Historical Movements and Influential Figures in 19th Century America Quiz

Test your knowledge of 19th-century America with questions on abolition, suffrage, pioneers, and more influential figures & movements.

#1

Who was the author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', an influential anti-slavery novel published in 1852?

Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Brown
Nat Turner
#2

Which event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

Battle of Gettysburg
Emancipation Proclamation
Attack on Fort Sumter
Dred Scott Decision
#3

Which political party emerged in the 1850s with the primary goal of preventing the expansion of slavery into new territories?

Whig Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Know-Nothing Party
#4

What was the name of the movement that emerged in the early 19th century advocating for the immediate emancipation of all slaves in the United States?

Abolitionist Movement
Underground Railroad
Emancipation Proclamation
Manifest Destiny
#5

What was the name of the religious revival movement that swept across the United States in the early 19th century, emphasizing personal conversion and salvation?

Great Awakening
Manifest Destiny
Second Great Awakening
Religious Enlightenment
#6

Who was the Native American woman who played a significant role as an interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

Sacagawea
Pocahontas
Squanto
Wampanoag
#7

Who was the leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States and played a pivotal role in the passing of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Alice Paul
Lucretia Mott
#8

What was the primary goal of the Transcendentalist movement in 19th-century America?

Abolition of slavery
Expansion of women's rights
Spiritual and intellectual self-reliance
Advocacy for workers' rights
#9

What was the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 primarily focused on?

Abolition of slavery
Expansion of voting rights to all citizens
Women's rights and suffrage
Labor rights and fair wages
#10

Who was the founder of the Mormon religion, also known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the early 19th century?

Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
John Smith
David Whitmer
#11

Which African American activist founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909, one of the most influential civil rights organizations in the United States?

Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Du Bois
Marcus Garvey
Frederick Douglass
#12

Who was the architect of the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the territory of the United States in 1803?

Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
#13

Which African American abolitionist and former slave wrote an autobiography that became a powerful tool in the abolitionist movement?

Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
#14

Who was the leader of the Shawnee Native American tribe and led a multi-tribal confederacy in resistance against the United States during Tecumseh's War and the War of 1812?

Black Hawk
Crazy Horse
Tecumseh
Sitting Bull
#15

Which Supreme Court case in 1824 ruled that the Cherokee Nation was a 'distinct community' with self-government rights and that the state of Georgia could not interfere with those rights?

Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Worcester v. Georgia
Gibbons v. Ogden
#16

Who was the leader of the Mormon migration to Utah in the mid-19th century, establishing Salt Lake City as their headquarters?

Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
John Smith
David Whitmer
#17

Who was the American businessman and philanthropist known for his role in the development of the steel industry in the late 19th century?

John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
Henry Ford

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