Influential Figures in 19th Century American History Quiz

Test your knowledge of key personalities who shaped 19th century America with this engaging quiz on influential figures.

#1

Who was the 16th President of the United States?

Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
#2

Which woman's activism led to the women's suffrage movement in the United States?

Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Rosa Parks
#3

Who was the author of the famous novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

Mark Twain
Emily Dickinson
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Herman Melville
#4

Which American inventor is credited with inventing the telegraph?

Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
#5

Who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism)?

Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
John Calvin
Martin Luther
#6

Which abolitionist led a raid on Harpers Ferry in an attempt to initiate an armed slave revolt?

Frederick Douglass
John Brown
Nat Turner
Sojourner Truth
#7

Which American poet is known for his collection 'Leaves of Grass'?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Robert Frost
Walt Whitman
Edgar Allan Poe
#8

Who was the first woman to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court?

Sandra Day O'Connor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
#9

Who served as the President of the Confederate States during the American Civil War?

Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
#10

Who was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate?

Frederick Douglass
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Du Bois
#11

Which Native American leader famously resisted the forced relocation of his people from their ancestral lands?

Geronimo
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Chief Joseph
#12

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Bessie Coleman
Amelia Earhart
Harriet Quimby
Jacqueline Cochran
#13

Who was the founder of the American Red Cross?

Dorothea Dix
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Clara Barton
Florence Nightingale
#14

Which American president is known for his 'Great White Fleet', a group of battleships sent on a world tour to demonstrate American naval power?

Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Franklin D. Roosevelt

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