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Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th U.S. President
Contributed by: Halliday
  • 1. What was Grant's birth name?
A) Ulysses S. Grant
B) Samuel Grant
C) Hiram Ulysses Grant
D) Thomas Grant
  • 2. Which war did Ulysses S. Grant lead the Union forces to victory?
A) Vietnam War
B) American Civil War
C) War of 1812
D) World War I
  • 3. What was Ulysses S. Grant's military rank during the Civil War?
A) General
B) Major
C) Colonel
D) Lieutenant
  • 4. On what date did Ulysses S. Grant become the 18th President of the United States?
A) July 4, 1776
B) January 1, 1801
C) March 4, 1869
D) November 11, 1918
  • 5. What is the title of Grant's famous memoir?
A) Chronicles of Grant
B) Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
C) Autobiography of a General
D) War Diaries of Grant
  • 6. How many terms did Ulysses S. Grant serve as President?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 1
D) 4
  • 7. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified during Grant's tenure?
A) 15th Amendment
B) 10th Amendment
C) 5th Amendment
D) 25th Amendment
  • 8. Who succeeded Ulysses S. Grant as President?
A) Rutherford B. Hayes
B) Grover Cleveland
C) Chester A. Arthur
D) James A. Garfield
  • 9. What was the capital of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
A) Charleston, South Carolina
B) Richmond, Virginia
C) Montgomery, Alabama
D) Atlanta, Georgia
  • 10. Which military academy did Grant graduate from in 1843?
A) West Point
B) Sandhurst
C) Quantico
D) Annapolis
  • 11. Grant served two non-consecutive terms as President. Which party was he associated with?
A) Green Party
B) Whig
C) Republican
D) Democratic
  • 12. In 1884, Grant was diagnosed with what illness, which motivated him to write his memoirs to provide for his family?
A) Throat Cancer
B) Pneumonia
C) Malaria
D) Cholera
  • 13. In what city was Grant inaugurated as President?
A) Philadelphia
B) New York City
C) Washington, D.C.
D) Chicago
  • 14. Which writer did Grant famously work with on his memoirs?
A) Maya Angelou
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Mark Twain
D) Ernest Hemingway
  • 15. What was Grant's rank when he graduated from West Point?
A) 33rd
B) 43rd
C) 8th
D) 21st
  • 16. What was the name of Grant's father-in-law, who owned slaves before the Civil War?
A) John Adams
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Frederick Dent
D) Thomas Jefferson
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