U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 4
27 out of 40 correct (67.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Black History: 28.6% (2 out of 7)
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 44.4% (4 out of 9)
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 50.0% (5 out of 10)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Slavery in the United States
- Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
- Cattle drives in the United States
- First Battle of Bull Run
- American Civil War
- Robert E. Lee
- King William's War
- Estevanico
- Jane Addams
- Settlement movement
- Anne Hutchinson
- Blackface
- Lowell Mill Girls
- Denmark Vesey
- Andrew Carnegie
- Dred Scott v. Sandford
- Maggie L. Walker
These questions were missed:
- Who was the main European combatant of the colonies during King William's War?France
- Which of the following Confederate generals did not play an important role in the First Battle of Bull Run?Robert E. Lee
- Which of the following was not something that Andrew Carnegie devoted significant philanthropic resources to?Parochial schools and churches
- 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.
- Which of the following was not a consequence of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793?The Democratic-Republican Party strongly reacted against this law as an unconstitutional overreach in power by the federal government.
- Which of the following was a theological issue that Anne Hutchinson and the Puritans disagreed on?Hutchinson supported a "covenant of grace", while the Puritans supported a "covenant of works".
- What was a typical working week, in hours, for the women who worked in the Lowell mills in the 1830s and 40s?75 hours
- Jane Addams was best known as a pioneer of which movement?The settlement house movement
- How many whites were killed before the arrest and execution of Denmark Vesey, in 1822, for fomenting a slave uprising?0
- Which of the following was not part of the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?Slaveowners could bring their slaves into a free state for a reasonable period of time, as long as they did not establish residency.
- Which of the following statements about blackface is inaccurate?Blackface was rarely performed outside of the United States, and was generally looked down upon in Canada and Europe.
- Estevanico was a member of Pánfilo de Narváez's 1527 expedition. What is noteworthy about him?He survived the expedition and was one of the first Africans to set foot in North America.
- Who was the first black woman to charter a bank in the United States, in 1902?Maggie L. Walker
These questions were answered correctly:
- What was a key objective of George Washington when he made his attack that resulted in the Battle of Trenton?Washington hoped that a successful attack and victory against the British would slow their advance and galvanize his own troops and supporters, who were despondent after a series of defeats.
- To what extent did the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 change the previous Agricultural Adjustment Act?Due to a Supreme Court challenge of the initial law, the second law replaced the method of funding the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Other aspects remained largely the same.
- What was the nature of the Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Reese, in 1876?That certain provisions of the Enforcement Acts, aimed at protecting black voting rights, exceeded the scope of the 15th Amendment.
- At what point were the cliff dwellings of the Pueblo people, in the American southwest, abandoned by their occupants?Around 1300, due to climactic changes which reduced landfall and made the land too arid.
- What was the purpose of the Continental Association, created in 1774?It was an association tasked with managing and enforcing the colonial boycott of British goods, which began late in 1774.
- Why was the United States Constitution written?The first government after independence, the Articles of Confederation, was widely considered to be weak and ineffective.
- Which American Indian tribe was nearly destroyed in King Philip's War, starting in 1676?The Wampanoag
- To prevent the succession of this border state and the blocking of federal troops, Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus and had several prominent politicians arrested without trial.Maryland
- What topic did the insular cases deal with during the 19th century?They were a series of Supreme Court decisions which held that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all places under American control, which was relevant to the Spanish-American War.
- What was the first battle in which Robert E. Lee served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?The Seven Days Battles
- Which state was admitted to the United States as a result of the Compromise of 1850?California
- Which of the following was not an expectation of American women under the loosely defined "Republican motherhood" ideals of the early United States?Women had an obligation to be knowledgable about political issues, and to discuss with their husbands how the family should case its vote.
- Which of the following political offices did Jefferson Davis hold before he became President of the Confederate States of America?He was a Senator from Mississippi.
- Which of the following Confederate states was exempted from the Emancipation Proclamation, since most of it was already under Union control in late 1862?Tennessee
- Which President said, "If I can catch any man with a hyphen in this great contest I will know that I have got an enemy of the Republic." about "hyphenated Americans"?Woodrow Wilson
- Which American state is John Sevier most associated with the early settlement of?Tennessee
- Which of the following events had not happened to Squanto before the arrival of the Puritans in 1620?He was briefly taken to the Virginia Colony on a provision ship bound for that location, before he escaped and made his way up the coastline back to Massachusetts.
- Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in the Cabinet, under Franklin Roosevelt, serving 12 years as the Secretary of which Department?The Department of Labor
- 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
- Under what circumstances was the Province of New Jersey founded?New Jersey was initially part of New Amsterdam, but was taken by the English along with New York and parceled out as a separate colony.
- Which policy proposal did Coxey's Army primarily focus on during their march to Washington in 1894?The creation of public works jobs by the government to reduce unemployment
- Wilson was incapacitated by a stroke for the final year of his Administration. Parts of which Constitutional Amendment address this situation?The 25th Amendment
- A member of which of these groups was unlikely to vote for the Republican Party during the Gilded Age?Opponents of federal spending increases
- Which answer best describes what happened during the Colfax Massacre?It was the single worst instance of racial violence during Reconstruction -- in the wake of a contested gubernatorial election in Louisiana, up to 150 freedmen were killed in a massacre by white Democrats.
- Which of the following clauses was not a part of the Missouri Compromise?No free state would be admitted in the future, without a slave state being admitted simultaneously to keep an equal balance between free and slave states, and vice versa.
- What was a "Gibson Girl" around the turn of the 20th century?It was a cartoon series that semi-comically depicted a modern, confident, fashionable woman and her happenings, but did not involve her in the women's political movements of the time.
- Which war or conflict did the XYZ Affair most directly lead to?The Quasi-War
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