U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
22 out of 40 correct (55.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Cultural History: 33.3% (4 out of 12)
- The Pre-Contact Era (through 1513): 0.0% (0 out of 4)
- American Indian History: 0.0% (0 out of 4)
- Military History: 25.0% (1 out of 4)
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 40.0% (2 out of 5)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Great Railroad Strike of 1877
- Cold War
- 1953 Iranian coup d'état
- Article Two of the United States Constitution
- United States Constitution
- Massachusetts Circular Letter
- Townshend Acts
- Algonquian peoples
- Reconstruction Era
- Hiram Rhodes Revels
- Marilyn Monroe
- Iroquois
- Great White Fleet
- Nation of Islam
- Bison hunting
- Mississippian culture
- Freedmen's Bureau
- World War II
- War Production Board
- Jeannette Rankin
- Specie Circular
- Wall Street Crash of 1929
- Denmark Vesey
- Slavery in the United States
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following was not a reason for the CIA-orchestrated Iranian coup d'état in 1953?Iran's President, Mohammad Mosaddegh, had taken power in a coup d'etat of his own and had massacred over 10,000 Iranaians.
- Which of the following is not a movie that Marilyn Monroe appeared in?Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- In which of the following states did Algonquian peoples not live in around the time of first contact with Europeans?South Carolina
- How did Rutherford B. Hayes ultimately respond to the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?After a few weeks, Hayes dispatched federal troops to several cities in order to put down the strikes, so that the nation's rail traffic could begin to move again.
- Which of the following was not a program implemented by the Freedman's Bureau during Reconstruction?It helped freed slaves who wished to leave the South, migrate to other regions of the country.
- How much did the Dow Jones Industrial Average decline over the two-day period of October 28-29, 1929?23 percent
- Which of the following people was a longtime leader of the Nation of Islam?Elijah Muhammad
- Article Two of the Constitution establishes which branch of the national government?The Executive Branch
- The War Production Board was in charge of all of the following during World War II except what?Production of films and speeches aimed at improving civilian morale.
- What was the effect that the Specie Circular had on western prices?It caused western land prices to significantly decline.
- How were bison most commonly hunted in pre-contact and prehistoric times?The Plains Indians generally set traps and used costumes or fires to herd the bison into them, or over the sides of cliffs.
- Which of the following groups was never a part of the Iroquois Confederation?Wyandot
- What was Hiram Rhodes Revels best known for?He was the first black man to become a United States Senator.
- What was a key argument advanced in the Massachusetts Circular Letter, in response to the Townshend Acts?The Townshend Acts were unconstitutional because the colony of Massachusetts was not represented in Parliament.
- Which of the following women was the first to be elected to Congress, in either house?Jeanette Rankin
- How many whites were killed before the arrest and execution of Denmark Vesey, in 1822, for fomenting a slave uprising?0
- The Mississippian cultures shared all of the following characteristics except which one?A highly developed system of writing that later fell into disuse.
- How did the Great White Fleet of the U.S. Navy become well-known?It undertook a circumnavigation of the globe, lasting over a year, in which it made goodwill stops in numerous foreign ports.
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which of the following industries did Thomas Edison have the greatest impact on?Electrical utilities
- In what year was the 13th Amendment to the Constitution ratified?1865
- Which of the following people wrote The Feminine Mystique? This book is commonly credited as a milestone in the feminist movement.Betty Friedan
- Approximately how many American workers were involved in a strike during the first year after World War II ended, making labor relations a key political issue?5 million
- The Era of Good Feelings received its name for what reason?The United States underwent a brief period of one-party government and national unity after the War of 1812. Partisan competition was low after the Federalists collapsed.
- Which person, serving as Ulysses Grant's Vice President, had their political career ruined by the Crédit Mobilier scandal?Schuyler Colfax
- Why is Abigail Adams sometimes cited as an early feminist influence?Her copious correspondence with her husband argues strongly for women's rights. She was also a fairly active First Lady compared to others of her era, earning her the sobriquet of "Mrs. President".
- What was the first railroad, in 1852, to reach the Ohio River from the Eastern Seaboard?The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
- What was James Buchanan's position in the last months of his term, after the Southern states began to secede?Buchanan stated that secession was illegal, but that going to war to stop it was also illegal.
- In what business did James Forten become wealthy, before he became a prominent black abolitionist?Sailmaking
- What did the epithet of "Slave Power" refer to in the antebellum era?It was a term used by Free Soilers, and then Republicans, to refer to the upper-class of the South which dominated that region's politics and advocated for the expansion of slavery.
- Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon founded the Daughters of Bilitis in 1955 to advocate for what cause?Lesbian civil and political rights
- Although Abraham Lincoln won a majority of the electoral vote in the 1860 election, he won only this percent of the popular vote.39.7 percent
- Which of the following voting groups is not generally considered to have been part of the New Deal Coalition?Rural farmers from the Northeast and New England
- What was an objection by the Federalist Party to the Louisiana Purchase?The Federalists argued that it was unconstitutional for the United States to acquire any additional territory that it did not possess in 1789.
- What was an important long-term effect of the Loyalist emigration to Canada after the American Revolution?Canada had a significant influx of settlers who resisted integration with the United States, were favorable to Britain, and influenced future politics there.
- Which of the following people were most responsible for initially developing the doctrine of Containment?George Kennan
- Which Founding Father and longest-surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence also helped create the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad?Charles Carroll of Carrollton
- The Liberal Republican Party was founded for all of the following reasons except which one?It advocated the passage of a constitutional amendment, limiting the President to two terms in office.
- Which of the following individuals was a key author of the Massachusetts Circular Letter?Samuel Adams
- Which religious minority did the Maryland Toleration Act, passed in 1649, most directly benefit?Catholics
- All of the following writers are associated with the Harlem Renaissance except which one?Alice Walker
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