U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 2
21 out of 40 correct (52.5%).
BrandonEvans
U.S. History Resources
Areas for improvement:
- Cultural History: 25.0% (2 out of 8)
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 50.0% (4 out of 8)
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 42.9% (3 out of 7)
- The Postwar and Modern Age (1945-present): 25.0% (1 out of 4)
- The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945): 33.3% (1 out of 3)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Cold War
- Enforcement Acts
- Reconstruction Era
- Ku Klux Klan
- John Winthrop
- City upon a Hill
- World War I
- United States declaration of war on Germany (1917)
- History of the Jews in the United States
- Anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire
- Steamboats of the Mississippi
- Robert Fulton
- Jacksonian democracy
- Andrew Jackson
- Dust Bowl
- Washington, D.C.
- Cattle drives in the United States
- Quaternary glaciation
- Phyllis Schlafly
- Duke Ellington
- Pontiac (person)
- Charles R. Drew
- American Civil War
- First Battle of Bull Run
- Walt Whitman
- Espionage Act of 1917
- Rollback
- Bay of Pigs Invasion
- George F. Kennan
- Containment
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following people were most responsible for initially developing the doctrine of Containment?George Kennan
- Which of the following was not an immediate consequence of the First Battle of Bull Run?The Confederate Army continued to move north, invading Maryland and causing panic in Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania.
- What was a lasting geographical consequence of the Quaternary Glaciation?The resulting glaciers formed the Great Lakes in the middle of North America.
- Which event made Pontiac a well known Ottawa leader?Pontiac led the Ottawa in a rebellion against the British and their colonists. The rebellion eventually spread from Michigan all the way into Pennsylvania.
- Which of the following factors did not contribute to the extensive cattle economy and cattle drives of Texas and the West?Freed slaves provided a cheap, reliable source of labor for herding and tending to cattle.
- Who was the first notable person to use the city on a hill metaphor to describe the United States, the English colonies, or a specific one of those colonies?John Winthrop
- Robert Fulton achieved fame for his innovations in which area?Steamboats
- In which of the following countries was rollback attempted during the Cold War?Cuba
- Which answer best describes the political ideals of Jacksonian Democracy and Andrew Jackson?Supported the expansion of the vote, opposed to monopolies and elites, and supported more Western settlement. Ignored the issue of slavery in the name of unity.
- All of the following people, except which one, have been charged under the Espionage Act of 1917?Smedley Butler
- Charles Drew was a pioneer in which area of medicine?Blood banks and transfusions
- Which of the following women was a prominent and influential opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment?Phyllis Schlafly
- How was Washington D.C. established as the nation's capital?The First U.S. Congress established Washington as the capital in 1790, choosing a Southern site in return for other compromises to the Federalists.
- A person in which of the following groups was most likely to support the U.S. entry into World War I?Businessmen in the Northeast
- Duke Ellington's appearances at which club contributed to his national reputation?The Cotton Club
- To what extent did common farming practices contribute to the Dust Bowl?Widespread deep-plowing of the Plains topsoil had made the area much for susceptible to droughts, and to the formation of choking dust clouds.
- The Enforcement Acts, passed in 1870-71, targeted members of which secret society?The Ku Klux Klan
- Which of the following works was a key part of Walt Whitman's creative output?Leaves of Grass
- Which of the following episodes in Europe most heavily contributed to the immigration of Jewish people to the United States, in the late 19th century?The assassination of Tsar Alexander II and a resulting wave of anti-Jewish violence in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland (all part of the Russian Empire at that time).
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which future President built his national reputation by commanding the army that defeated Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa's forces at Tippecanoe?William Henry Harrison
- Which Amendment gave Washington D.C. the right to vote in Presidential elections?The 23rd Amendment
- What was a key motivation for France in entering the Franco-American alliance during the American Revolution?France had lost significant North American territory to Britain after the French and Indian War, and was seeking revenge.
- Which of the following people was a founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society?William Lloyd Garrison
- Which political party was Andrew Jackson instrumental in establishing?The Democratic Party
- What did the "Ten percent" plan for Reconstruction propose?A state could be reintegrated into the Union when 10% of it's 1860 voters had taken on oath of allegiance to the United States.
- What was the first engagement of the Civil War, commonly accepted as having started the war?The Battle of Fort Sumter
- What group did the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry advocate for politically?Farmers
- Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the first First Ladies to be outspoken about her political beliefs, even when they conflicted with her husband's. In general, which answer best describes her political affiliation?She was a liberal Democrat, and particularly supportive of civil rights legislation.
- What were the Black Codes, during the Reconstruction Era?They were laws passed by various southern states that restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
- Jonathan Edwards was a key preacher in which religious movement?The First Great Awakening
- Which of the following statements about lynching is inaccurate?Northern politicians made little attempt to enact federal legislation against lynching.
- How did Benjamin Franklin first become prominent in Pennsylvania?He became well-known as the author and publisher of Poor Richard's Almanack which contained stories, facts, and proverbs.
- Which of the following people was nominated as the Liberal Republican Party's Presidential candidate in 1872?Horace Greeley
- What caused the large scale riots in New York City from July 13-16, 1863?The United States instituted a new wave of conscription that was deeply unpopular in New York's Irish/immigrant community.
- To finance the Civil War, the United States issued Greenbacks as currency. Which of the following was used to back this currency?They were backed by the United States government, but not by any precious metal
- What was Tecumseh's strategy during the War of 1812?Tecumseh allied his forces with British, believing that a British victory would help restrict western settlement.
- Which of the following Democratic politicians did not come from the conservative Bourbon Democrat wing?William Jennings Bryan
- Which of the following was not a contribution of John Jay to the early development of the United States?Jay became the Speaker of the House for the Federalist Party in Congress.
- Who was the first recorded European to reach the Mississippi River?Hernando de Soto
- When did holding companies first emerge in the United States?Holding companies were primarily an innovation of the 1880s and 90s, as a way to get around antitrust laws.
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