Quiz Me! - People Who are the most influential figures in American history?Find out right here! Learn about them all by eras of history. 1 / 10 Richard Henry Lee was an Anti-Federalist who opposed the U.S. Constitution. He was an advocate for laws and amendments limiting the power of the federal government and was pleased when what was added? The Electoral College The 13th Amendment The Bill of Rights The Alien and Sedition Acts 2 / 10 Thurgood Marshall was denied entrance to law school by Maryland’s university school of law because of his race. Once a lawyer, he successfully challenged this policy in which civil rights case? Murray v. Pearson Brown v. Board of Education Plessy v. Ferguson Dred Scott v. Sandford 3 / 10 The Tuskegee Airmen was a highly decorated group of World War II aviators. They Were comprised of Navajo American Indians Were a group of racially diverse U.S. military officers Were treated as heroes both home and abroad Faced systemic racism within the U.S. military 4 / 10 Harry Truman was first elected Vice President in 1944 and became the 33rd President of the United States when Franklin D. Roosevelt died the next year. President Harry Truman did all of the following except: Removed General Douglas MacArthur from his command in Korea Use atomic weapon in an attempt to end the war with Japan Desegregated the U.S. armed forces Made it his policy to ignore the spreading threat of communism 5 / 10 Gouverneur Morris was a delegate at the Constitutional Convention, an ambassador to France and turned down an offer from Alexander Hamilton to co-write what? The Farmer Refuted George Washington’s Farewell Address The Federalist Papers The Preamble to the Constitution 6 / 10 Richard Henry Lee introduced the “Lee Resolution” that led to the writing and adoption of what document? Declaration of Independence Stamp Act Articles of the Confederation U.S. Constitution 7 / 10 Along with Robert Morris, Haym Salomon spent so much of his personal money to fund the Continental Congress and the Patriot cause that he is called what? Financier of the American Revolution The Patriot’s Piggy Bank Treasurer Deep Pockets 8 / 10 Bill Clinton’s domestic agenda did not include which of the following? Restrictions on certain gun sales Dismantling the Voting Rights Act Job protections for people caring for ill family members The strengthening of environmental protections 9 / 10 This famous quote “There was one of two things I had a right to - liberty or death. If I could not have one, I would have the other.” is associated with - Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. Grant Harriet Tubman Abraham Lincoln 10 / 10 How did Thomas Edison both demonstrate and protect his economic rights? Built a whole team of engineers and scientists Registered 1,093 patents Created an electric vote recorder Opened his “invention factory” at age 23 Your score is Try another 10!
