In this quiz, you will get to know about early 19th century American History. You will learn about many historical events of early 19th American history. You will learn about the Louisiana purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, the War of 1812, and the Antebellum period.
Complete the text.
In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme court also ruled that Congress should not pass laws against slavery ##in any of the territories##. This ruling meant the Missouri compromise was now unconstitutional.
In 1803, The United States bought Louisiana from which country?
Spain
Russia
Britain
France
Before the Louisiana Purchase, what was the western boundary of the United States?
Pacific Ocean
The Rocky Mountains
The Mississippi River
The Missouri River
In 1800, where did most Americans live?
Along the Mississippi river
Along the gulf of Mexico
West of Appalachian Mountains
Near the Atlantic coast
Which President arranged the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
James Madison
Complete the sentence.
The war of 1812 began in June of 1812 when ##the United States## declared war on ##Great Britain##.
Which President signed the declaration of war against Great Britain in 1812?
James Madison
James Monroe
Abraham Lincoln
James Polk
The time between 1820 and 1860 is called the antebellum period. What does the antebellum mean?
Before the war
After the war
Revolutionary
Wealthy
In the United States, most enslaved people worked on large farms that grew crops to sell. What were these farms called?
Subsistence Farms
Plantations
Factories
Workshops
People in the 1800s had many different opinions about slavery. How did people spread their opinions about slavery back then? Select all that apply.
By giving speeches.
By speaking over the radio.
By publishing books or pamphlets.
By writing news paper articles.
At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the delegates had many disagreements about the issue of slavery. One was whether to make the international slave trade illegal.
Which of the following is an example of the international slave trade?
taking enslaved people from Virginia to sell in Alabama.
taking enslaved people from African countries to sell in the United States.
taking enslaved people from one part of Tennessee to sell in another part of Tennessee.
taking enslaved people from the Northern states to sell in the Southern states.
In 1857, the Dred Scott decision was a major issue in a series of debates in Illinois. In those debates, Democratic senator Stephen Douglas was opposed by which Republican?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
James Buchanan