U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 5
29 out of 40 correct (72.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- American Indian History: 25.0% (1 out of 4)
- The Pre-Contact Era (through 1513): 0.0% (0 out of 2)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
These questions were missed:
- 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.
- How did the Navajo people obtain most of their food, historically?After the arrival of the Spanish, the Navajo took to herding large numbers of sheep and goats.
- During which decade did television become widespread, leading some to recall a Golden Age of Television?The 1930s
- The hogan was a primary dwelling of which native group?The Navajo
- Which Amendment outlawed the poll tax as a condition for voting?The 24th Amendment
- Approximately how many blacks left the South from the years 1910-1970 in the Great Migration?6 million
- According to most estimates, about how many slaves were shipped from Africa to the Americas over the duration of the Atlantic slave trade?12-15 million
- How did the Non-Intercourse Act change the Embargo Act of 1807?The Non-Intercourse Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those voyages bound for British or French ports.
- In which modern-day U.S. state were the Pequot people most numerous?Connecticut
- Which of the following publications, extremely popular during the mid-1800s, is considered to be a proponent of the "Cult of Domesticity"?Godey's Lady's Book
- Which of the following is not a notable case of attorney Clarence Darrow?He defended future heavyweight champion Jess Willard on murder charges, resulting from the death of his opponent in a boxing match.
These questions were answered correctly:
- What did the Copperhead faction advocate for during the Civil War?Copperheads were anti-war Democrats who demanded immediate peace with the Confederacy.
- What were the views of Roger Williams on American Indians and slavery?Williams was an early abolitionist, and also an advocate of fair dealings with the New England Indian tribes.
- Which treaty opened the way for the creation of Oregon Territory?The Oregon Treaty
- Which Amendment lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18?The 26th Amendment
- What was the most important short-term consequence of the Ironclad Oath, during Reconstruction?By requiring voters to swear they had never supported the Confederacy, it disqualified many white voters and enabled the Republicans to dominate Southern elections until the early 1870s.
- 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.
- What did the Wade-Davis Bill propose for Reconstruction?No Southern state could be readmitted until a majority of its voters took the Ironclad Oath, stating they had never supported the Confederacy.
- Myra Bradwell became the first American woman to enter this profession, when the Illinois and United States Supreme Courts ruled in her favor in 1890 and 1892.She was the nation's first female lawyer.
- Which of the following women was not an important women's suffrage advocate in the final years before the 19th Amendment?Aimee Semple McPherson
- What was George Marshall most noted for in World War II?He was the United States Army Chief of Staff throughout World War II.
- As of 1910, before the Great Migration began, approximately what percentage of American blacks lived in the South?90 percent
- The Federal Trade Commission was created as a progressive reform under which President?Woodrow Wilson
- What was the purpose of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?To prevent incidents with Britain's Indian allies, it forbade colonial settlement to the west of a north-south line which ran through the Appalachian range.
- What was the earliest and most immediate effect of the original Sons of Liberty group and its agitation?The British repealed the Stamp Act, although they paired this action with the Declaratory Acts.
- The Pullman Strike began when George Pullman cut wages and refused to recognize the American Railway Union, which had been founded by whom?Eugene Debs
- In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston uses which of the following as her setting?Florida in the early 20th century, with much of the story taking place in the early all-black town of Eatonville.
- How much did the Dow Jones Industrial Average decline over the two-day period of October 28-29, 1929?23 percent
- What was the general effect of the Glorious Revolution on the American colonies?The new monarchy in England was much less involved in colonial affairs, beginning an era known as "salutary neglect". The Dominion of New England was disbanded.
- The Virginia House of Burgesses operated from 1619 until what year?1776
- Dorothea Dix was a 19th century social reformer who primarily focused on which issue?The treatment of the indigent insane
- Which of the following answers best describes the cause of the Panic of 1819?Speculation in public lands by banks and individuals created a real estate bubble, and the Second Bank of the United States overcorrected by instituting tight lending practices.
- What did the National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, do when it was passed in 1935?It protected the right of workers to join a union, engage in collective bargaining, and to go on strike.
- Harry Truman's high-profile confrontation with which labor leader over a coal strike helped earn him a place of enmity among unions?John L. Lewis
- A person from which of the following regions was most likely to support the America First Committee and oppose the Lend-Lease Act, before Pearl Harbor?The Midwest
- Although the words were written in 1814, "The Star Spangled Banner" did not become the official national anthem of the United States until what year?1931
- 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 many people were killed as a result of the Salem witch trials?20
- What was the first railroad, in 1852, to reach the Ohio River from the Eastern Seaboard?The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
- Which of the following transcendentalist books or essays was not written by Ralph Waldo Emerson?Civil Disobedience
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