.
It was a route used by Native American tribes for ceremonial purposes.
#4
Who authored the influential anti-slavery novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
#5
What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 in the United States?
To provide land grants to universities
To encourage settlement of the American West
To establish a national park system
To regulate labor conditions in factories
#6
Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War?
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
James Buchanan
#7
Which event served as a catalyst for the beginning of the Civil War in the United States?
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Dred Scott Decision
The Attack on Fort Sumter
#8
What was the primary cause of the tensions between the North and the South leading up to the Civil War?
Differences in economic systems
Disputes over the right to vote
Religious conflicts
Language barriers
#9
Which event marked the end of the Reconstruction era in the United States?
The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
The passage of the 13th Amendment
The election of Abraham Lincoln
The Compromise of 1877
#10
What was the main objective of the Monroe Doctrine, as proclaimed by President James Monroe in 1823?
To establish trade relations with European powers
To promote democracy in South America
To discourage European intervention in the Americas
To expand U.S. territory westward
#11
Who was the famous abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859?
Frederick Douglass
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
#12
What was the main cause of the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848?
Territorial disputes over Texas
The desire to spread democracy
Religious conflicts
Economic sanctions imposed by Mexico
#13
Which movement aimed to end the enslavement of African Americans in the United States during the 19th century?
Abolitionist movement
Manifest Destiny movement
Suffrage movement
Prohibition movement
#14
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
Andrew Johnson
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
#15
Which Supreme Court case declared that African Americans were not U.S. citizens and could not sue in federal courts?
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
Dred Scott v. Sandford
#16
What was the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention held in 1848?
It was the first women's rights convention in the United States
It was the site of a major battle during the Civil War
It marked the beginning of the suffrage movement
It led to the establishment of the National Park System
#17
Who was the president of the United States during the period of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
James Buchanan
Andrew Johnson
Zachary Taylor