Notable Figures and Movements in 19th-Century American History Quiz

Test your knowledge on key figures and movements like Uncle Tom's Cabin, women's suffrage, American Red Cross, Manifest Destiny, and more.

#1

Who was the author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' a novel that played a significant role in the abolitionist movement?

Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Nat Turner
#2

Which movement advocated for the rights of women, including suffrage, in the 19th century?

Progressive Movement
Temperance Movement
Seneca Falls Convention
Abolitionist Movement
#3

Who was the Native American leader and orator known for his resistance against the forced removal of his people from their ancestral lands, particularly during the Trail of Tears?

Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Tecumseh
Chief Joseph
#4

Which religious movement, emphasizing a personal and emotional relationship with God, experienced significant growth in the 19th century, especially through camp meetings and revivals?

Unitarianism
Great Awakening
Universalism
Holiness Movement
#5

Who was the leader of the Nez Perce tribe known for his resistance against the forced removal to a reservation in the late 19th century?

Geronimo
Sitting Bull
Chief Joseph
Crazy Horse
#6

Who founded the American Red Cross in 1881?

Susan B. Anthony
Clara Barton
Jane Addams
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
#7

Which figure is known for his 'Manifest Destiny' doctrine, promoting the expansion of the United States across North America?

Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
James K. Polk
John Quincy Adams
#8

Who founded the Seneca Falls Convention and is considered a pioneer in the American women's rights movement?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Lucretia Mott
Lucy Stone
#9

Which abolitionist and women's rights advocate delivered the famous 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech at the 1851 Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio?

Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Angelina Grimké
Sarah Grimké
#10

Who founded the Standard Oil Company in the late 19th century, becoming one of the wealthiest individuals in American history?

John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
Henry Ford
#11

Who was the leader of the Mormon migration to Utah in the mid-19th century?

Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
John Taylor
Wilford Woodruff
#12

Who was the leader of the nativist and anti-Catholic movement in the mid-19th century, advocating for restrictions on immigration and political power for native-born Americans?

John C. Calhoun
Lewis Cass
Millard Fillmore
Know-Nothing Party
#13

Who was the leader of the Paiute tribe and an advocate for Native American rights, particularly concerning land and water rights in the late 19th century?

Sacagawea
Pocahontas
Sarah Winnemucca
Wovoka
#14

Who was the American journalist and social activist who launched 'The Liberator,' an influential anti-slavery newspaper, in the 19th century?

Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe

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