Quiz on American History Events

What major political event occurred during the Election of 1860?

• Democratic Party split

• Republican Party split

• Whig Party split

• Liberty Party split

Who was the senator attacked in the Senate during Bleeding Kansas?

• Stephen A. Douglas

• John C. Calhoun

• Henry Clay

• Charles Sumner

Which state seceded first after the Election of 1860?

• Virginia

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• Mississippi

Who was the Republican candidate in the Election of 1860?

• Stephen A. Douglas

• John C. Breckinridge

• John Bell

• Abraham Lincoln

Who founded the anti-slavery newspaper 'The Liberator'?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• William Lloyd Garrison

• John Brown

Who was known as the "Moses of her people" for leading slaves to freedom?

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• William Lloyd Garrison

What compromise was established in 1820 to maintain the balance of free and slave states?

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Dred Scott Decision

Who was the abolitionist that believed in using violence to end slavery?

• Frederick Douglass

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman

• William Lloyd Garrison

Who was the main advocate for popular sovereignty in the territories?

• John C. Breckinridge

• Stephen A. Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell

Who was a former slave who became a famous abolitionist speaker and newspaper editor/writer?

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass