Influential Figures in 19th Century American History Quiz

Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton's activism led to the women's suffrage movement in the United States.

Harriet Beecher Stowe was the author of the famous novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.'

Samuel Morse is credited with inventing the telegraph.

Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism).

John Brown, an abolitionist, led a raid on Harpers Ferry in an attempt to initiate an armed slave revolt.

Walt Whitman is known for his collection 'Leaves of Grass.'

Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court.

Jefferson Davis served as the President of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.

Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate.

Chief Joseph famously resisted the forced relocation of his Native American people from their ancestral lands.

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Clara Barton was the founder of the American Red Cross.

Theodore Roosevelt is known for his 'Great White Fleet', a group of battleships sent on a world tour to demonstrate American naval power.