American History Quiz

What was missing from the first ten constitutional amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, that led to a war to amend it?

• Rights for women

• Protection for the environment

• Rights for the slaves and free blacks

• Economic policies

What was the main factor leading to the Civil War according to the text?

• Economic differences between the North and the South

• The debate over states' rights and slavery

• Territorial expansion to the West

• Political disagreements over taxation

What does the term "secession" mean as used in the context of the Civil War?

• The process of abolishing slavery

• The act of declaring war

• The separation or breaking away from the United States

• The signing of a peace treaty

Hey there, history buffs! Imagine you're stepping back in time. Kamdin, Lleyton, and Ian have discovered a flag with 11 stars from a group of states that decided to go their own way. What is this group called?

• Union

• Confederacy

• plantation

Hey there, history buffs! Dutch, Logan, and Carter were having a heated debate in history class today. Can you settle it for them? Which war was fought between 1861 and 1864?

• The French and Indian War

• The American Revolution

• The US-Mexico War

• The Civil War

Imagine you're in a history class with Bella, Jerzi, and Sammy. Your teacher just asked a super interesting question: 'Which president is known for the Emancipation Proclamation?' How would you impress your classmates with your knowledge?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Madison

Hey there! Jacob, Izzy, and Evangeline are on a time-travel adventure to the Civil War era. They discovered the Emancipation Proclamation. What was its significance?

• It immediately freed all slaves in the Confederate states

• It changed the legal status of enslaved people in the rebelling states to "free"

• It ended the Civil War

• It granted citizenship to all former slaves