US History Quiz

Identify the Mexican Cession.

• A territory ceded by Mexico to the United States in 1848

• A treaty signed between Mexico and Spain

• A cultural exchange program between Mexico and the US

• A historical event marking the independence of Mexico

Define/Identify: Fugitive Slave Act/Law

• A law that required the return of runaway slaves

• A law that abolished slavery

• A law that granted voting rights to all citizens

• A law that established the Underground Railroad

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by which U.S. President?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Theodore Roosevelt

Identify Clara Barton.

• Founder of the American Red Cross

• First female astronaut

• Author of 'Pride and Prejudice'

• Inventor of the telephone

Identify the 14th Amendment.

• It abolished slavery.

• It granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.

• It gave women the right to vote.

• It established the federal income tax.

Identify the 15th Amendment.

• It abolished slavery.

• It granted women the right to vote.

• It granted African American men the right to vote.

• It established the income tax.

Define/Identify: Grandfather Clause

• A provision that allows individuals to follow old rules. If your grandfather voted you would not be subjected to literacy tests etc

• A clause that restricts new regulations

• A legal term for inheritance rights

• A rule that applies to all new cases

Identify the Jim Crow laws.

• Laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States

• Laws promoting civil rights and equality

• Laws related to environmental protection

• Laws governing trade and commerce

Which of the following are land acquisitions by the US prior to the Civil War?

• Louisiana Purchase and Texas Annexation

• Alaska Purchase and Oregon Trail

• Gadsden Purchase and Florida Purchase

• Hawaii Annexation and California Gold Rush

What did the Supreme Court rule in Dred Scott v. Sandford?

• The court ruled that African Americans could not be American citizens.

• The court ruled that slavery was unconstitutional.

• The court ruled that states could not secede from the Union.

• The court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.