American History Quiz

What was the purpose of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act?

• To admit California as a free state

• To demand the return of escaped slaves

• To punish those harboring escaped slaves

• All of the above

When did the Civil War begin?

• 1850

• 1861

• 1866

• 1870

What did the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution do?

• Redefined citizenship to include African Americans

• Required equal protection under the law for African Americans

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Which poet wrote the poem 'Cavalry Crossing a Ford'?

• Walt Whitman

• Emily Dickinson

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• None of the above

What were spirituals?

• Songs sung during worship, rest, work, and play

• Encoded messages mixed with Christian worship

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What was the main reason for the Compromise of 1850?

• To end the slave trade

• To admit California as a free state

• To establish the Fugitive Slave Act

• All of the above

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• None of the above

Which poet wrote the poem 'O Captain! My Captain!'?

• Emily Dickinson

• Walt Whitman

• Robert Frost

• None of the above

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• To transport goods and people across the country

• To help enslaved African Americans escape to free states and Canada

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It declared that all enslaved people in the Confederate states were free

• It ended the Civil War

• Both A and B

• None of the above