U.S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was the first president to graduate from which institution?

• U.S. Military Academy at West Point

• U.S. Naval Academy

• Virginia Military Institute

• Harvard University

What action did Ulysses S. Grant take in 1859 after inheriting a slave from his wife's family?

• He sold the slave for a large sum of money.

• He freed the slave.

• He kept the slave to work on his farm.

• He traded the slave for land.

In which major conflict did Ulysses S. Grant serve as a general, helping to preserve the Union?

• Revolutionary War

• Mexican-American War

• Civil War

• War of 1812

Which U.S. President promoted Ulysses S. Grant to commander of all Union forces during the Civil War?

• Andrew Johnson

• James Buchanan

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

Which president is depicted on the dime?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

Which American naval base was bombed by the Japanese on December 7, 1941?

• Midway Island

• Pearl Harbor

• Guam

• Wake Island

Which Confederate general surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865?

• Stonewall Jackson

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• James Longstreet

As president, which laws did Ulysses S. Grant sign to protect Black Americans' rights?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Enforcement Acts

• The Reconstruction Acts

• The Civil Rights Act of 1866

What famous American author published U.S. Grant's memoir?

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Walt Wittman

• Mark Twain

• Herman Melville

Who Won?

• Melody

• Arielle